Dell Monitor with Mac 8500
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Original Message
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Name: Peggy
Date: February 11, 2002 at 13:53:22 Pacific
Subject: Dell Monitor with Mac 8500
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Comment: I have a client who wants to share his
brand new Dell Flat Panel monitor with
both his new Dell CPU and his old
PowerMac 8500. I'm investigating Monitor
Switchers for him but have no idea if that
monitor is at all compatible with a Mac,
even if I can get all the connections to fit. Has anyone dealt with this yet?
Any suggestions? Thanks for your help!
-Peggy
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Response Number 1
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Name: the pickle
Date: February 11, 2002 at 15:52:49 Pacific
Subject: Dell Monitor with Mac 8500
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Reply: (edit)The 8500 can use a simple Mac-VGA monitor adapter (should be available at Circuit City or the like, or online) that costs about $10. Alternatively, now might be a good time to spend a little on an ATI Rage 128 PCI card, because it'll be a lot better than the built-in video and has a VGA plug built into it, so you don't need an adapter. p
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Response Number 2
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Name: Peggy
Date: February 20, 2002 at 06:30:01 Pacific
Subject: Dell Monitor with Mac 8500
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Reply: (edit)Just a follow up in case anyone's reading
this.
This particular monitor will not work with
the Macs. (I tried it myself.) Apparently
the Flat Panel requires software on the
computer in order to work properly and
Dell doesn't (or not yet, anyway) make it
for the Mac. Thanks for the help anyway.
-Peggy
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Response Number 3
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Name: the pickle
Date: February 20, 2002 at 13:18:23 Pacific
Subject: Dell Monitor with Mac 8500
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Reply: (edit)Somehow, I really really doubt that the monitor needs software to work. What is the native resolution of the monitor? What resolutions are you able to drive through the VGA adapter? My guess is these don't match up. p
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