bittin
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:50 am
Hello, i got an iBook G4 and got a Apple Studio Display with ADC from a friend, what converters do i need for connecting the screen to the mini VGA port on the laptop? or should i buy another screen and a VGA to Mini VGA converter instead?
Bunsen
Posted: Wed May 9, 2012 12:26 pm
The only adapter which will do what you want is a Dr Bott DVIator - which is an active adapter with a power supply, expensive as all heck, and not even that easy to find. You will also need a miniDVI to DVI adapter.
It would be far cheaper, quicker and easier to just get another monitor.
Anonymous Freak
Posted: Thu Jun 7, 2012 3:36 pm
Not possible without a bunch of converters. ADC Studio Display is DVI-only (digital display,) and the iBook G4 is VGA-only (analog display.)
You would first need the DVIator (or the later Apple equivalent - expect about $100,) to both power the display and convert the ADC connector to a DVI connector.
Then you would need an *ACTIVE* VGA-to-DVI converter, which run about $300.
Finally, you would need the mini VGA-to-VGA adapter, to connect to your iBook.
Not worth it.
(Also, this only applies to the flat-panel ADC Studio Displays; the CRT model cannot be used with *ANYTHING* other than a native ADC computer.)