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?
iBook G4 ADC Display
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.
It would be far cheaper, quicker and easier to just get another monitor.
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.)
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.)
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