G4 Cube & ViewSonic LCD TV ?

I have a 450MHz Cube that i would like to hook up to this TV http://www.viewsonic.com/products/lcdtv/NX2232w/#specs
Do i have to upgrade the video card to this? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280171012505&ssPageName= STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=018
I think the cube has a "ATI RAGE 128 Pro with 16MB of SDRAM"

Hi-
Welcome to Discussions!
Using the VGA connection, the Rage 128 Pro will drive the monitor at a resolution of 1280x1024.
You shouldn't need to upgrade the graphics card, but, if you did, it wouldn't hurt.

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I have the slightly larger VX2235wm which is 22 inches, and the same video card as you on my MDD. I am satisfied with its performance.
The monitor has separate VGA and DVI input ports. The max widescreen res on my MDD is 1680x1050. I usually run at 1440x900 because my eyes aren't what they once were.
I've gotten higher resolution on the same monitor by connecting it to my MacBook Pro via DVI. Can't remember what the numbers are exactly but I know it's larger than the 1680x1050 on my MDD. The notebook has a newer graphics chipset and 128MB VRAM, so that's not a surprise.
As an aside, I played with both the VGA and the DVI sides of the monitor. I found I have more options for smaller resolutions if I use the DVI-to-VGA adaptor that came with the MDD and connect to the VGA side of the Viewsonic.. I keep the DVI cable attached but tangling over the back of the desk so I don't have to rummage so much when I need to connect the MacBook Pro. It works fine on the DVI cable. As long as I turn off the MDD before connecting the cable, leaving both lines running to the monitor has caused no problems.

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monitor works OK with these two exceptions:
1. "About This Mac" info on Displays consistently says "No display detected".
2. I frequently have to restart the G4 several times to get the monitor to respond
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The installation software that comes with the monitor installs only onto my OS9
volume, not onto OSX. Since the monitor dates from 2005, it should be
compatible with at least the earlier version of OSX. I inquired about any
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What does it say in System Preferences > Displays? What if you click the "Detect Displays" button there?
My Mac has a card that supports two displays. It reports the correct info for the first one, then underneath, with no break, says "No Display Detected". In my case, I know it is talking about the second display, which is correctly identified as not connected since I only have one.
Most displays do not need any additional driver software on the Mac, so do not be alarmed if that CD will not install.
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Hi Jedihunter6X9-
Greetings and welcome to the Apple boards
First of all realize that for the most part no one here is officially "Apple". We are all users just like yourself.
That being said, I can assure you that it is a monitor manufacturer's responsibility to both provide drivers for a Mac-compatible device and to update them to keep them current with any OS updates.
The reason that they sent you in this direction is because they don't market that monitor as being compatible with a Mac, and in fact ViewSonic's website lists PC only as a compatible computer.
There may be a generic driver and hopefully someone in the community has been able to get this to work and will share.
Luck-
-DaddyPaycheck

Macs Won't Forget Refresh Rate - LCD Refresh Out of Range

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I just bought a Viewsonic LCD TV. I have tried to attach my MBP to it using a monitor cable and the adapter provided by Apple. There is a "PC" input on the back of the TV. I can see my desktop wallpaper on the TV screen, but nothing else. When I start the itunes visualizer or Front Row, the screen of the TV goes blank.
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There is a "PC" input on
the back of the TV. I can see my desktop wallpaper on
the TV screen, but nothing else. When I start the
itunes visualizer or Front Row, the screen of the TV
goes blank.
The desktop on the TV is an extension of that on your MBP. You can drag open windows onto that. To switch the roles of the screens (i.e. get the TV to be the main desktop with the menubar), there is an option in System Preferences > Displays where you see 2 boxes representing your screens: click and drag the thin white bar (supposed to represent the menubar) to the other box. Alternatively you can set the TV to mirror the MBP desktop, also available under "Displays".

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My new Viewsonic LCD wants a resolution of 1680x1050. How do I set this in xorg.config or is it not possible.

Normally, this should work like A.I. BOT said. However, I had to fight with exact the same problem yesterday for about 3 hours until I got an solution. If you connect your monitor via D-SUB (analog) then you might have to set a modeline for the monitor. A correct modeline you get from
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Section "Monitor"
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EndSection
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Option "ModeValidation" "NoMaxPClkCheck"
ind the Device Section. The you should get native resolution on DVI without any modeline just the way A.I. BOT said.
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I have a strange problem with my LCD display, it goes like this:
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But again, I thinks its the computer, not the monitors as I can reproduce the issue swapping out monitors.
I hope Ive described it adequately,
Thanks in advance for any help forthcoming, this is very frustrating and is causing me endless headaches.

Mattdp,
I am currently having the same problem with my 20" cinema display. Did you ever find a long term solution? Apple states that the PowerMac G5 is legacy with no support available, and suggested a reset the PRAM. I did so to no avail. I too have 10.4.11 and thus no "overscan" to turn off. This is my wife's primary computer for her photography business, and the color issue needs to be resolved as quickly as I can find the answer.
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it opens as a text file.
And what does this text file say?
Just checked and it is a .sit file (StuffIt Expander file) and it contains an installer package.
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Had the same thing with ViewSonic LCD VGA.
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But... there aren't enough details as to your hardware setup to say "why."

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Hi,
my Macbook has the dreaded random shutdown thing happening, often it can't even get through the startup sequence. If I reset the PMU and PRAM and check the disk every week I can keep it running. Applecare are making not particularly helpful suggestions like "run it in safe mode" - hello people, random means it can take days to happen again... I use this computer for work so I need it at full capacity every day!!!
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You don't mention ever having brought the problem to Apple's attention, or what resulted from your request for Apple's help with it. This isn't a universal or widespread problem. It may be a hardware fault in your own equipment that needs to be resolved with a repair, or it may be a software problem (corrupt file, incompatible software conflict, update needed, etc., etc.). You seem to think Apple should have fixed it for you without your lifting a finger, and you're eager to complain about Apple's lack of support. But you've offered nothing to indicate that Apple even knows you need support. You do have to ask for it. Have you done so?
We have no idea what steps you've taken to try to narrow down the possibilities, e.g., making sure the monitor is turned on; trying a different video cable as iVmichael has suggested; testing the monitor with the same cable on a different computer; testing a different monitor with the same cable and then with a diferent cable on your computer; substituting a different cable adapter, if you are using one; applying all applicable system software updates and then Repairing Permissions and Repairing Disk; starting in Safe Mode and seeing whether the monitor is recognized and activated then; seeing whether the monitor is detected in System Profiler; and so on. You may have done some of these things, but you haven't told us about them or about the results.

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Good morning. Can anyone point me to a link on Apple's site for Mac mini monitor compatibility? I'm considering purchasing an Intel Mac mini because I have a monitor that is large and a little old but excellent. It's the ViewSonic CRT PS790 with a 15 pin mini Dhub VGA BNC connector. Will the DVI to ADC adapter work with this monitor?
Thank you.

the 1.83 intel mini nicely handles my 22" Viewsonic LCD at 1650x1050.
I cannot imagine that it could not handle an older CRT at up to 1600x1200--though that might be high for that monitor, that's what my G3 can handle on an old "Sylvania" 19"although I usuall;y use 1024x968 simply so i can see what's being displayed<G>)
Push come to shove, Costco has 19" viewsonic LCD for less than $200

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I don't have the same ThinkPad as you (I have a T410 with discrete graphics), but I DO have the same Monoprice DisplayPort to DVI adapter, and I can confirm that it does work, when connected via a DVI cable to a Viewsonic LCD monitor. I did notice that, when the monitor goes into power-saving/sleep mode, the laptop won't recognize it when the laptop resumes from sleep. I had to toggle the monitor power swtich off/on, and then select it with the laptop's Fn-F7 hotkey (the laptop utility calls it a "projector"). So, you might have to fiddle with that.
By the way, my 19-inch Viewsonic LCD shows just how crummy the ThinkPad's LCD is, by comparison. The image via DisplayPort/DVI is fantastic. The NVIDIA control panel confirms that the ThinkPad<-->dongle<-->DVI cable<-->monitor connection supports HDCP, by the way, so it'll play protected content.
When I get around to it, I will also try plugging the ThinkPad into my TV via the similar MonoPrice HDMI / DisplayPort dongle.
--Steve

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