IBook support for cinema displays

I have a 1.2 G4 iBook with an Nvidia Go 5200 graphics card. Does anyone know if this card will run either the 20 or 23 Apple cinema display at the recommended resolutions?
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
DPL

Bruce,
You wrote: " Is there any way I can connect the iBook to an Apple Cinema Display"
Yes, but you won't be happy with the results.
1. Your new iBook has: "Video mirroring supports VGA video out to an external display". In English, this means:
a. Analog (not digtial) video out.
b. The external monitor will only show (i.e., mirror) what is on your iBook screen.
2. All LCD monitors (laptop or standalone) have a native resolution. Trying to use them at any other resolution results in a poor quality dislay. Everything is slightly fuzzy.
a. Your iBook has: "Support for millions of colors at 1024 x 768 pixel resolution".
b. The Apple Cinema Display (20-inch) has: "1680 x 1050 pixels (optimum resolution)".
So, we have an incompatibility.
3. The iBook has analog video output while the ACD has "DVI (Digital Visual Interface)".
This means you need an adapter to convert analog to digital. I could not find one in the Apple Store. But, I ma sure they exist.
,dave

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