ADC OR DVI or DVI-I?

Hello,
Decisions, decisions, decisions!! Got a PM G4 MDD 1.25 Dual w/2MB L3 cache per processor. Undecided on what to do as far as monitor is concerned. Currently, connected to a big, heavy kahuna 19 inch sony CRT monitor. Want to get rid of it for an LCD. Should I go with ADC? or DVI? Or something new called: DVI-I? Help!
I am not looking to spend a whole lot of money for such a device, but was told to stay clear of the Apple LCD monitors compared to other companies.
Well, what does everyone have to recommend to me? ADC or DVI?

I bought a ViewSonic 22" wide aspect ration flat panel for my G4 MDD with stock Radeon 9000 vidcard. The monitor has both VGA and DVI ports and came with a cable for each. The R900 has one DVI and one ADC port.
I've tried both VGA and DVI and found I get a better selections of usable resolutions with the monitor's VGA port and cable (using the DVI-to-VGA adaptor that came with the MDD). Although the native res for the monitor is 1680x1050, I run it at 1440x900 (VGA) in deference to my aging eyeballs. If I use the monitor's DVI port and cable, only 1680x1050 is supported without distortion. Every other res offered in DVI mode looks stretched even with only the Finder running.

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Hi,
I know it is changing the subject, but I've been long frustrated by Apple's penchant for odd connectors, especially video connectors. Remember old quadras with 13 pin D connectors, powerbooks with square connectors, 7100s with I-don't-know-what connectors? All the while, ye olde VGA 15-pin D-sub connector was on just about everything else - even gas chromatographs.
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Hello to everyone who has replied to my cry for help.
Thank you all. I will apply points to everyone who has responded (so quickly too).
Scorpie
I totally agree. I have been thinking along these lines too. However, searching on the internet whilst researching, I found it difficult to decide what I needed because of the 'photos' supplied. They were ok as such but most didn't show very well the pin outs. Further research into the matter (and one website in particular - i.e. Maplin) made me realise that GENDER was involved. Also, with DVI, females look like males in web photos until you find a photo from the right angle. Same goes for VGA I reckon.
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MyHighway
You are correct. The Philips did come with a VGA cable. However I want to connect to my iMac digitally (if I can) using DVI (it looks like a 'female' connector on inspection of the back of the Monitor). I have found it almost impossible to tell the difference from most photos on the web even with my new huge screen iMac. One of the reasons I'm am a little nonplussed I think.
mrtotes
Good point. If I take a photo of the back of my Philips and take the Apple connector down to Maplin perhaps I can compare and contrast with real specimens. Yo!!
I think I will give that a go.
You have all been very helpful indeed. Opened my eyes somewhat.
I wish a Merry Christmas to all my new Mac friends

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The Apple Mini DVI to DVI Adapter photograph in the Apple Store looks like the DVI end is female.
Is this correct?
The Overview photo is good because it made me aware that I needed more than just the adapter itself to use it, but I think it would help if an "end-on" view could also accompany the view of this product - just for old fogeys like me.
I'm sure that some sort of industry 'convention' must exist so that I could use to determine this for myself. Be jiggered if I could find one though.

Yes, the end is female. That makes it the same as if the connector were built-in. For example, the connector on the MacBook Pro is a female DVI. So you would need the same, and very common, DVI male-to-male connector to hook up a monitor. You don't need any extra adapters. Just the cable. Or if you have an Apple Cinema Display, the correct cable is already attached to the monitor.

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I just purchased an Apple DVI to Video adaptor so I could plug in a Mac mini to an older tv, however the pin arrangement on the Apple DVI to Video adapter is not the same as the pin arrangement on the Mini DVI to DVI adapter that came with the Mac mini.
Anyone have any idea what adapter I can use to make this connection?

Joseph Kriz wrote:
James,
I'm confused here.
Which Mini do you have?
I know you posted this in the 2009 Mac Mini section so your Mini should have 2 video out ports.
1. Mini DVI
2. Mini DisplayPort
If that is true, then there is no way you could have connected the DVI to Video adapter in your first post as the new Mini does not have a DVI port.
The new Mini's come with 1 adapter.
Mini DVI to DVI adapter.
I don't know of any Apple adapters that will output to S Video, component or composite connections on the new Mini's.
The one that osxdude shows above will not work on a new Mini. It say nothing about a Mini in their description:
*The Mini-DVI to Video adapter is designed for the iMac (Intel Core Duo), MacBook*, and 12-inch PowerBook G4, allowing you to connect to most S-video or Composite enabled devices.*
Good Luck and let us know what you find.
Yes, I have a late 2009 Mac mini. It came with the mini DVI to DVI adapter as you stated. I need to hook up to an older tv with yellow component video port. Not knowing any better, and looking online, it looked like the male DVI end of the “Apple DVI to video” adapter would connect to the female DVI end of the “Mini DVI to DVI” adapter that came with the Mac mini. I figured that since they were both DVI plugs, male and female, they would connect, but the “Apple DVI to video” adapter has 4 extra pins, so they won’t.
Then, following osxdude’s lead, I went to a local independent Apple store, and they told me that the same adapter that osxdude suggested would work, so I bought that (at an inflated price), but as you stated, it does not work. Also, as you stated, the Apple site does not list the Mac mini as being used with this adapter, which is why I did not originally purchase it online. It was only at the insistence of the independent Apple store that it would work that I purchased it. Unfortunately, once the package is opened
the store were I purchased it will not take it back. Boy... this is getting expensive, and confusing! Why so many adapters?
After much searching I found this info: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=706736&highlight=monoprice so I’m going to try that.
Once it’s all said and done, I guess I’ll be listing a few adapters on ebay!

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Hi,
I have a 2011 macbook pro, i have been using the mini dvi to dvi adapter to connect to a dvi to hdmi cable into my tv. It has worked for the past 6 months since i have owned my mac but just recently nothing happens when i plug the adapter into my mac. My friend has the same setup and nothing happened either when i plugged his into my mac so im thinking it is something to do with the computer thunderbolt port? any suggestions? thanks.

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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301345
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1573

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Malcolm Rayfield wrote:
The mini-DVI to DVI adapter may not be passing the analog video needed for VGA.
Apple's mini-DVI to DVI adapter DOES NOT pass analog VGA signals.
For some inexplicable reason, Apple chose to use a digital-only DVI-D
connector. The analog video signals (pins C1 thru C4 in the drawing
below) are not connected.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVI
The DDC channel and 'hot plug detect' signals are connected, so
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...nuthin' in TheRuleBook sez it has to make sense,
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