No CRT Discusions ????? ... 17" Studio Display ?

I still use my ASD 17" and am wondering about display resolutions. In the interest of screen real estate I switched from 1024 x 768 85 hz to 1280 x 1024 75 hz. Also switched to 1000's of colors to see if the refresh rate quickens - seems to. I'll switch back to millions of colors if I have color intensive needs.
Will this cause me problems?

DVI (computer) to ADC (display) adapters are only for LCDs, not CRTs. Most do not pass trough the analog video signals needed for a CRT, and do not provide enough power. I have seen reports that the Gefen DVI to ADC adapter
<http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=1203> does pass the video signals, but the power supply gets VERY hot when running a CRT. You could replace the supply with a bigger one. I think you need 28V 4A.

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