PowerMac G4 (AGP) and HD LCD Monitor

I gave my daughter a few years ago my old G4 PowerMac (AGP Graphics) which has a VGA port and is connected to a huge Apple 17" CRT Studio Display. I'd like to give her a modern LCD display. The HP 2009M HD LCD Monitor states that it comes with a standard analog VGA input. Is there any reason this monitor would not work with the G4 PowerMac?

I looked at the HP site and it didn't mention anything about being able to use this display w/ Mac computers. It Looks like this LCD panel is Windows XP/Vista only.
Not sure why it wouldn't be Mac-compatible, though.
You could just do a search for Mac-compatible LCD panels or monitors and see what comes up.
There are plenty of non-Apple LCD panels that work fine with Macs.
I had my girlfriend purchase an LCD flat panel monitor that was, relatively, cheap. It was labeled only worked with Windows. We bought it and it's connected up to a Radeon 7000 video card via DVI in a old beige G3 box upgraded to G4 status and it works fine.
With using the VGA connections, I can't see why the HP wouldn't work.
Personally, I have found that most LCD displays are not platform-specific, anyway.
The HP should work fine.

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