Powermac g5 with HD LCD display

Hello, I am thinking about buying a hd lcd around 30" to connect with my powermacs dvi output. I have read this works but am unclear if the display will be as good quality as a normal DVI montior. I currently own a 19" formac radeon which is fine but I'd like something bigger as my powermac is also my entertainment machine as well as running apllication like pro tools and other audio software.
Does anyone have any experience with this type of thing? The main thing that concerns me are will it slow down my powermac? Will the diplay be as clear as a normal monitor and will there be any latency?
Please let me know.
Powermac G5 1.8 Dual 4 GB ram Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Hi, i am currently on a power mac, my screen size is 32" and it is a LCD HD. I used vga as the quality is quite good and it is simple to set up. I bought a vga to vga cable from ebay for £2. I have had no problems with this set up. I have a toshiba tv but i know it will work with any. I would reccommend getting a nice big tv because the bigger the better (and tv's are pretty cheap now-a-days). I have never used dvi but im sure it will be pretty similar to vga.
hope that helps.
p.s. it does not slow down your power mac, the display is as clear as crystal and i don't know what latency means but im sure that it doesnt have it.

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