Prepurchase: Connecting Dell 2005 FPW as secondary display

Is it possible to connect a Dell 2005FPW monitor (specs at:http://reviews.cnet.com/lcd-monitors/dell-2005fpw/4507-3174_7-31232082.html) to a new iMac and use it as a secondary monitor?

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions, 
There is a MiniDVI output port on the Intel iMacs. Simply purchase one of the following adaptors and configure the display in Apple menu > System Preferences... > Displays. (The options appear when you connect the display):
Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter
Apple Mini-DVI to VGA Adapter
Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter.
All available for $19 (USD) online.
DVI will also certainly provide the best picture quality.
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BTW this forum is for the much older iMac (Flat Panel) models
G4 (aka Flat Panel): Intel:
Click image to go to correct forum.
You'll get better advice in the relevant forum as, for example, the iMac (Flat Panel) only supported VGA displays in mirror mode from a MiniVGA port.
cheers
mrtotes

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