Use a second monitor on a iMac G5 without iSight.

I'm wanting to use a second monitor with my iMac G5.
My iMac doesn't have Front Row or the iSight camera. It's the G5.
I know that I need a cable that's the Mini-DVI.
But the problem is that my monitor I would like to use as a second monitor doesn't connect through S-Video, it connects through a VGA. Is there another adaptor?
What do I need?
Pardon, if I have posted this message on the wrong area of the forum.
Any links, suggestions, ideas, or anything would be greatly appriciated.
Thanks in advance.

I know that I need a cable that's the Mini-DVI.
Actually that's wrong. You need the Mini-VGA to VGA adapter, referred to in the Apple Store as the "Apple VGA Display Adapter".
I trust that you are aware that your iMac officially only supports video mirroring, so that any external monitor you connect will show the same picture, at the same resolution, as your iMac's internal screen?
BTW, for future questions, I'd suggest you try asking in the iMac G5 area. This forum is for the new Intel-based iMac and so perhaps not the most likely place for you to get a quick and accurate response.
Good luck.

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