Hi, I'm thinking of getting a 2gh G5 and netoworking it up to my PC and using FX Teleport when it comes out for the MAC so i can still access many of my PC only plugins and progs i have for it. The inital computer price isn't too bad at £2,200....but suddenly it doubles when you add more more ram and a monitor!! First things first can i buy 3rd party G5 ram that will work the same for cheaper? Ideally i'd like 2gb in the machine, so can i buy it with 512 from Apple then add my own. Also will any flat panel LCD monitor work with the G5's port because you can buy a 30" LCD screen for the same price as Apples 20" one! So I think i know where i'm gonna go for that! - Danny (p.s. could i also just use my current PC monitor for now before i get the flat panel?)

> Also will > any flat panel LCD monitor work with the G5's port because you can buy a 30" > LCD screen for the same price as Apples 20" one! So I think i know where i'm > gonna go for that! What is the 30" screen you are considering? > (p.s. could i also just use my current PC monitor for now before i get the > flat panel?) You should be able to, the G4's came with an ADC-VGA adapter...I guess the G5's come with one as well. Thanks, Simon Canberra AUSTRALIA

> The inital computer price isn't too bad at £2,200....but suddenly it > doubles > when you add more more ram and a monitor!! First things first can i buy 3rd > party G5 ram that will work the same for cheaper? Absolutely - IMO never buy RAM directly from Apple. Some things (like the machine itself) are worth the premium you pay for a high-quality piece of engineering, but you can use any RAM that is a spec-match for your particular box. I personally use crucial.com - they are not the cheapest (but I tend to avoid no-name companies like 'e-ram.com" or "best-e-buys.net', LOL), but much cheaper than Apple and their reputation is impeccable. > (p.s. could i also just use my current PC monitor for now before i get > the > flat panel?) Sure, I'm using a regular non-Apple 19" CRT. AFAIK all Macs still have a standard VGA output and can be connected to any CRT monitor. (I can't speak for LCD since I don't use one - the graphic arts side of me still needs top-notch color calibration for CMYK output, one area where LCD still doesn't quite match up to CRTs, although it's getting much better and eventually will be there). That having been said, a friend of mine has an Apple 20" Cinema Display that gets me hankerin' to buy one every time I see Logic open on his screen...! 8^) Brian ___________________________ Logic Audio Platinum 6.3.3 PowerMac G4 933MHz OS X 10.3.1 1 GB RAM M-Audio Delta 24/96 (fed via S/PDIF from a Yamaha DSP Factory)

> You should be able to, the G4's came with an ADC-VGA adapter...I guess > the G5's come with one as well. My G4 (Quicksilver) has a VGA port on the back, no adapter necessary. Brian ___________________________ Logic Audio Platinum 6.3.3 PowerMac G4 933MHz OS X 10.3.1 1 GB RAM M-Audio Delta 24/96 (fed via S/PDIF from a Yamaha DSP Factory)

<quotes repositioned by admin> On Jan 3, 2004, at 6:33 AM, simon@... wrote: > You should be able to, the G4's came with an ADC-VGA adapter...I guess > the G5's come with one as well. no problem..I'm using an older Sony VGA CRT For Memory, be careful. I had to take memory back to 2 different locations. I suggest you go to Crucial.com. Use their memory selector. They have a good price and compatibility. Stefan ps. you are really going to enjoy your G5!

> I'm thinking of getting a 2gh G5. The inital computer price isn't >too bad at £2,200....but suddenly it doubles when you add more more >ram and a monitor!! First things first can i buy 3rd party G5 ram that >will work the same for cheaper? Ideally i'd like 2gb in the machine, >so can i buy it with 512 from Apple then add my own. >Also will any flat panel LCD monitor work with the G5's port because >you can buy a 30" LCD screen for the same price as Apples 20" one! So >I think i know where i'm gonna go for that! > (p.s. could i also just use my current PC monitor for now before i >get the flat panel?) I'm using a ViewSonic 22" CTR for my monitor with my G5 2Ghz DP. It's fine. There's an adaptor that works great with VGA monitors. My monitor was definitely for PC's. For sure, I will get a Flat Panel as soon as they come down in price. With the G5's you can easily set-up 2 monitors with the on board ATI 9600 card that comes stock with your Mac. There's also a Pro 9800 ATI Video card available if you need it. RAM can be purchased for $80 to $100.00 (for 512MB PC3200 400DDR SDRAM), depending on where you buy it. Crucial.com is good, so is OWC.com. Make sure you specifically tell whomever you buy the RAM from, that it will be going into a G5 Macintosh. The G5's and OS X in general, are very fussy about RAM, and will not function properly without 100% compatible RAM. Other than that.....have fun......I am!! Cheers

>> You should be able to, the G4's came with an ADC-VGA adapter...I guess >> the G5's come with one as well. Yes, My G5 came with one. But for my second screen I had to buy an extra adapter. -- Best wishes Per Boysen www.boysen.se www.looproom.com

>Hi, > >I'm thinking of getting a 2gh G5 and netoworking it up to my PC and using FX >Teleport when it comes out for the MAC so i can still access many of my PC >only plugins and progs i have for it. > >The inital computer price isn't too bad at £2,200....but suddenly it doubles >when you add more more ram and a monitor!! First things first can i buy 3rd >party G5 ram that will work the same for cheaper? Ideally i'd like 2gb in >the machine, so can i buy it with 512 from Apple then add my own. Don't get your RAM from Apple!!! You'll pay way too much. I get all my RAM, hard drives, etc, through Other World Computing (http://www.macsales.com/), and they're cheap and have great service. >Also will >any flat panel LCD monitor work with the G5's port because you can buy a 30" >LCD screen for the same price as Apples 20" one! So I think i know where i'm >gonna go for that! You can use any flat panel with the G5, you just might need an adaptor. I use a Samsung 191T as my main monitor, which is a great looking monitor, and a cheap Office Depot special as a 2nd monitor. The G5 ships with a DVI to VGA adaptor, if you need VGA, the other monitor port is ADC, which is Apple's proprietary format, but you can get ADC to DVI or ADC to VGA adaptors. > >- Danny >(p.s. could i also just use my current PC monitor for now before i get the >flat panel?) Yup. Again, you might need an adaptor.

> > You should be able to, the G4's came with an ADC-VGA adapter...I guess > > the G5's come with one as well. > > My G4 (Quicksilver) has a VGA port on the back, no adapter necessary. All newer Macs have an ADC connector (since all Apple monitors are now LCD with ADC connectors) plus a DVI connector if it is a dual display card. The 18 G4s we purchased last year all had this, plus the ADC-VGA adapter. I expect G5s would be the same. Simon Canberra AUSTRALIA

On 1/3/04 2:48 PM, "Danny .S." <dj@...> wrote: > The inital computer price isn't too bad at £2,200....but suddenly it doubles > when you add more more ram and a monitor!! First things first can i buy 3rd > party G5 ram that will work the same for cheaper? Ideally i'd like 2gb in > the machine, so can i buy it with 512 from Apple then add my own. Go in any PC shop ! 1 GB module are too expensive at the moment, the best is to get 2x512 modules (you must buy them by pair) > (p.s. could i also just use my current PC monitor for now before i get the > flat panel?) The G5 2x2ghz ATI has a VGA adaptator, you can buy a DVI / VGA for a few £ is you have a second monitor Best regards Cyril Blanc France Please sign the petition ³Apple to support APPLE LaserWriter 300 in MAC OS X² http://www.PetitionOnline.com/Ap1c1/petition.html If you want to be sure I read your answer leave my name in it ! Spam mails are directly going to trash

> The G5 ships with a DVI to VGA adaptor, > if you need VGA, the other monitor port is ADC, > which is Apple's proprietary format, but you can > get ADC to DVI or ADC to VGA adaptors. Does the G5 ship with a DVI to VGA adapter? The G4 shipped with an ADC to VGA adapter. Just checking. Simon Canberra AUSTRALIA

simon@...> writes: >Does the G5 ship with a DVI to VGA adapter? >The G4 shipped with an ADC to VGA adapter. Every G4 (with a DVI connection) that I've ever seen ships with a DVI->VGA adaptor. Every G5 that I've seen ships with a DVI->VGA adaptor. I've never known Apple to include a free ADC->VGA adaptor. ADC->VGA adaptors are readily available from Gefen and others. f-erenc szabo, smarty pants Z+E+R+O+B+E+A+T "NOW POWERED BY THE MIRACLE OF THE TRANSISTOR!"