• From: 127.0.0.1
  • Registered: 2001-11-02
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Topic: Apple Cinema Display on a regular "PC"

Does anyone have an idea if there are any problems in doing that? I'm helping a friend put together a gaming PC, but he wants to use the Cinema Display from his Apple to not have to have two monitors.

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  • Registered: 2005-07-25
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Re: Apple Cinema Display on a regular "PC"

It shouldn't be a problem provided (s)he has the correct graphics card.

This DVI connection also removes all barriers to using an Apple display with a PC. If your graphics card supports DVI with DDC technology for widescreen viewing, you should be able to use these two displays with a PC.

I pulled this from the description on Amazon's listing for the 23 incher but it looks like the other Cinema displays use the same connection.

  • From: 127.0.0.1
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Re: Apple Cinema Display on a regular "PC"

And pretty much any modern graphics card with a DVI connection has that?

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Re: Apple Cinema Display on a regular "PC"

I bought an LCD in April with a DVI connector. I shopped around and got an Nvidia card with DVI out and a new DVI cable for it.

http://nupusi.com/?query=sammy&amou … p;blogid=1

My connection specified a 24 pin DVI-D, so there are different types of DVI, at least that's what I came away with while researching this.

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