Older monitor with new MacPro

tamerlane57 · tamerlane57 #1 (**permalink**)

06-03-2009, 09:41 PM

I'm getting a MacPro this Friday. I'm in the process of getting an Apple display but it won't be here until a few days later. My question is this: Will connecting the new MacPro to a Dell monitor (P1130) which is six years old (crt) cause any harm to the MacPro? Would it be better to just wait until the Apple display comes?

hughvane · hughvane #2 (**permalink**)

06-04-2009, 12:21 AM

The video card in the Pro will handle the CRT monitor just fine. Question is, do you have the appropriate connecting cable/plug?

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tamerlane57 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 27, 2009 Posts: 14	06-03-2009, 09:41 PM I'm getting a MacPro this Friday. I'm in the process of getting an Apple display but it won't be here until a few days later. My question is this: Will connecting the new MacPro to a Dell monitor (P1130) which is six years old (crt) cause any harm to the MacPro? Would it be better to just wait until the Apple display comes?
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hughvane #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 18, 2008 Location: Banks Peninsula, New Zealand Posts: 3,244 Mac Specs: MacMini 2.4, 4 Gb, OS 10.6.8; MacBook 2.4, 2 Gb, OS 10.5.8; G4 eMac 1.25, 2 Gb, OS 10.4.11	06-04-2009, 12:21 AM The video card in the Pro will handle the CRT monitor just fine. Question is, do you have the appropriate connecting cable/plug?
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