matching monitor to mac

[MacOak]

Hi guys,

I'm buying a used Mac, and a new monitor. I'm trying to understand
if they will work together.

Do you see any problem connecting this Mac and monitor?

What kind of resolution can a 16mb video card deliver?

Although I know little about this, I'm guessing I can connect
these two as is, but I may not get the full resolution the monitor
is capable of. In which case, I'd need to buy a new video
card as well? Do I have that right?

Thanks a lot for any advice!


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The Mac is:

450MHz G4 Processor (AGP)
16mb video card
512MB RAM
40GB Hard Drive
DVD-ROM Drive
DVI and VGA video ports
2- USB ports
2- Firewire ports
Ethernet port

http://www.macofalltrades.com/G4_450_Sawtooth_512_20GB_DVD_Drive_p/g4450sa3.htm

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The monitor is:

A Dell 20 inch with 1680 x 1050 native resolution
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-6140

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[Alexis]

The ATI Rage video card supports a resolution of 1600x1200 according to http://lowendmac.com/ppc/g4saw.shtml

It was in the days before widescreen monitors, so you might have problems if you want that Dell display.

 

[louishen]

You may be in luck, others have already tried

http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?t=58395