iMac with a cinema display

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I currently have a iMac which is about a year old, and i'm getting a 23 inch cinema display for it (not a new one) to set up dual screens. What connections/cables would i need for it, as i've been told that the cinema display doesn't have a DVI port.

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imac to tv

this is sort of along the same lines as the thread, but please let me know if i am thread stealing.

i have a macbook and an imac. i can easily connect my macbook to the tv, using the video out adaptor connected to a standard 14pin video cable. works great, however, using the same cabling setup, i get nothing when i connect the imac to the tv.

any suggestions would be appreciated.
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jsamac - what happens when you have the cinema display connected to the iMac, and go to System Pref/Display and click on "Detect Displays?"
 
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nada. i tried that, but nothing happened, as if there was nothing plugged in. the settings, as far as i can tell, are the same on both the macbook and the imac. maybe the video out on the imac is no good?
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jsamac - I took a quick look online, and it seems as if different models/ages of iMacs require different setups for external monitors. What model/vintage is your iMac?
 
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running snow leopard, the imac is 2.4ghz intel core 2 duo,
graphic display is ATI Radeon HD2600

not sure what other info might be important.
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