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- 27" iMac Retina 5K/3.4GHz Core i5/256GB SSD/40GB DDR4/Logitech MX Master 2S/
Here's the deal... I really can't afford at this time to upgrade to a 27" iMac setup, but I have a working 17" HP Pavillion LCD display that is 100% operational. Its from a Pavilion small footprint PC that we had bought new. I have wiped the drive on the PC and I'm going to trash it probably since it was an HP XP system and by todays standards its so slow.
So I got to thinking, what about extending the display on my 24" iMac (circa 2008) so when I work in Photoshop I can park the tools off to the side and use the whole iMac screen for editing and whatever? Has anyone done something similar? Back in the old days I used a dual monitor display on my PCs, had special video cards that did that well. Correct me if I'm wrong, but in theory, all I need is a cable that goes from the video port on the back of the iMac and terminates as a typical monitor pinout?
The port on my iMac appears to be a "Mini DVI" so I think all I need is a adapter cable like this:
But before I make the plunge, should I be concerned about resolution limits of the VGA monitor and mismatching? I'm pretty sure the HP monitor can go up to the SVGA pixel range but I have to check.
Thanks for any/all advice & opinions.
Mike
So I got to thinking, what about extending the display on my 24" iMac (circa 2008) so when I work in Photoshop I can park the tools off to the side and use the whole iMac screen for editing and whatever? Has anyone done something similar? Back in the old days I used a dual monitor display on my PCs, had special video cards that did that well. Correct me if I'm wrong, but in theory, all I need is a cable that goes from the video port on the back of the iMac and terminates as a typical monitor pinout?
The port on my iMac appears to be a "Mini DVI" so I think all I need is a adapter cable like this:
But before I make the plunge, should I be concerned about resolution limits of the VGA monitor and mismatching? I'm pretty sure the HP monitor can go up to the SVGA pixel range but I have to check.
Thanks for any/all advice & opinions.
Mike