I'm waiting for a power supply for my sick 2.0 DP (PCI-X 2) G5 and I might buy a Dual Core (2.3) G5 with 14GB RAM for $150 tomorrow. I'm using it mostly to prepare artwork to be made into prints using Photoshop.
I use a 23" Apple monitor that has an ADC connector that plugs into the ADC jack on the 2.0 DP G5, and since the Dual Core (2.3) G5 has only DVI video out, I'll be using an Apple DVI to ADC adapter that I happen to have, but have never used before.
Question: the Dual Core (2.3) G5 uses a 16-lane PCI Express video card. Is there a video card out there for that G5 that has ADC video out so I don't have to use the Apple DVI to ADC adapter?
For some reason, I reject that adapter! I really like simplicity, and that thing is the opposite. It seems like a power waster, it's cumbersome and I've read they're prone to failure.
I would love to hear either a) the Apple DVI to ADC is fine, just use it or b) the so-and-so video card works and is a simpler setup.
One thing I should mention is that I make posters from my artwork and when I get the posters back from the printer (Shortrun posters in Nashville) the colors are dead-on the same as my Apple monitor, there's zero "surprises". That's super important and I'm concerned about the DVI to ADC conversion messing with that.
I use a 23" Apple monitor that has an ADC connector that plugs into the ADC jack on the 2.0 DP G5, and since the Dual Core (2.3) G5 has only DVI video out, I'll be using an Apple DVI to ADC adapter that I happen to have, but have never used before.
Question: the Dual Core (2.3) G5 uses a 16-lane PCI Express video card. Is there a video card out there for that G5 that has ADC video out so I don't have to use the Apple DVI to ADC adapter?
For some reason, I reject that adapter! I really like simplicity, and that thing is the opposite. It seems like a power waster, it's cumbersome and I've read they're prone to failure.
I would love to hear either a) the Apple DVI to ADC is fine, just use it or b) the so-and-so video card works and is a simpler setup.
One thing I should mention is that I make posters from my artwork and when I get the posters back from the printer (Shortrun posters in Nashville) the colors are dead-on the same as my Apple monitor, there's zero "surprises". That's super important and I'm concerned about the DVI to ADC conversion messing with that.