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From: dsl@nova1.stanford.edu (Dave S. Lauben)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: VGA Monitors: 2 questions
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Date: 28 Feb 91 20:53:28 GMT
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I have 2 questions concerning (color) monitors:

1. I've recently seen a VGA monitor hooked to a MAC LC.  Is this the exact
   same standard that the IBM AT uses?  The Sony monitor was listed as being
   "Macintosh compatible" -- would this be merely a marketing ploy or is
   there really something different about the electronics (like ability to
   track different sync rates)?

2. Is it possible to (with the proper interface) adapt a VGA output to 
   standard R-G-B coax lines?  If the required interface is more than
   just a connector change, how complex/costly would the circuitry be?
   Pointers to commercial units or actual circuitry would be much 
   appreciated as this would save me the cost of a new monitor.

-Dave
lauben@star