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Thats what some people have mentioned. But I tried it and it does output standard 800x600. I only see 480p on the bootup XP logo. Then it goes 800x600 in winxp desktop. It was working fine until last week thats when I saw some noise so I started using the primary display vga rather than the DVI with ATI dongle to VGA.
I think we're talking about different things. To see to what I'm refering, go to this page and scroll toward the bottom. On the far right, you should see a little dongle you can buy for $29 that converts VGA to Component Video:
http://www.ati.com/products/radeon9800/radeon9800pro/index.html
However, if your projector has a VGA in, that's absolutely the way to go.
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But some like Apple only have digital through DVI. That is why only Macs can use those nice Widescreen LCD by Apple. Id love one of those for the PC.
You can buy one. All you need is a little converter dongle that goes from the stupid Apple connector to DVI:
http://www.welovemacs.com/dviator.html
Of course, since Apple doesn't actually make their own panels, you could just buy another brand's rebranding of the same screen and be done with it. I can't remember off the top of my head who actually manufactures the Cinema Displays but I can guarantee a quick post to Ars would find someone that does.
Though if memory serves, Apple's prices on the Cinema Displays are astonishingly competitive compared to the rest of their products.
