Guest_imported
New member
- Jan 1, 1970
- 0
i just got a sparc 5 i am using it to learn i as wondering if it possible to use a regular monitor
Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!
Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!
-
Congratulations derfloh on being selected by the Tek-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!
can you use a regular monitor on sparc
- Thread starter Guest_imported
- Start date
- Status
The Sparc 5 has a 13W3 connection, yes ?
Well there are 13W3 to SVGA converters available from Sun amongst others priced about $50.
BUT (and it's a big BUT), the monitor that you are going to try and use has to use a particular sync mode. I'm really sorry, but it's a couple of years since I did this, so I can't remember whether it's sync on green or composite sync.
There are of course highly expensive boxes out there that will do the conversion too.
Short answer is that it can be done, but do your homework on your monitor first. Ian
"IF" is not a word it's a way of life
Well there are 13W3 to SVGA converters available from Sun amongst others priced about $50.
BUT (and it's a big BUT), the monitor that you are going to try and use has to use a particular sync mode. I'm really sorry, but it's a couple of years since I did this, so I can't remember whether it's sync on green or composite sync.
There are of course highly expensive boxes out there that will do the conversion too.
Short answer is that it can be done, but do your homework on your monitor first. Ian
"IF" is not a word it's a way of life
- Status
Similar threads