I built a new gaming desktop and would love to use my cinema display instead of a crappy 19" I'm using right now.
Are there any converters out there that'll keep up with the demand of any game, or should I rather invest in a monitor?
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What's the best way to connect a standard desktop machine (with DVI) to an Apple 23" LED Cinema Display?
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The Cinema Display's use mini-display port. Did you verify that your video card definitely does not have a mini-display port on the video card?
Here is a discussion over at Ars Technica discussing the display port and using non-apple hardware. arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1994...
Here is a discussion over at Ars Technica discussing the display port and using non-apple hardware. arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1994...
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There appear to be a couple of ways you could do this.
The first is to use a DVI to Mini DisplayPort converter, like the one mentioned elsewhere in this thread. However, it's pretty expensive and you have to make sure you get one which supports the resolution of your display. If you had the current Apple 27" LED Cinema Display, its resolution is 2560x1440, so you'd need the $200 DP400 model. Since you asked about the 23" (presumably you meant 24", as there is no 23") you'd only need the $150 DP200 model mentioned, which goes up to 1920x1200.
The better alternative, I think, is to use a video card which has Mini DP output. There are certainly more of these available than converters, and you'd probably rather spend money on a video card than on a converter box, right? (You can also look for cards with DisplayPort and buy a simple DP-to Mini DP adapter.)
The first is to use a DVI to Mini DisplayPort converter, like the one mentioned elsewhere in this thread. However, it's pretty expensive and you have to make sure you get one which supports the resolution of your display. If you had the current Apple 27" LED Cinema Display, its resolution is 2560x1440, so you'd need the $200 DP400 model. Since you asked about the 23" (presumably you meant 24", as there is no 23") you'd only need the $150 DP200 model mentioned, which goes up to 1920x1200.
The better alternative, I think, is to use a video card which has Mini DP output. There are certainly more of these available than converters, and you'd probably rather spend money on a video card than on a converter box, right? (You can also look for cards with DisplayPort and buy a simple DP-to Mini DP adapter.)
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