I had an apparently similar prob w/ my G3 and OS 8.6 about six months ago. I could not select Sound In or External Mic in the Sound Control Panel because they were greyed out, so …

Well, it's kinda a longshot, but give this a try... http://asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n10176 ------------------ -See Yea!

Quote: Originally posted by kbeartx: I had an apparently similar prob w/ my G3 and OS 8.6 about six months ago. Which G3? B&W or Beige? On the beige machines, …

Quote: Originally posted by jaguarandi: Try resetting your P-RAM (Command-Option-P-R on startup, I believe). Beyond that, have you installed any programs recently (espe…

Willow, I had the exact same problem. My Sound In would be greyed out in the control panel, and would almost look like it was flickering, or pinging all the ports to find it. I tr…

I have been researching monitors to buy for some new dual-G4 Macs I'll be purchasing tomorrow. Anyway, these are the ones I have seen people recommend: Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 900…

I have the Sony CPD-G400 and the and it absolutely the best monitor I have ever owned. The image quality and versitility is just fabulous and it worked flawlessly with my G4/400. …

My cheap 19" NEC monitor is a MultiSync 95. It was US$350 (+tax) off the Circuit City shelf. It should be cheaper by online or mail order. It has been flawless for me. Note that i…

No question. Mitsubishi DiamondPro 900U. DiamondTron NF (NaturalFlat) screen, very sharp clear picture, I forget the exact grille pitch, but it it competitive with the Sony &…

I've got a KDS Avitron 19" monitor and it rocks. Same FD-Trinitron tube as the Soney 19", and the picture is as good as any Sony I've seen. The geometry is great, and its flat as…

the diamotron pro 900U all the way, i dont have the moniter bur i know its by far the best out there, and apple uses the same technology in its 17" applestudio diplay which i have …

The LaCie monitor is the best monitor out of all of them in terms of speculations, but is the priciest at around $650 (plus shipping). ------------------ People aren't as dumb as …

I have a LG Studioworks 995E and it works great and looks great. I hear they have bad customer support but I haven't had any problems with it yet. It's last year's technology but t…

Psh, if you want quality, go iiyama.

the viewsonic is a very nice monitor. My buddy has one and it is absolutly beautiful. Runs at some amazingly high resolution and the text is still clear in the corners. I would rec…

my lacie 19 works perfect with my G4

I have a Viewsonic PF790 at work. It's 19" and runs at 0.25 resolution. I run it on a win2k system with a Matrox Dualhead monitor. My second monitor is a LG Flatron 775FT. I have…

I love my Samsung 955DF. $580CDN. Cheap, but the image is excellent. And flat. Cheers!

Home Computing (see MacFixit Saturday) gave Samsung high marks CRT MONITOR Gold: Samsung SyncMaster 950p Silver: Cornerstone C1025 Bronze: Sony Multiscan E200 Gr…

If price is an issue, I would agree with any one who recommended a Samsung. If you have a little extra to splurge, bet the Lacie electron 19, and you won't be disappointed. Kbee.

I would like to know if it is possible to install an internal CDRW inside a G4 or an iMac. Is it less expensive than buying a USB drive? Thanks

I did exactly this on my G4. I removed the DVD drive and inserted a Ricoh MP-7040A CDRW into the bay, put it all together and closed it all up. Well...I booted the thing up and i…

I was thinking of replacing the CD-ROM drive in my B&W G3 with an internal IDE CD-RW. If I do so, will I still be able to boot up from the CD-RW drive like I am able to with th…

does this mean that you cannot have two drives in the G4s (meaning an internal DVD and an internal cdrw)? that would be kind of stupid wouldn't it? thanks

When installing a IDE CD-RW in a G4, will I need a special piece of software (driver) for Mac?