Hi, I'm setting up my G4 450 as a server. I'd like to be able to play movies out to my tv, which would need svideo. The graphics card at the moment only has vga and apple outputs. …

Quote: Originally posted by Freeflyer I'd like to be able to play movies out to my tv, which would need svideo. I'd consider not doing it. The cheapest possibl…

Most of the OEM Apple cards can display to SVIDEO with an adapter from Apple. You could try to get one of those.

Quote: Originally posted by WizOSX: I'd consider not doing it. The cheapest possible DVD player (about $40) will play DVD's much better than any video card with S-video …

Quote: Originally posted by Freeflyer: Hi, I'm setting up my G4 450 as a server. I'd like to be able to play movies out to my tv, which would need svideo. The graphics c…

Quote: Originally posted by Arkham_c: Most of the OEM Apple cards can display to SVIDEO with an adapter from Apple. You could try to get one of those. I thought t…

I got the Radeon 7000 retail (about $110) as a second card for my tower about 4 months ago for the same reason. I don't remember how I decided on it, but I'm confident I weighed a…

I have a ti550 and would like to if it is woth it to upgrade my current ram of 512 (2 stick) to 1 gig (wich will be 2-512 stick). Keep in mind I will have to take out the 2-256 in …

You will see an increase for sure...if you don't have the money for a newer system a RAM upgrade is worth every penny. Especially if your running OS X.

will i see a different in things such as opening apps and day to day use. I really want to hang on to this machine for now until they release g5 or higher speed g4. I g4 550 is s…

Quote: Originally posted by cql: will i see a different in things such as opening apps and day to day use. I really want to hang on to this machine for now until they r…

I've been vey happy with 768.... if course my TI came with 2 256mb chips, so I just replaced the one. I was planning on buying the other one, but I haven't found the need yet. (…

I have determined that the best way to transfer my songs from my Powermac to powerbook is the 800 firewire target mode. (if this isnt the best way please let me know) My question…

You can use Applescript folder actions to automatically add any songs you drop into a certain folder to your iTunes library. You can find them on Apple's website - search for iTu…

Ok, so I've been considering my options for my current PowerBook G4 400. I can double its RAM from 384 to 768 MB and hold out a little longer for the inevitable PB G5, or I can tak…

All of the above. It has to be a fast G5 (~1.6), with a nice form factor, reasonable battery life, OK price, and no heavier than 6 lbs for the 15" model. I currently own a 1 GHz G…

I agree that they are all important, but for me, the form factor and weight are the most important. The 17" model is impossible to take on flights unless you always fly business, …

Hey all. In March my one year warranty ends, but my screen just started developing a dark spot on the bottom right of the monitor. you think they will replace it? You can't really …

Definetly! an LCD screen repair or replacemente out of warranty will be very expensive.

I am graduating from college in the coming months and I am looking to get either a 15" Alum PB (FW800) or the last model PM G4 (FW800) ASAP. I will be mainly running FCP 3 and even…

Hello. If you're going to be mainly editing in your room, then frankly, there is little reason to get a PowerBook. While they are great machines, there really is a definate perfor…

Quote: Originally posted by jblaze: I am graduating from college in the coming months and I am looking to get either a 15" Alum PB (FW800) or the last model PM G4 (FW800…

Can someone please help: I posted before asking the diff between notebooks and desktops with the same specifications. For the most part I now know that unless the specs are truly …

Quote: Originally posted by reemas: Can someone please help: I posted before asking the diff between notebooks and desktops with the same specifications. For the most p…

I would actually go so far as to say that the PowerBook can be as fast or faster in some circumstances, though not always. Like KraziKid said, the L3 cache can sometimes be helpfu…