The Apple Cinema Display product line features the industry standard DVI connector, which allows it to be connected to a variety of computer systems, including both Apple and Windows-based computers. The DVI connection, along with the VESA DDC support, removes the barriers to using an Apple display with a non-Macintosh PC. As long as your graphics card supports the full single link and/or dual link bandwidth defined in the DVI specification and incorporates DDC technology, your PC graphics card will support the Apple Cinema Display line.
The 23-inch Apple Cinema HD Display and the 20-inch Apple Cinema Display require a single link DVI signal. The 30-inch Cinema HD Display requires dual link DVI support to drive its massive amount of pixels.
The table below includes a list of video cards from a number of different manufacturers that Apple has verified to provide VESA DDC as well as DVI single link and/or dual link support. Video cards from other manufacturers that are not listed may also be compatible.
| Nvidia Quatro FX by PNY Technologies | |||
| Model tested: | Apple Cinema Display (20-inch DVI) | Apple Cinema HD Display (23-inch DVI) | Apple Cinema HD Display (30-inch DVI) |
| FX 500 | √ | ||
| FX 700 | √ | √ | |
| FX 1100 | √ | √ | |
| FX 3000 | √ | √ | √ |
| FX 4000 | √ | √ | √ |
| FX 540 | √ | ||
| FX 1300 | √ | √ | |
| FX 1400 | √ | √ | |
| FX 3400 | √ | √ | √ |
| FX 4400 | √ | √ | √ |
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