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JOHN CARMONNE is currently offline  JOHN CARMONNE
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Anyone know if I can fit a 17" display with housing to a iMac G4 that has an existing 15" display at the goose neck level?



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Re: G4 iMac display swap? [message #210130 is a reply to message #209917] Sun, 08 December 2013 22:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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> Anyone know if I can fit a 17" display with housing to a iMac G4 that has an
> existing 15" display at the goose neck level?

I'd be really careful about that. I'm not sure if the base is weighted
enough for a 17" (I *know* it isn't for a 20").

I still use a 15" because the 17" and 20" seem to be too much for the arm
and the strings stretch over time. I see far more sagging displays on the
bigger ones than on the 15".

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Re: G4 iMac display swap? [message #210131 is a reply to message #209917] Sun, 08 December 2013 22:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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> I still use a 15" because the 17" and 20" seem to be too much for the arm
> and the strings stretch over time. I see far more sagging displays on the

*springs*

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Re: G4 iMac display swap? [message #211090 is a reply to message #210130] Sun, 08 December 2013 22:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On Dec 8, 2013, at 7:10 PM, Cameron Kaiser wrote:

>> Anyone know if I can fit a 17" display with housing to a iMac G4 that has an
>> existing 15" display at the goose neck level?
>
> I'd be really careful about that. I'm not sure if the base is weighted
> enough for a 17" (I *know* it isn't for a 20").
>
> I still use a 15" because the 17" and 20" seem to be too much for the arm
> and the strings stretch over time. I see far more sagging displays on the
> bigger ones than on the 15".
>

I don't think the weight with a 17" would be an issue, but what about connectivity? Is the hardware the same at the goose neck?
Would the MOBO be the same?

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Re: G4 iMac display swap? [message #211091 is a reply to message #209917] Thu, 12 December 2013 21:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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> I don't think the weight with a 17" would be an issue, but what about
> connectivity? Is the hardware the same at the goose neck?
> Would the MOBO be the same?

I don't know about the motherboard, but Apple used at least two different
kinds of displays, even within the same specific model. The necks also
differ somewhat, but I don't know to what degree and I've never done this
sort of surgery myself.

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Re: G4 iMac display swap? [message #211093 is a reply to message #211091] Thu, 12 December 2013 21:29 Go to previous message
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On Dec 12, 2013, at 6:24 PM, Cameron Kaiser wrote:

>> I don't think the weight with a 17" would be an issue, but what about
>> connectivity? Is the hardware the same at the goose neck?
>> Would the MOBO be the same?
>
> I don't know about the motherboard, but Apple used at least two different
> kinds of displays, even within the same specific model. The necks also
> differ somewhat, but I don't know to what degree and I've never done this
> sort of surgery myself.
>

Yeah I think I will stick with the 15" a 17" would just be a tinkerers project:-)

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