BenQ XL2420T 120 HZ / 3D Ready - May I use this with my iMac?

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BenQ XL2420T 120 HZ / 3D Ready - May I use this with my iMac?

Hi.

My Philips 190B monitor that I have been using with my iMac in Extended Desktop mode recently died so I'm looking for a replacement second monitor.

I also own a PS3. Well, actually I own two. One is sick at the moment.

I would like to replace the Philips with the new BenQ XL2420T monitor. Use it with my iMac as I did with the Philips (possibly for gaming too) and use it with one, or both, of my PS3s for gaming and 3D Blue Ray movies via HDMI. Thinking forward I am likely to get into 3D gaming too.

The BenQ has a 120Hz refresh rate and I wonder if the ATI Radeon HD2600 in my Mac can handle this? It's late 2007 vintage.

Or with the BenQ XL2420T monitor am I being too ambitious?

My Philips is currently connected to my iMac using DVI -D by means of an adapter.

Message was edited by: El Deanio

PowerMac 6500/300 (603e) MacOS 9.1: eMac 1.25hz G4 MacOS 10.4.10, Mac OS X (10.6.8), iMac 24" 2.8ghz G6 Intel 750gb HDD, WD MyBook 2Tb RAID 1, Airpor

Posted on Sep 28, 2012 11:45 AM

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El Deanio Author

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Sep 29, 2012 4:49 PM in response to El Deanio

Perhaps if I put it another way -

Can the iMac's ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro GPU handle a refresh rate of 120Hz?

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rkaufmann87

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Sep 30, 2012 1:43 AM in response to El Deanio

El Deanio wrote:

Perhaps if I put it another way -

Can the iMac's ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro GPU handle a refresh rate of 120Hz?

No

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El Deanio Author

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Oct 1, 2012 2:56 PM in response to rkaufmann87

Thanks. I can still use that display as a second monitor for my iMac and use the PS3 for gaming and Blue Ray movie.

Cheers

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Oct 12, 2012 9:52 AM in response to El Deanio

BenQ just intro'd a couple of new monitors with a macbook mode to match mac color space. you might check those out as a 2nd monitor for your imac - they're 1080P and have hdmi input, they're white too.

more info is on the Benq US blog at http://info.benq.us/blog/bid/231596/BenQ-s-New-White-Monitors-Offer-Choice-Style -and-Mac-Compatibility

W.

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El Deanio Author

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Oct 15, 2012 11:12 AM in response to lottathings1

lottathings1 wrote:

BenQ just intro'd a couple of new monitors with a macbook mode to match mac color space. you might check those out as a 2nd monitor for your imac - they're 1080P and have hdmi input, they're white too.

more info is on the Benq US blog at http://info.benq.us/blog/bid/231596/BenQ-s-New-White-Monitors-Offer-Choice-Style -and-Mac-Compatibility

W.

Looks rather nice to be sure. It's got DVI-D so it ought to work with my iMac without a problem. My current monitor is (was) connected this way by means of a small adapter.

BenQ say it has it has HDMI 1.4 so it can work with consoles. Doesn't say 3D though, so I assume that is a 'no'. Strange that 3D should be omitted when all the consoles can handle this.

In fact I have just downloaded the extra info from BenQ ad the spec looks reallly impressive. I assume that D-Sub is what they call VGA now. I need VGA in case I ever bring my old PowerMac 6500/300 out of mothballs. Yes, the white Benq looks like a great second monitor for my iMac. I'm virtually certain now that it doesn't have 3D but now I'm not so sure about the desirability of having that facility. I'm intrigued by what they say about the 'Reading Mode'.

Thanks for the heads up, lottathings1. Really given me something to think about. LOL!

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