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Mac video out the same?

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by dr dij

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I was wondering if a Mac outputs the same VGA signal, so that if someone brings a Mac to our club and I bring the projector (that works with my PC), it will work?

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by jamesrl

Assuming its a Mac with the standard VGA connector yes.

Earlier Macs had a different pinout with 15 pins in 2 rows not three. If you have one of those, you could get adapters to VGA.

James

by dr dij

call him and take a look.

He's pretty new to computers (a landscaper) so probably a new mac, so I guess it should be OK.

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by jay217

Many macs use mini-dvi ports instead of vga or dvi. So unless he got a mac book pro, he will probably need to pick up an adapter. The newer mac pro's will have a DVI connection, so you may need an adapter anyway.

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