Big problem noticed VGA output MacMini by several new owners

James T. Kirk©

http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?14@624.qsuNaXwKRmU.0@.68a64fff

What I found extremely disturbing was:
"Hopefully this will make it to /. soon, which would seem to prompt Apple to act. "

Don't hold your breath.

I submitted it with full links to here, the MacInTouch discussions, and the Ct mag article last week.

Didn't take them 10 minutes to reject it without comment.

I have a sneaking feeling that if I had submitted an article on a major issue with a new MS product that the company was ignoring, it would have been accepted immediately,,,
............
Anyone of the mini owners expirienced something like this? Shocked

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iMav · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:56 am Post subject:

This is very troubling...I have 3 Mac minis on the way and I intend to use all THREE of them with SVGA monitors. Even my 19" LCD is VGA-only

Please, ANYONE here that uses VGA with their mini please report you video quality here!
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bubba · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:59 am Post subject:

This is a "troubleshooting" issue and is already a similar problem being discussed in that forum. Not only is there the problem with dim VGA output, but there is a problem with static on the DVI ouput.

James T. Kirk© · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:30 pm Post subject:

devo · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:33 pm Post subject:

More video issue's for the mini

http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20050222073730319

What's going on here? Is there a hardware defect with the mini or are all of these driver issue's. These bad video issue's are really starting to pile up.

akeros · Junior Member Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 31 Location: UK

I'm using a cheap Video7 19" with VGA adapter.
No problem what-so-ever of dim/dark colors.

Hope that helps.
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James T. Kirk© · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:51 am Post subject:

911 operator · New Member Joined: 26 Feb 2005 Posts: 2

Well, this certainly gives me pause. I was ready to order a mac mini and
planned to hook it up to my IBM LCD DVI monitor.
But, if Apple is having issues with this plus the static on DVI montiors, then guess I will not be doing so.

James T. Kirk© · Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 4:56 am Post subject:

911 operator · New Member Joined: 26 Feb 2005 Posts: 2

Yes, but how do I find out before committing?
I have an IBM T545 with DVI cable. If anyone is successfully
operating a mini on one of these, or not, please let me know.
Thanks.
Charles

James T. Kirk© · Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 2:59 pm Post subject:

John · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:06 pm Post subject:

Just so folks don't think this is a universal problem, I just rec'd my Mini today & it works like a champ with my Samsung Syncmaster 997DF. We're a new to Mac household & everyone is impressed with the bright & colorful interface.

James T. Kirk© · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:18 am Post subject:

nalenb · Member Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 155 Location: Boston, MA

I'm using a mini with my Envision 17" CRT (through a KVM too) without any problems with a dim video. However, I've gone through 2 LCD screens thinking the problem was the screen and not the mini. The last one had the green dot problem. It may have been a cheap cable too. I plan to do more research tomorrow when my new Samsung LCD arrives.

John · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 5:10 pm Post subject:

The only issue I has was with a fussy DVI to VGA connector. At first I thought my mini was DOA, then I discovered the adapter has to be fully and I do mean fully seated to work properly.


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