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tyleromeo
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 Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 8:27 pm Post subject: MAC MINI DVI MONITOR ISSUES |
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| Hi everyone. Glad to join the forums. I have a 1.42GHZ mini and a 20.1 inch Formac 2010 Gallery DVI display (1600x1200) I'm getting horizonal streaking over dark areas of the screen or anything with motion including games and DVDs. I know that I am not the only one with this problem. I just want to know what everyone else has suggested to fix this dilema. |
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blazer
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This is a known issue with no apparent fix.
http://www.123macmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=91
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tyleromeo
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Would installing SwitchRes X and changing the hertz fix the issue. Since it's an obvious software problem that apple isn't dealing with. |
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blazer
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I don't have the problem. I read that using SwitchRes X and switching to a lower resolution or helps. Have you tried another display?
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tyleromeo
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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| blazer wrote: | | I don't have the problem. I read that using SwitchRes X and switching to a lower resolution or helps. Have you tried another display? |
yes it works fine with a couple of VGA displays. but im dumbfounded that a 3rd party apple company has monitors that the mini will not run correctly. So i'm going to try this switchres X ASAP and see if it works. |
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rgsaunders
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I know it probably won't help to hear this but I have an LG2010P running in digital mode 1600x1200 60Hz, no problems at all. What refresh rate were you using? |
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tyleromeo
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| rgsaunders wrote: | | I know it probably won't help to hear this but I have an LG2010P running in digital mode 1600x1200 60Hz, no problems at all. What refresh rate were you using? |
how do you know your refresh rate is set to 60hz. |
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andp
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| tyleromeo wrote: | | rgsaunders wrote: | | I know it probably won't help to hear this but I have an LG2010P running in digital mode 1600x1200 60Hz, no problems at all. What refresh rate were you using? |
how do you know your refresh rate is set to 60hz. |
System Preferences > Displays |
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tyleromeo
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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| andp wrote: | | tyleromeo wrote: | | rgsaunders wrote: | | I know it probably won't help to hear this but I have an LG2010P running in digital mode 1600x1200 60Hz, no problems at all. What refresh rate were you using? |
how do you know your refresh rate is set to 60hz. |
System Preferences > Displays |
mine says 1600x1200 and the refresh rate is greyed out and says N/A I have a formac 2010 gallery DVI |
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andp
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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| This usally means your display only supports one rate and you have no options to change it. More than likely your display is 60-75Hz. |
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tyleromeo
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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| andp wrote: | | This usally means your display only supports one rate and you have no options to change it. More than likely your display is 60-75Hz. |
yeah thats what i figured, is there any way to over ride a digital LCDs refresh rate? i tried switchresX and im not quite sure to change LCD refresh rates? or if it's even possible? |
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andp
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| Not without damaging your display. I'd never go higher than 75Hz with anything you find. |
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tyleromeo
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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| andp wrote: | | Not without damaging your display. I'd never go higher than 75Hz with anything you find. |
so if i can't adjust my refresh rate how can the snow over black and motion on the screen. |
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FishKepr
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| Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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| tyleromeo wrote: |
Would installing SwitchRes X and changing the hertz fix the issue. Since it's an obvious software problem that apple isn't dealing with. |
I just installed SwitchRes X and created an array of refresh rates at 1280x1024. I don't have the issue at resolutions lower than that. The problem dropped dramatically at 58Hz and disappeared completely at 57Hz.
So SwitchRes can work, at least for some monitors. However, I'm a little annoyed that we have to resort to buying a 3rd party utility to fix this.  |
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blazer
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What resolution were you running at before?
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