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Hello.
I'm stumped! I've been using PCs, laptops and Macs for a number of years. I am trying to connect my Pioneer PDP-5070HD (HDMI input only) to my Intel 20" iMac. I would like to view my iTunes purchased movies with friends and don't want to sit in my office.
Details about the equipment:
iMac:
-has mini-dvi
-Leopard 10.5.8
Converter:
-I bought a mini-dvi->HDMI converter from amazon. It came from agcables.ca. Part number AG124852DVIZ,
Television:
-Pioneer PDP-5070HD
-According to Pioneer, it's resolution is 1365x768
I have connected external displays before, and it is straightforward. When I connect the TV and the iMac together, the iMac does the "auto detect" thing and the iMac screen briefly turns blue. However, I can't "see" the TV in the system display preferences, nor does the TV display anything. To sum it up, after auto-detect, I have regular iMac screen working, but no external monitor working or any place that I can edit the settings of the external monitor.
If I turn the TV off, or change it's input port, the iMac DOES seem to notice that it is either present or not present, but I still can't see anything on the TV or anything in the display preferences.
Things I have tried:
-"Detect Display" button - no change
-changing the resolution of the iMac and re-selecting the appropriate input on the TV - no change
-booting the iMac with the TV connected - no change
-tried downloading ConfigDisplayX, but it doesn't work so well with 10.5.8 ;-) so that didn't work
Does anyone have any ideas or solutions? I have tried doing various searches online (and here), and it sounds like people are doing this fairly easily and regularly. I feel like an idiot ... but I'm sure I've done my due diligence!
I'm stumped! I've been using PCs, laptops and Macs for a number of years. I am trying to connect my Pioneer PDP-5070HD (HDMI input only) to my Intel 20" iMac. I would like to view my iTunes purchased movies with friends and don't want to sit in my office.
Details about the equipment:
iMac:
-has mini-dvi
-Leopard 10.5.8
Converter:
-I bought a mini-dvi->HDMI converter from amazon. It came from agcables.ca. Part number AG124852DVIZ,
Television:
-Pioneer PDP-5070HD
-According to Pioneer, it's resolution is 1365x768
I have connected external displays before, and it is straightforward. When I connect the TV and the iMac together, the iMac does the "auto detect" thing and the iMac screen briefly turns blue. However, I can't "see" the TV in the system display preferences, nor does the TV display anything. To sum it up, after auto-detect, I have regular iMac screen working, but no external monitor working or any place that I can edit the settings of the external monitor.
If I turn the TV off, or change it's input port, the iMac DOES seem to notice that it is either present or not present, but I still can't see anything on the TV or anything in the display preferences.
Things I have tried:
-"Detect Display" button - no change
-changing the resolution of the iMac and re-selecting the appropriate input on the TV - no change
-booting the iMac with the TV connected - no change
-tried downloading ConfigDisplayX, but it doesn't work so well with 10.5.8 ;-) so that didn't work
Does anyone have any ideas or solutions? I have tried doing various searches online (and here), and it sounds like people are doing this fairly easily and regularly. I feel like an idiot ... but I'm sure I've done my due diligence!