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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1031285" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>Now that's an oldie today. There was quite a bit of issue connecting that set even to Windows when it was new. Some with no luck and some only getting it to connect at 480 even with DVI to HDMI. I really think the TV just is not passing good info to the computer. There weren't that many of us already connecting our computers to our TV sets just 5 years ago and none of the TV manufacturers were considering it. At that time, most folks were just concerned with getting their OPPO hooked up.</p><p></p><p>Have seen other's suggest those early Phillips models may be sluggish syncing when changing inputs and to try changing the input back and forth a few times, waiting each time. </p><p></p><p>As for order to turn on, best bet for order: have the cable plugged in, turn on the TV (have the TV set to the HDMI input when you turn it off, not changing it after it's turned on) - wait for however long it takes that set to warm up, then turn on the Mac.</p><p></p><p>Once the Mac is on, you'll need to open up system preferences - displays - head for the appearance tab and put a check in mirror displays for the time being. Then move that display window out of the way and see if you have a separate display window for the tv. If so, try different resolutions until you find one that will work. If you're not even getting the appearance tab or the separate display window, the TV is not providing the proper EDID info to the computer. If this doesn't work, I'd say it's probably a no go. </p><p></p><p>Even the TV's that did work with Windows at that time, most of them would not work with Linux at all via HDMI. And that was before my time with a Mac.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1031285, member: 24160"] Now that's an oldie today. There was quite a bit of issue connecting that set even to Windows when it was new. Some with no luck and some only getting it to connect at 480 even with DVI to HDMI. I really think the TV just is not passing good info to the computer. There weren't that many of us already connecting our computers to our TV sets just 5 years ago and none of the TV manufacturers were considering it. At that time, most folks were just concerned with getting their OPPO hooked up. Have seen other's suggest those early Phillips models may be sluggish syncing when changing inputs and to try changing the input back and forth a few times, waiting each time. As for order to turn on, best bet for order: have the cable plugged in, turn on the TV (have the TV set to the HDMI input when you turn it off, not changing it after it's turned on) - wait for however long it takes that set to warm up, then turn on the Mac. Once the Mac is on, you'll need to open up system preferences - displays - head for the appearance tab and put a check in mirror displays for the time being. Then move that display window out of the way and see if you have a separate display window for the tv. If so, try different resolutions until you find one that will work. If you're not even getting the appearance tab or the separate display window, the TV is not providing the proper EDID info to the computer. If this doesn't work, I'd say it's probably a no go. Even the TV's that did work with Windows at that time, most of them would not work with Linux at all via HDMI. And that was before my time with a Mac. [/QUOTE]
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