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Mac Mini and Display Problems
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<blockquote data-quote="Ex_PC_Puke" data-source="post: 104003"><p>Not a flat panel expert - but most of the time this type of problem is a analog - digital conversion issue between the monitor and the video HW and or video drivers --- <strong>bottom line is some older / cheaper flat panels have a sweet spot ( resolution and refresh rate) and if your PC - mac or what ever can't hit that --- things look like crap</strong> </p><p></p><p><strong>Bottom line here for your is that most likley the flat panel you have is not compatible with the mac-mini --- this may be especially true since the mini's native output is pure digital not vga which is probably what your PC is putting out. </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>The other ultimate test is to hook up your mini to a decent monitor --- if the display is crisp -- you've got resolution / sweet spot issues between your flat panel and the mini</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I've got a new Samsung SyncMaster 730n 17" that runs and looks awesome on my mini -- running DVI. $299 with rebate at Best Buy </p><p></p><p>In my previous life at Intel I led a team building the very first DVI ready PC motherboards as the DVI spec was being written -- once we got everything working - with DVI prototype monitors -- I can recall people just coming by and staring at the screens (for a long time) just blown away by how they looked</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ex_PC_Puke, post: 104003"] Not a flat panel expert - but most of the time this type of problem is a analog - digital conversion issue between the monitor and the video HW and or video drivers --- [B]bottom line is some older / cheaper flat panels have a sweet spot ( resolution and refresh rate) and if your PC - mac or what ever can't hit that --- things look like crap[/B] [B]Bottom line here for your is that most likley the flat panel you have is not compatible with the mac-mini --- this may be especially true since the mini's native output is pure digital not vga which is probably what your PC is putting out. [/B] [B]The other ultimate test is to hook up your mini to a decent monitor --- if the display is crisp -- you've got resolution / sweet spot issues between your flat panel and the mini[/B] I've got a new Samsung SyncMaster 730n 17" that runs and looks awesome on my mini -- running DVI. $299 with rebate at Best Buy In my previous life at Intel I led a team building the very first DVI ready PC motherboards as the DVI spec was being written -- once we got everything working - with DVI prototype monitors -- I can recall people just coming by and staring at the screens (for a long time) just blown away by how they looked [/QUOTE]
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