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<blockquote data-quote="jalapeno_jack" data-source="post: 995958" data-attributes="member: 143299">Hello.I'm stumped!&nbsp; I've been using PCs, laptops and Macs for a number of years.&nbsp; I am trying to connect my Pioneer PDP-5070HD (HDMI input only) to my Intel 20&quot; iMac.&nbsp; 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 10.5.8Converter:-I bought a mini-dvi-&gt;HDMI converter from amazon.&nbsp; It came from agcables.ca.&nbsp; Part number AG124852DVIZ,Television:-Pioneer PDP-5070HD-According to Pioneer, it's resolution is 1365x768I have connected external displays before, and it is straightforward.&nbsp; When I connect the TV and the iMac together, the iMac does the &quot;auto detect&quot; thing and the iMac screen briefly turns blue.&nbsp; However, I can't &quot;see&quot; the TV in the system display preferences, nor does the TV display anything.&nbsp; 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:-&quot;Detect Display&quot; 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 workDoes anyone have any ideas or solutions?&nbsp; I have tried doing various searches online (and here), and it sounds like people are doing this fairly easily and regularly.&nbsp; I feel like an idiot ... but I'm sure I've done my due diligence!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jalapeno_jack, post: 995958, member: 143299"] 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! [/QUOTE]

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