Flat panel tv.

I am new to the flat panel tv market and I was just wondering what the best specifications on a flat screen are. Any help would be appreciated.

You haven't stated wether you wanted LCD or Plasma...so I will begin with that from an excerpt I have posted elsewhere....
Although the debate between LCD and plasma has raged on for years, the real battle only started two years ago when manufacturers started producing LCDs big enough to go head to head with plasmas. Now that it has been raging for two years, we've seen some interesting trends develop. LCDs have been very successful at pushing plasma out of its most popular size, 42-inches, and some manufacturers have stopped producing that size all together. Also a result of the success of LCDs, the number of plasma manufactures has decreased over the past two years. Pioneer is the most notable to announce its plan to stop producing its own plasmas starting with the next model and will instead buy glass from Panasonic, but Hitachi and Phillips have also announced similar plans -- and Fujitsu got out of the display business all together. Some might use these events combined with the latest green movement to conclude that plasma is dead, but not so fast.
Plasmas still offer the best value in the 50+ sizes and the best contrast and color reproduction -- which any videophile will tell you is way more important than brightness, which seems to be sole reason why the masses prefer LCD. And plasmas aren't completely in the grave yet -- in fact, most of the biggest manufactures still sell plasmas including Panasonic, Samsung, LG, Hitachi, Pioneer, and Vizio. In fact, recently things have actually started to turn around for the PDP sector. The most notable trend is that the latest plasmas from Hitachi, Pioneer, LG, and Panasonic all pass the latest stringent Energy Star requirements of the 208-Watt "on mode" and less than 1-Watt "standby mode." And the market is showing this comeback as well which is indicated by the latest DisplaySearch report which showed that plasma sales grew by 37 percent year-over-year in the third quarter of 2008 -- in a time that is very hard time for any market to show growth.
So while no technology can be successful forever, plasma has at the very least a few years left, and we believe it won't be LCD that will kill it. The only technology that actually seems poised to replace it is OLED, and with the biggest (and only) consumer model at 11-inches, there is plenty of time left on the clock for plasmas. That being said, we only see two main markets for plasmas moving forward as LCDs continue to grow in size and shrink in price. The first being videophiles who demand the best contrast and color money can buy, and the second being value shoppers looking for a way to buy a 60-inch TV for as close to $2000 as possible. But with the latest LCD LED-backlit displays making huge strides in color and contrast, and Laser TVs hitting the streets, anyone who tells you they know what is going to happen in the next 18 to 24 months has no idea what they're talking about.

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I'm just checking here.
I have an iMac G4 1GHz 17" Flat-Panel, Model M8935LL/A (USB 1.1 version) that currently has the standard 256MB PC2100 (266 MHz) RAM module installed in the factory slot, and a 512MB PC2700 (333 MHz) RAM module installed in the bottom (user-accessible) slot. I bought the machine direct from Apple, so despite the "official" spec (which calls for PC2100 RAM in both slots), it's obvious that Apple knows PC2700 RAM will work in that machine. My understanding is that the faster PC2700 RAM simply downclocks to accommodate the lower 266 MHz bus speed of the M8935LL/A. As I understand the DDR SDRAM spec, any DDR SDRAM (PC1600 through PC3200) module will simply overclock or underclock to accommodate the host bus speed...but feel free to correct me if I'm mistaken on that point.
I'm fixing to upgrade the hard drive to a larger capacity model. I've done it before, so I know it's no picnic. Since I have to go past the factory RAM slot anyway to change the hard drive, I figure I might as well upgrade the internal RAM to the full 1GB limit. (Yes...I know Apple says you can't exceed 512MB in either slot, so please—no remonstrances about sticking to Apple's spec. The spec is wrong.)
Obviously, it's possible to mix the two RAM speeds between the two slots, since Apple shipped the computer that way. Here are my questions:
• Is there any downside to going the other way when I upgrade the RAM—that is, putting a 1GB PC2700 (184-pin) module in the factory slot, and a 1GB PC2100 (200-pin) module in the user slot? The reason I ask is because my preferred supplier (OWC) can't supply me with both modules in the same speed.
• Is there any performance advantage in both modules being the same speed—that is, both PC2100 or both PC2700? If not, I'll just buy the one of each speed that OWC has available.
Thanks!

jjw wrote:
So, you know have 2Gb available in your flat screen imac?
Yes indeed—2GB confirmed as available by Apple System Profiler. Both modules are PC2700. Everything is working fine.
I guess I can understand why Apple discourages users from replacing the 184-pin "factory slot" module. There's not a whole lot of slack in the motherboard connector cables, so it's best to disconnect them in order to get the bottom section to lie flat on the workbench. I suppose some folks might be hesitant about disconnecting things, but it's really quite simple, and involves only three connectors. After having changed the hard drive a few years ago, replacing the RAM was a piece of cake by comparison.
A word of caution to anyone who's going to attempt it, though. There are TWO heat sink interfaces between the bottom section (where the motherboard is mounted) and the top dome. Those heat sink surfaces are coated with thermal paste at the factory, but the compound dries out over time, becoming a rubbery membrane between the heat sink surfaces. Once you separate the top and bottom sections, the membrane rips apart, and the firm connection between the heat sink surfaces is permanently gone. It's a bad idea to simply put them back together after you change the RAM module; you won't get a good thermal connection.
The solution is to scrape all of the old rubbery compound off all four surfaces (two on the bottom and two on the top section). I did it with a piece of PVC, but you can use anything with a sharp edge that won't scratch the metal surface—even your fingernails will work, unless the old compound has dried out to the point where it's hard. After you scrape the old gunk off, apply new thermal paste to all four surfaces.
The other maintenance item you can perform while you're in there is cleaning out all the dust, which accumulates in vast quantities and interferes with cooling. I vacuumed it out with a plastic crevice tool, being careful NOT to touch any of the components with the tool. Vacuuming can build up a static charge on the tool, especially in dry environments, and high static voltages aren't friendly to microprocessors. I used a securely grounded anti-static wrist strap throughout the entire operation, and even wrapped it around the vacuum tool.
Good luck!

Mac Mini to G4 iMac Flat Panel display ???

Just scanned some pages back in this forum and couldn't see this as a topic-so I'll ask.
I was wondering, if I had a 17" Flat Panel imac (even the 800Ghz version, or the 1Ghz or the !.25Ghz - or event the 20" [yummmmy] ) could I drive the mac mini via the iMacG4's highly versatile flat panel display ???
[ideally I'd love to be able to re-engineer the Flat Panel's guts with smaller but faster CPU etc - and as machine innards get smaller maybe this will be possible - because the screen tilt and swivel is so versatile; eh!)]
gregg

Hmm - why did myinnermostthoughts sudenly become a hyperlink - or is it a hyperjump into the final frontier of cyber-computing???
Anyway, but I had hoped to just plug a keyboard into 2005 'Twiggy" , use a VGA adaptor/er between the two machines, and use the 1.42 Ghz speed of the 'Twiggy' to display stuff (CS2 etc) on the Flat Panel's display (oxymoronic word usage here - I suppose). The Flat Panels do have an vga port - so why cant the cable go from the mac mini to the VGA port of the iMac ??? Are you saying ti's almost impossible - or are you refering to re-engineering???
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Cant get Apple TV to work properly with older flat panel TV.

I have an older flat panel, a 42" philips 42pf9630a. This one:
http://www.retrevo.com/support/Phili.../278bh337/t/2/
I plugged my brand new Apple TV into the HDMI and switched input on the TV. I can see the Apple TV main menu but it blips in and out, toggling between the main menu and snow. Obviously there's some sort of communication issue between the Apple TV and my Philips. I have successfully used this apple TV on several other TV's in the past couple of months.
Is it because my TV is too old? Any suggestions on what I can do to fix this??
Thanks for your help!

Go in to the network and sharing center (in control panel), with the pc connected by wire. Right inder the little "map" of her network, it will list the available networks (probably only one listed), click customize and set it to private, you can also name it if you want so its more easily identified.
Also, make sure file sharing and network discovery are "on".
Message Edited by Frunple on 03-17-200705:50 AM

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My 17" G4 flat panel iMac can't get on my Airport Extreme network. It has been on the network for years. All of a sudden I can't get on my own network. The Airport extreme uses a WAP2 Security password. Everything else in my home is on this network ie. Blu-Ray players, Wii, Nintendo DS's, MacBook, Apple TV. The G4 doesn't even have WAP2 as an option! Where did the option go? I really don't wanna set up the network again with a WEP password(That's an option on the G4) and have to reset everything. What happened?

There were two 17" flat-panel G4 iMacs. The earlier of the two (Part# M8812LL/A) had an optional AirPort Card. This card only supports 802.11b and either the WEP or WPA security standards. It does not WPA2. This may be the reason the G4 is not able to connect to your wireless network if you have it configured for WPA2 Personal.
You will need to reconfigure the AirPort to use the "WPA/WPA2 Personal" option.

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I am thinking of getting one of these new Mac mini's for the kids in the den and I have an old 20" flat panel ADC from Apple that is still going strong. Is there an adapter that will work with this configuration?
Thanks,
West

Somewhat ungainly, but you'll need the mini-DVI-DVI adaptor (supplied with the new mini), and a DVI-ADC adaptor (http://store.apple.com/us/product/M8661LL/B?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MjE0NTg4NA)

Is it possible to use old Apple Flat Panel Display (62 watt power adapter) with MacBookPro 13" Mid-2012 running 10.8.4? Tried mini display to VGA cable

Is it possible to use old Apple Flat Panel Display (62 watt power adapter) with a MacBookPro 13" Mid-2012 laptop? Would like to use larger screen when working at home. I have a mini display port to VGA cable and have tried to hook up the old display but it seems not to work. When I try to activate the screen on the old display-- a window comes up in the MacBookPro and asks me if I want to shut down the computer. What little I have read it that the MacBookPro had Thunderbolt and the old display may not be compatible? Any assistance would be appreciated.

quax88 wrote:
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This doesn't have anything to do with your problem, but it will likely cause other issues with your e-mail.
Here's my standard recommendation concerting the use of A-V software to deal with potentially infected messages:
Never use ClamXav (or any other A-V software) to move (quarantine) or delete e-mail. It will corrupt the mailbox index which could cause loss of other e-mail and other issues with functions such as searching. It may also leave the original e-mail on your ISP's e-mail server and will be re-downloaded to your hard drive the next time you check for new mail.
So, if you choose to "Scan e-mail content for malware and phishing" in the General Preferences, make sure you do not elect to either Quarantine or Delete infected files.
When possibly infected e-mail files are found:
Right-click/Control-click on either the infection or file name in the ClamXav window.
Select "Reveal In Finder" from the pop-up menu.
When the window opens, double-click on the file to open the message in your e-mail client application.
Read the message and if you agree that it is junk/spam/phishing then use the e-mail client's delete button to delete it (this is especially important when the word "Heuristics" appears in the infection name).
If you disagree and choose to retain the message, return to ClamXav and choose "Exclude From Future Scans" from the pop-up menu.
If this is a g-mail account and those messages continue to show up after you have deleted them in the above manner, you may need to log in to webmail using your browser, go to the "All Mail" folder, find the message(s) and use the delete button there to permanently delete them from the server.
To fix the corrupted mailbox index(es), highlight each one that was corrupted and choose Rebuild from the appropriate menu.

Superdrive replacement in flat panel iMac

I have seen this addressed in bits and pieces on many different forums, so I figured it was about time to try and get this information in a place where it could be easily found.
The problems encountered by many iMac G4 flat panel users with their superdrives seem to have only one common solution.......replacement of the drive.
There are numerous fixes that at best are temporary solutions to a problem that will only get worse until the drive fails completely.
This model iMac seems to be extremely susceptable to the accumulation of dust, which in turn causes the internal parts to overheat, which probably leads to premature failure of the laser components of the drive.
In 10.4, the common error is related to laser power calibration failure, in which the laser is unable to either read or write to the disk in order to determine the correct write speed for that disk.
Earlier versions list similar problems, but the wording is different.
Using a different type of media can be a temporary solution, if the problem is just beginning, but at best, probably a few burns is all you will get.
Using a lens cleaner will help in some cases, but also temporarily if internal dust is the culprit.
Other solutions, including burning to a disk image, then using disk utility to burn the dvd will also work, occasionally, as will creating a new user account.
The ultimate solution is replacement of the optical drive, and a good internal cleaning of the iMac.
Cleaning alone may solve the problem, however, since you already have the unit disassembled, and the optical drive removed for proper cleaning, it is best to go ahead and replace the drive, since the newer, dual layer, 16x drives are relatively inexpensive, some for under $40.00 US. Also a good time to install that new HD since it is removed along with the optical assembly, and even a little extra ram.
You should be aware that doing this yourself will no doubt conflict with Applecare, if you have it, but on older models without the warranty, most people should be able to do this themselves.
This URL .......http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/iMacg4/imacg4takeapart.html...........provides a take apart guide and step by step directions to replacing the components, and is very easy to follow. Make sure that if you don't have a second computer, that you print these pages prior to beginning disassembly of your iMac.
It is really not as complicated as it looks, and if you have any mechanical ability, and a little patience, it can be easily done within an hour.
Also be aware that if you install a dual layer drive, You will not be able to access the dual layer feature in iDvd unless you install a patch from this website........http://www.hardmac.com/niouzcontenu.php?date=2005-05-26#4090.............the file name is MBiDVD4ALLDUAL.sit.
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The 110 is actually slightly smaller than the original drive, and was easier to install, than the other model was to remove. Most drives are standardized in size, and all mounting screws positioned in the same place, so as long as the drive you choose is not larger than your original, it should work.
I hope this helps a few of you out, I know about the time I spent searching for answers before finally giving up and just buying the new drive.
You sure won't regret being able to burn at 16x, or getting those ninety minute movies on one disk.
Good Luck
Pazuita

Hello Pazuita,
I think you meant to post this in the imac area of the Discussion forum, this is the Feedback forum.
The info you have complied would be best posted there.
Eme :~{)

Mac will no longer turn on - iMac G4 (Flat Panel)

I have an iMac G4 (Flat Panel) that will not turn on. I've tried to obvious things such as changing the power lead/fuse etc., but this hasn't solved it. If you hold the power button in you can hear a faint 'ticking' sound coming from inside the Mac, but it doesn't power up. I'm guessing something more serious has 'blown' inside, but I have no idea whether it's a lost cause, or something that could be easily fixed. Any ideas?

Hello Matt,
I have the same problem you describe. You may want to try what I did to bring the iMac back on. I just leave it alone for a day, with the power cord disconnected. Then I try my luck by connecting the power cord back and start up again. Some patience is needed here as I am successful only after half a dozen of retries. I also hold the power button until I see the lights on the mouse comes on.
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Ohnj,
I presume that you are no longer trying to use iCloud for syncing with the "Flat Panel." It will not work since you are using OS X 10.5.8.
Quit iCal, go to your Macintosh HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Calendars folder and remove any/all files with "Cache" as a part of the file name. Then log out/in or restart and see what happens.

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Try resetting the PRAM on the G4. A weak or dead clock battery can also cause DVDs, CDs and FireWire not to show up.
Check out things in Texas Mac Mans tutorial on the subject. His tutorial is a little dated (don't believe it even mentions G5's) but the info in it, except SMU not being included, still applies.
Cheers!
DALE

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ibook g3 800, G5 imac, FTP imac, Pbook 15" Mac OS X (10.3.9)

You'll generally get quicker and more accurate responses if you ask in the iMac area. This forum is intended for older, pre-PowerMac G3, hardware.
Anyway, Your Mac officially only supports screen mirroring, not "extended desktop" mode. So all you'd get is a larger copy of the same image you'd see on the iMac's internal screen. If that's what you want, all you need is the Apple VGA Display Adapter and a VGA monitor (most will work).
If what you were hoping for is to run the external monitor separately from the iMac's screen, there is a utility here that claims to enable extended desktop on some iMacs and iBooks. I do not endorse such usage since some people have reported that the hack completely messed up their systems, though, so use the hack at your own risk. Note as well that if you have problems with the system due to this hack, Apple may well not honor the warranty (since the hack constitutes an unauthorized modification, prohibited in the Apple warranty). But it has reportedly worked well for a number of people.
Regards.

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Hello and Welcome to Apple
Discussions.
You'll have to use the Open
Firmware method that a brody links to in his post
above.
The manual button to open the drive is
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mrtotes
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Hi
We recently had a power cut and since then I have been unable to start up our imac flat panel. We have tried the fuse, plugged it in somewhere else and checked all the leads etc, but hold the power button on and nothing. I changed the PRAM batery about 3-4 years ago and have not had this problem before this occasion. Does anyone know if there is an internal fuse or a reset button etc

The reset often tried after a power outage or other interrupt, requires one to follow instructions in the maintenance support article regarding a reset of the Power Management Unit (PMU) as follows.
•Resetting the iMac (flat panel G4) Power Management Unit (PMU)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1712
This article has a few helpful images of the computer and basic explanations on how to do the procedure.
Other more in-depth items may require more take-apart know-how and techniques which will be more tedious and would follow instructions such as those outlined in an official iMac G4 Apple repair manual in PDF. These may be hard to get. While I have three iMac G4 17" 1.25GHz desktop computers, none of them are up and running at this time; my original one has a power issue and I believe it may be a failed power supply. Of the other two, one was acquired as non-running parts computer, but it has a good power supply, optical drive, display, and a few other parts. The third iMac in my instance, needs a replacement optical drive; so while I have three of these, all of them would require disassembly to remedy their various issues.
When you take apart one of these, be sure to have some new Thermal Paste, a new/fresh clock Battery, a means of re-torquing the internal chassis to required specification, and remember to remove all the old thermal paste from the heat transfer conduits before re-assembly. If you can get the correct Service Manual for this iMac G4 (several in series) which was an official Apple document, in PDF, it would be of great help in troubleshooting the issues. Some of the suggested repair procedures require access to known-good parts; in part to swap out and help find out what is not wrong with it.
Online sources of information vary, as do their worthiness and value as problem solving tools, depending on depth of the troubles involved. Even a site with info such as this iFixit may offer tips for some situations: http://www.ifixit.com/Device/iMac_G4 -- And the xlr8yourmac article on how to Take-apart iMac G4 for Drive and Ram upgrades has a few others: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/imac_g4/imacg4_takeapart.html
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Sometimes, a power failure may coincide with other parts failures; in example, a hard disk drive on its last legs may be affected by a power surge or outage timed upset, and that contains startup disk OS files.
To find a qualified and trained technician who can and will help repair these older models, can be a problem in and of itself; several shops also sell new hardware and their answer for an old unique computer, is to get a new not-so unique model from them. With the correct Service Manuals, you could eventually repair one of these, if you can get good quality replacement parts at low cost and do the work yourself.
Hopefully this helps somewhat.
Good luck & happy computing!
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About two weeks ago my G4 flat panel started crashing intermittently. Half the time it just would not start up again until it had been left for a while. Thinking the hard drive was overloaded, I backed up all my files and did a clean install of Tiger. (It now has 27 Gigs available.) It was fine for a few days, then it crashed again yesterday! I reset PRAM and NVRAM. I switched off the sleep option, thinking it might be causing the crashes. Then, this morning it crashed again This time I was able to copy this information:
panic (cpu 0 caller 0xFFF0003): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x000954F8 0x00095A10 0x00026898 0x000ABB80
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x29E70000)
PC=0x000A5440; MSR=0x00001030; DAR=0x00000037; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x000A7F48; R1=0x0036DB20; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x000A7F48 0x000ABB80
Exception state (sv=0x29E27780)
PC=0x00017874; MSR=0x00021030; DAR=0xDFEDC4E0; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00017FFC; R1=0x0036DCD0; XCP=0x0000001C (0x700 - Program)
Backtrace:
0x00017BE0 0x00017FFC 0x00018370 0x000C5850 0x00096090 0x00095CAC
0x000AC6EC
Exception state (sv=0x33271780)
PC=0x0027AFE8; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x000001D1; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x005FB43C; R1=0x000001E1; XCP=0x0000000c (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
backtrace terminated - unaligned frame address: 0x000001E1
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.0)@0x5ec000
Exception state 9sv=0x223CE780)
PC=ox00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=oxoooooooo; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.11.0: Wed Oct 10 18:26:00 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.24.17~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic: We are hanging here...
From the little I know this looks like a kernel panic. Does anyone know for sure and can you tell from the information what caused the panic?
I haven't yet checked the RAM chip (XDEALRAM 512 MB for flat panel iMac G4 PC133 SO DIMM) I bought from 18004MEMORY and installed in April.
HELP!
700 MHz PowerPC G4 / 768 SDRAM
G3 CRT/G4 Flat panel/iBook/MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.11) Will work on PCs if necessary, am trying to recover from them!

You may have to try removing the RAM upgrade, and while the computer
is still off, put it back together, put the power cord back in, and then try
and reset the PRAM on startup. That's the old four-finger salute where
the option, command, r, p keys are held down almost forever after press-
ing the power button with the four held down. The computer should make
a startup bong sound, then keep holding the keys down until it bongs thrice.
The RAM chip may be bad; but then too, could be an issue elsewhere in
the computer. There is a good troubleshooting topic on how to go about:
Resolving Kernel Panics:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html
Technical Note TN2063: Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics
http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2002/tn2063.html
The issue can mean a hardware issue could be the cause; or it may
mean there could be a software cause behind the kernel panic. In a
few cases, there may be a combination of both; so troubleshooting
is a step by step process. Simple things, such as the RAM, first.
In some situations, the problem may be more or less involved; you
can hope for a less costly cure, but if it gets too odd, you may have
to pay a tech to troubleshoot. If you have skills in this matter, you
should be able figure out how involved this one really is...
Good luck & happy computing!

G4 Flat-panel No Longer stays up!?! What the heck?

Can anyone advise on how to repair my G4 flat panel? The screen no longer wants to stay up. It continues to fall as though there is no spring or resistance. I've attempted to look this issue up so as not to repeat a question, but I can't find anything on it. Can someone help?
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For hardware repairs such as that you should take your iMac to an Apple store or authorized Apple repair center.

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