Mac Mini Incompatible With Philips 30PW9100D/37
I picked up this TV from Target a few months ago at the very affordable price of $699. At that price this is probably the least expensive way to get started with HDTV. The default resolution is 1280 x 720 which looks pretty good using the built in over the air HD Tuner and connecting my PowerBook and MacBook Pro through a DVI to HDMI cable was never a problem. With these computers connected, all I had to do was switch the TV to the HDMI input and they would synch as if the TV were a second display. I thought an Intel Mac Mini would be the perfect permanent addition for a home theater.
Both the PowerBook and my MacBook Pro connected and displayed fine at this resolution:
1280 x 720, 60 Hz (NTSC), Millions
Here are the configurations of these three Macs:
PowerBook G4 1.67 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 10.4.6
MacBook Pro 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo, 2 GB RAM, 10.4.6
Mac Mini Intel 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo, 2 GB RAM, 10.4.6
As you can see, they each have 2 GB RAM and the latest OS, but the Mac Mini is the only one that does not sync with this TV at its native resolution. I'm not saying the Mini doesn't switch to 1280 x 720 resolution, which it does, it just doesn't sync with the TV at that resolution. I can get it to sync at the lower resolution of 720 x 480 but that's it. I'm using Apple Remote Desktop 3 to log in to the Mini and switch between these resolutions. I've tried SwitchResX and DisplayConfigX but the issue here is not that the Mini won't support a specific resolution, it's that it will not sync with this HDTV at that resolution whereas the PowerBook and MacBook Pro both do.
If anyone has been able to sync this model HDTV with an Intel Mini please let me know. I plan on returning the Mini to the Apple Store in a few days. I'll just keep temporarily connecting my MBP to the HDTV when I want to use Front Row.
300+ Macs Mac OS X (10.4.6) a few Macs at home too
it sounds like you have the tv set set to high for
the mac mini to display which one do you have duo or
single here is why im asking i have found out that
the single cannot display correctly in that
resolution while the duo can due to the increased
memory weird???
I have a duo, as stated above. This is not a resolution issue, it's a timing issue like BSteely says above. I'm going to test this over the next few days and post back here with the results. Although lacking in punctuation, I appreciate your suggestion. Thanks!
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