Mac Mini no longer detects widescreen VGA displays since last update, can I force 1440x900 somehow?
I connect my intel mac mini to my widescreen monitor through a mini dvi to vga adapter, bought at an apple store. This use to show correct diplay settings and I used 1440x900. About a month ago there was an update and now I cant see the option for 1440x900 any more. The display is all stretched and ugly. I tried the monitor off of my PC, a new samsung and the mini will not recognise that either over the vga adapter. I have tried a new adapter and that did not work either.
Is there anyway I can turn off the autodetect and just set the resolution. I have heard of some shareware program but I do not want to use it. I don't really trust downloading applications from websites.
Trev, I thought you had already updated to Lion. So 10.6.8 did that?
I'd suggest you do not upgrade to Lion till 10.7.1 or 10.7.2 is out fixing graphics driver bugs and other reported ailments.
Are you still under warranty with your system? Or have extended AppleCare?
I am not sure Apple is giving 10.6.9 any priority ... It might be worth calling.
SwitchResX is a reputable program that has been around for a while. Many have used it in the past when OSX wasn't that good at detecting external monitors & TV resolutions. I would give it a whirl. It has a two week free demo.
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DDC block report generated by SwitchResX for display
SAMSUNG
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
0 | 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 4C 2D B1 02 00 00 00 00
1 | 32 10 01 03 68 70 3E 78 2A E2 BD A1 5B 4A 98 24
2 | 15 47 4A AD CE 00 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01
3 | 01 01 01 01 01 01 66 21 50 B0 51 00 1B 30 40 70
4 | 36 00 4E 6C 42 00 00 1E 64 19 00 40 41 00 26 30
5 | 18 88 36 00 4E 6C 42 00 00 18 00 00 00 FD 00 3C
6 | 4B 1E 3D 09 00 0A 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 FC
7 | 00 53 41 4D 53 55 4E 47 0A 20 20 20 20 20 00 33
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Manufacturer........SAM
Product Code........45314 (B102) (02B1)
Serial Number.......0
Manufactured........Week 50 of year 2006
Max H Size..........112 cm
Max V Size..........62 cm
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640 x 480 @ 75Hz
640 x 480 @ 72Hz
640 x 480 @ 60Hz
720 x 400 @ 70Hz
1024 x 768 @ 75Hz
1024 x 768 @ 70Hz
1024 x 768 @ 60Hz
800 x 600 @ 75Hz
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Horizontal Vertical
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Blanking................ 432 pixels 27 lines
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Windows 7PC no longer detects iPad 3 after latest itunes update. Why?,
iPad not appearing in iTunes
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/itunes/
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4235
IOS: Syncing with iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
Apple - Support - iPad - Syncing
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/syncing/
Cheers, Tom -
Apple TV mirroring issues even with Mac mini,airport extreme bought at the end of last year,and an iPad 2
I have the same issue with ATV3 and iPhone 4S. Everything works properly, no buffering issues when watching netflix, vimeo, youtube BUT when I try mirroring even a small 15sec iPhone movie it stutters and buffers and results to a choppy playback..same with larger mp4 files such as 1-1.5GB, buffers forever and never plays, I just re-encoded the same movie to 700MB and plays perfectly..
Why Apple, why?..so close..I can accept the bigger movie files issue, but not being able to playback properly an iPhone movie is funny..I recorded a movie with lower bitrate through Filmic Pro (Economy mode, up to 16Mbps)
and plays properly.
Is there an upcoming software update going to solve the problem or is it hardware related and therefore not fixable.
Please don't reply with a network related answer, by 2012 we know how to set up our networks and everything else runs flawlessly.
I'll apreciate a fast answer, we love Apple, but if it can't play an iphone movie (or a high quality movie from iTunes) it's just not up to my standards.
Thanks again.
JP
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