Which Display To Use with mac mini?

Is it possible to use an iMac Desktop computer as a display for a mac mini?
Does anyone have the range of different monitors that can be used as a display for the mac mini?
Both answers are crucial to buying a mac mini.
iMac   Mac OS X (10.4.5)   600 MHz Power PC G 3 512 MB SDRAM

Not directly. You can of course connect to the mini using remote desktop (included with Mac OS - enable it on the Services tab of Security preference pane) and a free VNC client.
It is not fast and snappy like a directly attached monitor - so you will want to use it ocassionally to make remote changes - not day in and day out display.
Best to get a display that supports DVI input (or HDMI) and meets your budget. Here are the specs... (it will drive VGA as well - but it's no longer a digital signal and generally less nice)
DVI video output to support digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels; supports 20-inch Apple Cinema Display and 23-inch Apple Cinema HD Display; supports coherent digital displays up to 154MHz; supports noncoherent digital displays up to 135MHz

Similar Messages

  • MBA use with Mac Mini

    Can I use the Mac Mini as an external cd drive for my MBA?

    Connect the computers to the same network, insert a CD in the Mac mini, start File Sharing from the Sharing pane of System Preferences, choose Connect to Server from the Finder's Go menu on the MacBook Air, and log into the Mac mini.
    (35587)

  • DVI to ADC adapter STudio display will not power on when used with Mac mini

    I have a Mac mini and I just purchased a used apple 17" CRT studio display. I bought the DVI to ADC Adapter as recommended by my Apple store. When I hook everything up (I have checked and redone this two times) The power light will come on for about a second when presses. When the mini powers up there is a blank dark screen. I would appreciate any ideas on this. thanks!
    Mac mini   Mac OS X (10.4.1)  

    Hi
    unfortunately I think the Apple store have sold you the wrong item.
    I'm almost certain the DVI to ADC adapter only works with ADC based flat panel displays. DVI ports can output digital or analogue signals (or a combination of the two). The adapter seems to provide digital, which is why it works with the LCD displays, but not analogue, which is why it doesn't work with the CRT displays.
    Confusingly Apple did a 17" Studio display both as a CRT and LCD.
    Dr. Bott do a similar adapter but they explicitly state it's not compatible with the 17" CRT.
    Unfortunately I'm not sure there's a solution, as the display has an ADC connector yet I'm not aware of any adapters available that will work.

  • Dual ADC Apple Studio Displays (clear acrylic) with Mac Mini

    I currently have the old school Apple Studio Display ADC monitor hooked up to my Mac Mini using the ADC to DVI adapter. I have a second Studio ADC Display and another ADC to DVI adapter to run Dual Displays. I just bought a SEE 2 XTREME DVI to USB which is used for adding multiple monitors. I have it all hooked up. Its just basic plug and play after installing the Mac driver. My second monitor power light just flashes and wont turn on...Any suggestions? I already made sure both monitors and both ADC to DVI adapters worked, and they do. Please Help!! Any info would be greatly appreciated.

    yea, I checked that out about the light flashes. I have tried both monitors seperately and they both work fine...just not with this DVI to USB dual monitor adapter. Also, when I had them hooked up individually, I made sure the resolution was set the same in the system preferences > displays.

  • My Firewire HDD cannot use with Mac Mini

    I have Firewire 400 HDD and it work well with my MacBook with firewire 400 port, but when I use it with Firewire 800 + logitech firewire 800-400 cable it not work correctly, sometime It can't see the hdd, sometime It see but I can't copy file from/to my hdd.
    I did bring the cable to test with another Mac Mini that brought together it did the same, but when I take it to the store thay can use it with MacPro correctly without any problem.
    Can anyone help me to figure it out

    What OS is your MacBook running? I have an iPod that kills the FireWire ports on Leopard systems, but works OK on Tiger. When I upgraded my MacBook to OS 10.5.7 from 10.4.11, FireWire went bad with that iPod. It drove me nuts with my new Mini running Leopard.
    There are some Firewire interface chips which are incompatible with some Macs, and you can also check with the HDD manufacturer to see if there is a firmware update.

  • HD monitor suggestion for use with Mac Mini.

    Hello Group,
    Can anyone suggest the best (or good, compatible) HD monitor to use with my new mac mini just purchased (late 2009 model). Can't afford the apple cinema's so I'm looking for a cheaper option to still have HD using HDMI inputs, looking to spend around $200-$300..also do I need to purchase an adapter of some kind?. Thanks so much for any suggestions!

    Although I have no specifics, from various articles I have read
    about the condition, a few things stand out.
    What seems the most prevelant and makes a lot of sense is
    to use a monitor that has a matte finish screen.  Glossy screens
    regardless how you tweek lighting and viewing positions will always
    have some amount background reflection.  It can be so low as to
    not be conciously perceptible, but the eye is still detecting it and
    is trying to correct for it and what is viewed on the screen.
    On the subject of lighting, with the wider spread use of CFL
    lights could be adding more people to the list with this problem.
    The "cycle times" of these can conflict with display refresh times
    causing the susceptable persons eyes to get confused.  The old
    incandescent bulbs had much less of this effect.  
    Screen refresh rate can also be an issue.  With the iMacs and
    the Thunderbolt displays as well, these are fixed and cannot be
    tweeked, atleast not without third party intervention.  With a
    Mini and some other third party monitor, adjusting refresh rates
    can help.
    Environment in general is a major contributor as well.
    So, resolving the issue may not be as simple as just getting
    a different monitor, although matte screens seem to be a
    major help.

  • 75GB IBM HD - use with MAC MINI?

    My wonderful old beige G3 MT is never used any more - still only 9.2.2.
    It contains a 75GB IBM hard drive (?ATA/IDE).
    Could I remove that drive, install it in some kind of case, wipe the disk or reformat so that I could then attach it to my Mac mini (not Intel) as an external HD storage device?
    Could the case/HD connect via FW?
    Could I even reformat/install OSX 4.8?
    Or am I just dreaming.
    G3 MT & iMac & Mac mini   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   Mac mini OSX 10.4.6 & iMac & G3 OS9.2.2

    Sure, you can get a firewire external enclosure for your 75 and you can even boot your mini from it, and maybe get a slight speed increase.
    But with carefull shopping you could probably pick up a new 300 Gig firewire external for a bit over $100 -- and save yourself a lot of hassle and uncertainty.

  • 2TB Time Capsule or External Hard Drive for use with Mac MINI and AppleTV

    Hi,
    My current setup is I have a 1TB Hard Drive linked to my intel Mac Mini via FireWire 400, the Mini shares my music and films through iTunes so that my AppleTV can pick them up.
    All devices are connected to an AEBS 802.11n (early model) via Cat6 Gigabit cables.
    As I have run out of space and am looking for a bigger drive, I wanted to know if I would be able to use the 2TB Time Capsule to hold my films and be able to stream them to the Mac Mini so that it may stream them through iTunes to the AppleTV.
    The theory of if should work, as the devices are all Gigabit capable and connected by high quality Cat6 leads their shouldn't be network bandwith issues, I am just unsure of how quickly the TimeCapsule can read stored data from a hard drive and transmit, some of my films are HD and run 4GB plus.
    The obvious answers is just to buy a bigger hard drive with FW400, however I would like to reduce the number of boxes I have under the TV, I plan to upgrade my AEBS to the latest one anyway so just thought it made sense to explore this option.
    looking forward to hearing what you have to say.

    Hello,
    It should work in theory, but the disk access time of the TC is much slower. I was setup like you are with an external drive connected to a Mini via FW and I had true Gigabit transfer between computers.
    When my hard drive failed I sold my Linksys gigabit router and bought a TC to reduce the number of boxes, but I soon learned that the read/write speed on a TC is a little bit faster than on a thumb drive! Not that great. All my machines are also connected with Cat6.
    It's still OK to watch a movie though, but transferring 10+ Gb is a pain.

  • CRT Display stopped working with Mac Mini

    After over a year, my 7-year old ViewSonic CRT display went dark while working on my 1-year old Mac Mini (PowerPC). I replaced the DVI-VGA adapter and it worked perfectly---for a week---and then did the same thing: the screen went dark and the power light went red on the monitor. Both times this happened I hooked up an older generic monitor to see if my ViewSonic had died, and it put up a message stating that "both signals" were missing.
    Why was the adapter only a temporary fix? Do older CRTs have the habit of frying these adapters or is it something else?
    Mini Mac   Mac OS X (10.4.5)  

    The older monitors that did not come with vga plugs were sometimes computer specific Example. a compac monitor would not work with an ibm. You should get at least a monitor that has vga  plug. I had a gateway plugged into my mac mini. Some one will most likey say I'm wrong , but I did try the compac with an ibm. no screen. Older pc monitors with vga plug are pretty cheap right now,. Got mine from goodwill for $6.00

  • What optical audio cable to use with Mac Mini (late 2009) to receiver?

    I want to do the following (removing TiVo for something else is NOT an option, EVER):
    1) I want to watch TV through my HD TiVo (better than sex, better than chocolate, better than sex, chocolate, and anything else you can combine together).
    2) I want to watch DVDs plus iTunes videos plus listen to iTunes audio through my Mac Mini.
    3) I want to have digital optical audio (TOS?) 5.1 dolby for both
    On the Mac Mini it says it has digital audio out. Isn't that the same thing as digital Optical audio out?

    You need a regular optical digital cable, often called a Toslink, with a 3.5 mm miniplug adapter on the Mac mini end. The port is a combo port. When you insert the optical cable's miniplug into the port, because it is a tiny bit longer than a regular 3.5 mm miniplug, it activates the digital audio. Usually the port's output is analog by default.
    Dah•veed

  • What is the brand of optical disk medium to use with mac MINI super drive?

    TDK brand of blank optical disk medium on my mac (super drive) is not reading the optical disk I put in there to burn to. The genius at the apple store put in a Memorex brand of optical disk medium and it worked. What is the consensus for buying blank medium that will work with the .mac MINI super drive it seems TDK doesn't work? What is the brand and type to go with?

    You need a regular optical digital cable, often called a Toslink, with a 3.5 mm miniplug adapter on the Mac mini end. The port is a combo port. When you insert the optical cable's miniplug into the port, because it is a tiny bit longer than a regular 3.5 mm miniplug, it activates the digital audio. Usually the port's output is analog by default.
    Dah•veed

  • Is there a version of Lightroom still available which I can use with Mac OSX 10.5.8?

    I have an old Macbook Pro running OSX 10.5.8. I know the latest Lightroom needs 10.7 or above but until I upgrade my computer entirely, I was hoping to learn on a compatible version of Lightroom.
    Thanks,
    Katie

    Hi,
    Have a look at System requirements | Lightroom it details requirements for all versions of Lightroom.

  • What is a good third party display to use with the Mac Mini?

    The Acer monitor I bought simply doesn't work with my first generation Mac-Mini. When connected to the VGA connection I get a "input not supported" message. When I connect the DVI, the screen blacks out when I scroll and then comes back, at first I thought it was just with Firefox but soon discovered it was with any application I used. After some research on the internet I discovered that there is a problem with the firmware design on the DVI's on Acer Monitors. My new Acer monitor is enjoying it's new home in my sisters office, on her desk, connected to the VGA plug on her computer, enjoying Windows XP.
    At another web site for the Mac-Mini I was told that there are not that many displays that work for the Mac-Mini and I would be better off purchasing an Apple display, only problem is that the Apple displays are not within my budget. I would like some suggestions on this board from users as to what third party displays they use with a first generation Mac-Mini? I'm looking in the budget range of $200 to $250 dollars. I have a first generation Mac-Mini, Mac OS X Panther.
    PS I have tried setting monitor resolutions using both the VGA and DVI plug, they don't work.
    Thank you for any help I receive.

    Charles,
    I cannot speak on behalf of hooking this model of monitor up to a mini, however I do have a 19" Planar monitor at home hooked up to an old G4 tower via VGA, and the 19" Planar monitor that I have at work is hooked up via digital to my G4 15" PowerBook. I love both of these Planar 19" LCD monitors, and have absolutely no complaints. Planar's three year warranty is nice, and their tech support is top notch. I had an issue with the monitor at work, and I had a replacement on my desk in two days. Returning the bad monitor in the pre-paid box that the new one came in made things effortless. We have a few Planar's in the school district that I work in, and have no major issues with any of them.
    Not too sure what the most recent pricing is on this model, but CDW was selling them for around $225-$230 delivered right to your door.
    Hope this helps.

  • Can I connect multiple displays using a mac mini

    Can I connect 2 displays using the mac mini? If so, are there any accessories that I need? Are there certain monitors or connections that I should use?

    Hello,
    Assuming this is a 2012 Mini...
    2nd Display Support:
    Dual/Mirroring*
    2nd Max. Resolution:
    2560x1600*
    Details:
    *This model simultaneously supports 1920x1200 on an HDMI or a DVI display (using the included HDMI-to-DVI adapter) and 2560x1600 on a Thunderbolt or Mini DisplayPort display or even a VGA display (with an optional Mini DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter, which is compatible with the Thunderbolt port).
    http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-i7-2.6-late-2 012-specs.html
    If you need more...
    http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/VIDU3HDMIDV/
    http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/VIDU2DVIA/

  • Can you use hdmi to rgb composite cable with Mac mini

    I am thinkining of getting a mac mini .vI have a older jvc 2004 wit rgb composite conection .Can you use hdmi to rgb composite cable with Mac mini or do yo have to use a hdmi to composite converter to hook up to the tv wit Mac mini

    12. Can I output via Mini DisplayPort to an RCA or S-Video connection?
    No. The Mini DIsplayPort connector allows output to Mini DisplayPort, DisplayPort, VGA, DVI, and HDMI connections when using the proper cables and adapters. However, output to RCA, Component, or S-Video connections is not supported.
    - The current Mini as one HDMI out. The Min somes with a HDMI to DVI adopter. Howver, the HDMI output only outputs digital signal and thus yo will need a converter to convert that digital signal to analogue composite
    - The Min also comes with a Thunderbolt port which accepts the min display connector. However. based on 12 above it does not seem to support composite. The 12 is from
    Apple Mini DisplayPort adapters: Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Maybe you are looking for