Hello,
It is possible to send signals to a tv with a composite or S-Video input. It's just not as straight forward. What you need to do is purchase a Mini-DVI to VGA adapter. You could also purchase a Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter and have two monitors connected at the same time. You then need to purchase a VGA to Composite / S-Video converter to convert the VGA signal to Composite. This converter requires power and takes up one USB port on the mini. I think the only adapter rendered useless is the Mini-DVI to video adapter. The other various adapters should work fine. I prefer to get my adapters from monoprice.com since they're cheaper than apple's, and you'll need to purchase the VGA to RCA Composite S-Video converter (linked below) from there depending on whether or not you want to hook up a TV with a composite input. I haven't found any other place for this converter. When you try and use the Mini-DVI to video adapter, you get weird lines scrolling down the screen.. Here are the MonoPrice links to the Mini-DVI to VGA adapter, the Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter and VGA to RCA Composite / S-Video converter respectively. If anyone has any questions about this, feel free to ask. http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10419&cs_id=1041912&p_id=4850&seq=1&format=2 http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=5107&seq=1&format=2 http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011407&p_id=4724&seq=1&format=2 HTH, Blake From: mori...@mac.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: mac mini without monitor and set up Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:50:09 -1000 Hi Blake, Thanks for checking. The Mini-DVI to video adapter sounds as though it's the one we identified in the "Slow Mac Mini" thread in the list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg02152.html I've linked to the post that gives Apple Store links to the connector used for both the older Mac minis with the DVI to video adapter and the Mini-DVI to video adapter used for the Mac minis made after March 2009 (new version link appears first). Do you know whether it's possible to send output to a TV with any connector or combination of connectors on the new Mac Minis (or any Apple device which has a mini-DVI output instead of the older DVI output)? As far as I know, that may not be possible. Sending video output to a TV is something that the older Mac Minis and MacBooks can do, but I'm not sure I've read anywhere that it's possible through a Mini-DVI connector. Cheers, Esther Blake Sinnett wrote: I've done some further testing. Using the new 2009 model Mac Mini, I hooked up the Mini-DVI to video adapter and launched Safari and browsed a few pages. Then, I unplugged the adapter and restarted the Mini. Once again, I launched Safari. It was quite unresponsive. It appears this adapter still works on the new Mac Minis. > From: mori...@mac.com > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: mac mini without monitor and set up > Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:25:47 -1000 > > > Hi, > > Marie, you might want to check whether running without a monitor will > present a problem for the current generation Mac Mini and whether > using an adapter helps at all in this case. The reason for exercising > some care here is that after the last round of discussions, where we > hypothesized which new connector would work with the new model mini, > additional information came to light that not only was the form factor > of the video connector plug different, but it also passed signals in a > different fashion. Previously, the connector passed analog signals, > and it was not possible for your computer to check via the feedback > whether or not your computer was connected to a monitor via that > connector. In the video out port connections of the new model mini, > no analog signal gets passed and it's all digital. That means it's > possible for the system to check whether there is a monitor present at > the other end. Other features dependent on the connector have also > changed, and I don't think you can play movies on a TV from your > computer if you are using the new digital only video connector ports. > That's not true of the older model Macs (or the older MacBooks). > > So far I don't think we have any users who report they're using the > new Mini without a monitor (with or without an adapter at the end). > > HTH > > Cheers, > > Esther > > On Jul 27, 2009, at 13:10, Dan wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > When you start the machine for the first time, you will hear the > > music. Then an announcement about if you already know how to use > > VoiceOver, just press Command F5 to start VO. You can set it up > > yourself. I have set up my different Macs without sighted assistance. > > Dan > > On Jul 27, 2009, at 4:02 PM, Marie Howarth wrote: > > > >> > >> Hey, > >> I already have a macbook and I'm thinking of getting a mac mini. I > >> know if you don't have the monitor you need the adapter to make the > >> mini think there is one to prevent sluggish behaviour. My question > >> is, > >> how would you set up the mac independently without sighted > >> assistance? > >> I had to have someone hit the start voice over assistive set up thing > >> on my mac book when I got it. but if you don't have a monitor, can > >> this be achieved some way? I've never reinstalled my leopard yet, > >> although I understand it can be done. simply, can I set up my mac > >> mini > >> without sighted assistance? > >> thanks Marie > >> > >> > >>> > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
