Has anyone contacted Apple about this hardware bug? It's one thing to require a video dongle to make the machine work right without a monitor but now Apple has even broken that option.
CB Chris G wrote: > Yes, and it doesn't even need to be plugged into ac power. just > connected to the mac and the mac works fine. > Chris > > > > On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:59:29 -0600 > Dan Roy <droy1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> yes, it definitely does need a monitor, it's to bad that most of us didn't >> know that when we bought them. I, fortunately, have an old old VGA monitor >> here,a dn, just having it hooked up makes a big big difference. >> >> >> On Nov 24, 2009, at 6:42 PM, David McLean wrote: >> >> >>> Actually the mini is a great machine with the exception that it needs a >>> monitor. Pretty minor for me although I wish the mini adapter did work >>> because it would increase the portability of the machine a bit. >>> >>> On Nov 24, 2009, at 3:05 PM, Rich Ring wrote: >>> >>> >>>> I guess that's what I'll do. Wish I had never wasted my money on this >>>> computer, I should have held out and bought a Mac Book, but who knewA? >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "David McLean" <david.mcl...@cox.net> >>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 1:58 PM >>>> Subject: -- Mac Mini problem >>>> >>>> >>>> Well I had exactly the same problem last week. >>>> My only recommendation is to buy a cheap monitor just for the mini which >>>> is >>>> what I did. >>>> Of course you can also do what I did and buy yourself an early Christmas >>>> present (an imac). >>>> >>>> On Nov 24, 2009, at 2:43 PM, Rich Ring wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello: >>>>> I have finally gotten around to purchasing the mini to dvi adapter that >>>>> many >>>>> folks told me would solve the problems I am having with my Mac Mini's poor >>>>> performance on the web, and its inability to play DVDS. I have been very >>>>> busy because of a change in my job description, so I've kind of put the >>>>> Mac >>>>> on hold. However, life is calming down and I decided to get down to it >>>>> with >>>>> the mac. Imagine my frustration when, I received the adapter today, >>>>> connected it to the back of my Mac, started the machine, and I have no >>>>> speech. If I start the machine without this adapter connected, VO comes >>>>> up >>>>> as expected, and if I subsequently plug in the adapter all is still well, >>>>> but Safari is still just as slow as it was before. I'm wondering why the >>>>> system doesn't seem to come up if the adapter is plugged in. If any of >>>>> you >>>>> have an idea what could be causing this and, better yet, if any of you >>>>> have >>>>> a solution, I will be incredibly grateful. >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Jess Smith" <theeternal...@gmail.com> >>>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3:09 AM >>>>> Subject: A question about streaming audio in vlc media player >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> Whenever I stream audio in Vlc through an m3u playlist, the player skips >>>>> ahead to the next track in the playlist before the current one finishes >>>>> playing. 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