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Usual Suspect

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Feb 4, 2009, 4:23:58 AM2/4/09
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Mac Intel Mini, when connected to plasma display's component (5xBNC) input,
displays fine. The cable used is a DVI-to-component adapter cable.

When the same Mac is connected to the plasma's VGA input (using DVI-VGA
adapter cable), the display shows:

"Signal too fast
h: 18KHz
v: 75Hz"
(I might be a bit off on the numbers -- working from memory late at night...)

The display has configuration menus, but parameter settings are available in
the menus only when an acceptable (within range) signal is being displayed.

I tried setting the Mac's monitor settings to the basic 600x800 resolution,
but this didn't change the results.

Ideas?

Thanks.
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Doc O'Leary

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Feb 4, 2009, 9:36:12 AM2/4/09
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In article <0001HW.C5AE9EAE...@news.sf.sbcglobal.net>,
Usual Suspect <re...@thegroup.net> wrote:

> v: 75Hz"


>
> I tried setting the Mac's monitor settings to the basic 600x800 resolution,
> but this didn't change the results.

Instead of messing with the resolution, try turning down the Mac's
refresh rate to 60Hz.

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Usual Suspect

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Feb 4, 2009, 11:19:21 AM2/4/09
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> Instead of messing with the resolution, try turning down the Mac's
> refresh rate to 60Hz.

Sorry I didn't include that in my description: it is/was set to 60 Hz.

That's the core of the mystery: why it is reported as being other than 60
Hz...

When I disconnect the cable from the display, no reports of being
out-of-range.

Mac Intel Mini 1.83 GHz / 2 GB / 230 GB
OS X 10.5.6

Richard Crowley

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Feb 4, 2009, 11:31:49 AM2/4/09
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"Usual Suspect" wrote ...

If it says "too fast" why change the resolution and leave
the refresh rate unchanged?

PS: rec.video.desktop is NOT chartered for discussion of computer
monitors and graphics cards. It is about non-linear editing (NLE) of
television.


Phil Stripling

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Feb 4, 2009, 12:36:42 PM2/4/09
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In article <0001HW.C5AE9EAE...@news.sf.sbcglobal.net>,
Usual Suspect <re...@thegroup.net> wrote:

> The display has configuration menus, but parameter settings are available in
> the menus only when an acceptable (within range) signal is being displayed.

What does your TV's manual say about VGA settings when connected to a
computer?

Bruce Tomlin

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Feb 4, 2009, 2:07:42 PM2/4/09
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In article <0001HW.C5AE9EAE...@news.sf.sbcglobal.net>,
Usual Suspect <re...@thegroup.net> wrote:

> Mac Intel Mini, when connected to plasma display's component (5xBNC) input,
> displays fine. The cable used is a DVI-to-component adapter cable.
>
> When the same Mac is connected to the plasma's VGA input (using DVI-VGA
> adapter cable), the display shows:
>
> "Signal too fast
> h: 18KHz
> v: 75Hz"
> (I might be a bit off on the numbers -- working from memory late at night...)
>
> The display has configuration menus, but parameter settings are available in
> the menus only when an acceptable (within range) signal is being displayed.

Try connecting a regular VGA monitor and then change the settings.

Usual Suspect

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Feb 4, 2009, 5:16:14 PM2/4/09
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> Try connecting a regular VGA monitor and then change the settings.

Doh! Thanks for the idea...
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