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Connect a mini to an older RGB-only HDTV
Authored by: glusk on Mar 19, '06 10:17:54AM

Thanks for the tip, Rob. I wasn't aware that the mini would spew out interlaced signals.

You can, however, damage some displays with incorrect settings in DisplayConfigX. DLP or LCD displays should be fine, but some CRT (tube) displays will try to scan at the rate you send it and may fail with damaging results. Many newer CRT displays will detect that it cannot handle the scan rate and display an out-of-range message.

Your method of using VNC to change setups is a great idea. It's an easy way to change settings while your display isn't working.

I have my Cube set with DisplayConfigX to output 720p to an older CRT projector. DVDs look great and HD content even better. May have to upgrade to a Mini to get Front Row. Now if only the graphics card would send out Y,Pb,Pr colorspace instead of RGB...



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