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Connect a mini to an older RGB-only HDTV
Authored by: lonewolf2222 on Mar 20, '06 01:05:36AM

How do you connect the DVI output of the mini to the RGB (component video
I presume?) input on the HDTV?



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Connect a mini to an older RGB-only HDTV
Authored by: robg on Mar 20, '06 06:46:06AM

The mini comes with a DVI to VGA adapter; just connect that to the RGB on the HDTV...

-rob.



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Connect a mini to an older RGB-only HDTV
Authored by: JimMueller on Mar 20, '06 08:23:56AM

Are the RGB connections on this sort of HDTV three separeate coax lines like on the old Radius and SuperMac professional monitors, or is it a standard 15 pin VGA connector?



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Connect a mini to an older RGB-only HDTV
Authored by: robg on Mar 20, '06 09:34:39AM

Standard 15-pin VGA-type...

-rob.



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Connect a mini to an older RGB-only HDTV
Authored by: shoobe01 on Mar 20, '06 01:04:20PM

You really need to edit the original post and say this, then. RGB is a colorspace, not a single, specific connector type. At all. The connection you seem to be talking about is DB15HD, VGA.



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Connect a mini to an older RGB-only HDTV
Authored by: robg on Mar 20, '06 08:05:20PM

On the back of my television, it's labeled "RGB input." That's all I know....

-rob.



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Connect a mini to an older RGB-only HDTV
Authored by: lonewolf2222 on Mar 21, '06 12:02:06AM

So that means it's a VGA not component video. Which means that you are
not getting true HD resolution. Don't your TV have component inputs
besides VGA? I'm interested to know how one would connect the Mac
mini DVI port to component video input of an HDTV. I browsed around and
it seems like you need some expensive conversion hardware to do this.
I was wondering if anyone knows of a good and cheap DVI-to-component
cable which will do the job. Or there is no such thing?



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Connect a mini to an older RGB-only HDTV
Authored by: daran on Mar 21, '06 03:08:59AM

> So that means it's a VGA not component video
Nah. It means it is analog input with RGB+sync signals used. It's called VGA due to using the same pinning, not refering for a particular resolution as there is no hard resolution limitation on these. 1080i is well within reach, as would be 1080p which no HDTV set I'm aware of supports. So you'd need a DVI-to-RGB adapter (passive, inexpensive, sometimes called DVI-to-VGA adpater) or better still use a DVI-input on your TV (only few have this).



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Connect a mini to an older RGB-only HDTV
Authored by: bommai on Mar 20, '06 11:17:55AM

Remember RGB is not the same as component video. You CANNOT connect RGB to component directly sinice they use different color spaces. You need a transcoder such as the Audio Authority 9A60.

You can find detailed instructions at http://www.jwardell.com/info/minihtpc.html

This transcoder is expensive ($115) and that is why I am sitting on the fence about buying a Mac mini. I have a Toshiba RPTV that has only component video input.

Some ATI cards have the circuitry to output component video through their pins but require windows specific drivers. Unfortunately, they never support Macs well.



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