I use the dvi to hdmi cable sucessfully on my g4 and then on my new g5. Works fine. Of course it works better on the g5.
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 5:00 AM, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Kris Tilford wrote: > > On Dec 18, 2008, at 2:26 AM, Clark Martin wrote: > > > >> My G4 Mac Mini has DVI output which is fed to a DVI to HDMI cable > >> into my HDTV. > > > > I never got mine to work, and was told that "cheap" DVI-to-HDMI cables > > often fail to work? I bought my cable to about $6 off eBay, and > > locally they sell for about $30-40. I can "see" no difference, but I > > can tell you I've got no output to my HDTV from my G4 Mini. It could > > be a resolution problem, the G4 Mini is really hamstrung by a poor > > video card for HDTV and large monitors. > > I have two of the cables, I know I bought one through OWC but I can't > recall where I got the other. > > The only problem I have with the Mini's video is that at high > resolution, > 1024x768, it can't quite keep up with full screen video > playback. It's not a problem as my video on that machine is all NTSC. > It will display at 1920 x 1080 just fine as long as the video window is > actual size or double size at most. > > > > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
