I got my Mini about 2 months ago? which one will I need. Thanks, Courtney
On 07/05/2010, at 3:01 in the Afternoon, Chris Blouch wrote: > It used to be that you could use a mini-DVI to NTSC to 'trick' the mini into > thinking there was a monitor but that stopped working when Apple dropped the > analog signals from their DVI implementation. Really, how many people still > had ntsc or pal TVs and were going to hook them up to a mini? Well, I'm one > of them so the best I could figure out was to get the miniDVI to VGA adapter > and then a VGA to NTSC converter. Now my mini thinks there is a VGA display > hooked up all the time, whether or not the TV is actually on. Whether you > come out ahead cost wise doing this is another thing, but you'll probably > want the VGA hook up anyway. > > So depending on which Mini you have you'll either needs the Apple Mini DVI to > VGA adapter for $20 > > http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9320G/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY > > or the Apple DisplayPort to VGA adapter for $30 > > http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB572Z/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY > > I think newer Minis come with both so you could go with the cheaper MiniDVI > to VGA adapter and then a VGA to NTSC adapter. I found a cheap one which runs > off the USB power for $30 here: > > http://sewelldirect.com/pc-to-tv.asp > > Hope this helps. > > CB > > Bryan Smart wrote: >> >> If there was an FAQ for this list, the frustrating and repetitious subject >> of Minis and monitors would probably be at the top. I know that there is no >> reason to assume that newbies should know this, so there is no reason to >> blast them, but it gets so old covering this over and over again. We >> literally seem to have a thread about it 2 or 3 times a week. >> >> No, the Mini and VoiceOver won't work right without a monitor. >> >> Yes, that's why Safari and other apps always say that they're "busy, busy, >> busy, busy". >> >> No, there is no adaptor that you can plug in to it that will fake a monitor >> being attached. >> >> No, the Mini isn't supposed to be a portable computer. >> >> No, Apple isn't going to do anything to fix this in the future, as far as we >> know. >> >> Don't feel bad, Courtney. Lots of other people assume, like you, that this >> will work. It doesn't. No way that you could know without asking in advance. >> Hope that this helps and saves time. >> >> Maybe this is reason #1 to start an FAQ for this list? >> >> Bryan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Romack >> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 4:46 PM >> To: MacVisionaries >> Subject: Re: Mack Mini and Monitor? >> >> A couple points to note here: >> >> Ben - Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Rude, much? Consider that new members join this list >> every day, and they aren't privi to previous threads, unless they have no >> social life and sit and read every message dated back to the conception of >> this list. Apple picked a name for this product line that draws the to the >> assumption that the computer is "mini" enough to be portable. Consider that >> not everyone is as informed as you. Okay? >> >> For the sake of this thread, and the notion that Ben may explode in a fiery >> ball of rage with what I am about to propose - what if an adapter was >> plugged into the display port of the Mini, but no display was actually >> attached? Could one purchase some sort of VGA-to-RCA adapter (if one such >> adapter exists), and plug it into something portable that receives RCA-in? >> Just a thought from an ignorant Apple- head. >> >> romack >> >> www.justinromack.com >> twitter.com/justinromack >> >> On May 6, 8:00 am, "Neil James" <nei...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Ben, if you had read the post more carefully, perhaps you wouldn't >>> have been so quick to fly off the handle? The question was if there >>> exists a portable monitor not how portable the mini is. To answer the >>> original question though, the smallest monitor I have come across, was >>> a screen size of 12 inches, so while doable, it isn't exactly a portable >>> monitor. >>> >>> Neil >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Ben Mustill-Rose" <bmustillr...@gmail.com> >>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 11:45 AM >>> Subject: Re: Mack Mini and Monitor? >>> >>> >>>> Not portable in the sense that you could carry it to work. >>>> How many times do we have to say to people that a mini is not portable? >>>> >>>> On 05/05/2010, Courtney Curran <moopiecur...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> Since a new Mack mini apparently must have a monitor, are there any >>>>> portable monitors like USB monitors or something. I take my Mack >>>>> mini to work a lot. >>>>> I'm not using any monitor now, Safari seems busy a lot, but is >>>>> still very functional. >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Courtney >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >>>> signature database 5090 (20100506) __________ >>>> >>>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >>>> >>>> http://www.eset.com >>>> >>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >>> signature database 5090 (20100506) __________ >>> >>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >>> >>> http://www.eset.com >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group >>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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