Here is the one I ordered as recommended on this list. If it isn't correct I'd sure appreciate it someone can finally clarify exactly which one it is that does work! Product Number Unit Price Qty Subtotal
VID ADPT MINI-DVI TO VIDEO ADAPTER-GEN M9319G/A $19.00 On Nov 28, 2009, at 11:42 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: > I haven't seen it stated clearly in this thread. Was the adaptor purchased > the Mac to NTSC adaptor? That's the only one that works. The NTSC adaptor > tells the Mac that there is a monitor attached even if there isn't one. The > DVI adaptor is not the right one. That one still passes through the monitor > detect signaling so it just moves the problem further down the chain of > connections. For those not familiar, without a monitor connected the Mac > tries to detect what's hooked up. This detection apparently hangs the > machine, makes it run horribly slow or other bad behaviors if there isn't a > monitor hooked up. If you hook up an NTSC adaptor the detect runs as though a > screen is hooked up and then everything works. > > CB > > Chris G wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I agree, if I would've known the frustration my Mac mini would cause me >> I would've bought an iMac. Sometimes it doesn't pay to try and save a >> little money. >> Chris >> >> >> >> On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:05:32 -0600 >> "Rich Ring" <richr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>> I guess that's what I'll do. Wish I had never wasted my money on this >>> computer, I should have held out and bought a Mac Book, but who knewA? >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "David McLean" <david.mcl...@cox.net> >>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 1:58 PM >>> Subject: -- Mac Mini problem >>> >>> >>> Well I had exactly the same problem last week. >>> My only recommendation is to buy a cheap monitor just for the mini which is >>> what I did. >>> Of course you can also do what I did and buy yourself an early Christmas >>> present (an imac). >>> >>> On Nov 24, 2009, at 2:43 PM, Rich Ring wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hello: >>>> I have finally gotten around to purchasing the mini to dvi adapter that >>>> many >>>> folks told me would solve the problems I am having with my Mac Mini's poor >>>> performance on the web, and its inability to play DVDS. I have been very >>>> busy because of a change in my job description, so I've kind of put the >>>> Mac >>>> on hold. However, life is calming down and I decided to get down to it >>>> with >>>> the mac. Imagine my frustration when, I received the adapter today, >>>> connected it to the back of my Mac, started the machine, and I have no >>>> speech. If I start the machine without this adapter connected, VO comes >>>> up >>>> as expected, and if I subsequently plug in the adapter all is still well, >>>> but Safari is still just as slow as it was before. I'm wondering why the >>>> system doesn't seem to come up if the adapter is plugged in. If any of >>>> you >>>> have an idea what could be causing this and, better yet, if any of you >>>> have >>>> a solution, I will be incredibly grateful. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Jess Smith" <theeternal...@gmail.com> >>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3:09 AM >>>> Subject: A question about streaming audio in vlc media player >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Whenever I stream audio in Vlc through an m3u playlist, the player skips >>>> ahead to the next track in the playlist before the current one finishes >>>> playing. What's going on here, and how can I fix this? >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> Jes. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> 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. >>> 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. > 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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