Another Mac Mini Owner with Display Issues

That-Guy · Nov 5, 2012, 04:03 PM

Well my Mini turned up today and everything is working fine apart from the colours awful on the monitor.

Especially with the lighter colours (they simply don't show up) like light grey borders and things like that.

I know its not a monitor issue as it looks amazing on my Hackintosh with Intel 3000 Graphics using the same connection (HDMI to HDMI).

I have tried using the calibration wizard in the display preferences but does not really make a difference.

So has apple acknowledged this as an actual problem or bug? Do we think these issues will be fixed in 10.8.3?

I am tempted to send the Mini back as with problems like this it seems to be a downgrade considering I live in packages like Photoshop and Fireworks

Im gutted, not the experience I was hoping for with my first real (non-hackintosh) Mac.

k.alexander · Nov 5, 2012, 04:06 PM

Try the calibration utility but go through Expert Mode. Pay attention to the Native Gama settings (hint the box on the left, you're going to want to move that slider towards the bottom of the box). Then set/keep Target Gama at 2.20. Come back and tell us if that helps you. Did that this morning, huge difference.

That-Guy · Nov 5, 2012, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by k.alexander

Try the calibration utility but go through Expert Mode. Pay attention to the Native Gama settings (hint the box on the left, you're going to want to move that slider towards the bottom of the box). Then set/keep Target Gama at 2.20. Come back and tell us if that helps you. Did that this morning, huge difference.

I LOVE YOU!!!

That has made so much difference! I didn't even see the Expert Mode tick box!

Thank you again

k.alexander · Nov 5, 2012, 04:30 PM

I guess, I should probably repost this for everyone. Did it in about 2 min this morning before running out to work.

pollaxe · Nov 5, 2012, 04:36 PM

Make that two of us - I've just run through the calibration wizard myself after reading this thread and it's really improved the picture quality.

I've just moved from a 30" monitor via MDP to DVI-D (whilst setting up my new Mini) onto HDMI on a Samsung LED HDTV where it's going to be staying (I hope) and it's made one hell of a difference to the quality of the display.

I've not yet seen any black screens/snow issues that others are reporting but I'll be watching closely over the coming days, just in case.

eklof · Nov 7, 2012, 02:17 PM

Indeed this is working like a charm. After going through the advanced calibration I managed to get back my 2007 mac mini display settings! :=)

GR33NIE · Nov 7, 2012, 05:24 PM

Worked a charm for me too, has really improved picture quality! Always wondered why it didn't look quite right..now I know

koyeung · Nov 7, 2012, 05:24 PM

similar to this one: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1482487

Quote:

Originally Posted by That-Guy

Well my Mini turned up today and everything is working fine apart from the colours awful on the monitor.

Especially with the lighter colours (they simply don't show up) like light grey borders and things like that.

I know its not a monitor issue as it looks amazing on my Hackintosh with Intel 3000 Graphics using the same connection (HDMI to HDMI).

I have tried using the calibration wizard in the display preferences but does not really make a difference.

So has apple acknowledged this as an actual problem or bug? Do we think these issues will be fixed in 10.8.3?

I am tempted to send the Mini back as with problems like this it seems to be a downgrade considering I live in packages like Photoshop and Fireworks

Im gutted, not the experience I was hoping for with my first real (non-hackintosh) Mac.

Nov 5, 2012, 04:03 PM	#1
That-Guy macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: UK	Another Mac Mini Owner with Display Issues Well my Mini turned up today and everything is working fine apart from the colours awful on the monitor. Especially with the lighter colours (they simply don't show up) like light grey borders and things like that. I know its not a monitor issue as it looks amazing on my Hackintosh with Intel 3000 Graphics using the same connection (HDMI to HDMI). I have tried using the calibration wizard in the display preferences but does not really make a difference. So has apple acknowledged this as an actual problem or bug? Do we think these issues will be fixed in 10.8.3? I am tempted to send the Mini back as with problems like this it seems to be a downgrade considering I live in packages like Photoshop and Fireworks Im gutted, not the experience I was hoping for with my first real (non-hackintosh) Mac. __________________ Mac Mini Late 2012 - 2.5GHz Core i5 - 16gb RAM - 120gb SSD + 500gb HDD iPhone 4S \| Apple TV 2012 3rd Gen \| Airport Express 2012 3rd Gen Website \| Twitter \| Google+ \| Instagram
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GR33NIE macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK	Worked a charm for me too, has really improved picture quality! Always wondered why it didn't look quite right..now I know __________________ 20'' iMac (Sold!) \| iPod Classic \| 16GB 4S \| iPad 3rd Gen 16GB \| Mac Mini 2012 \| Web
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Nov 5, 2012, 04:06 PM	#2
k.alexander macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2010	Try the calibration utility but go through Expert Mode. Pay attention to the Native Gama settings (hint the box on the left, you're going to want to move that slider towards the bottom of the box). Then set/keep Target Gama at 2.20. Come back and tell us if that helps you. Did that this morning, huge difference.
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Nov 5, 2012, 04:30 PM	#4
k.alexander macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2010	I guess, I should probably repost this for everyone. Did it in about 2 min this morning before running out to work.
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Nov 5, 2012, 04:36 PM	#5
pollaxe macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West of England	Make that two of us - I've just run through the calibration wizard myself after reading this thread and it's really improved the picture quality. I've just moved from a 30" monitor via MDP to DVI-D (whilst setting up my new Mini) onto HDMI on a Samsung LED HDTV where it's going to be staying (I hope) and it's made one hell of a difference to the quality of the display. I've not yet seen any black screens/snow issues that others are reporting but I'll be watching closely over the coming days, just in case.
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Nov 7, 2012, 02:17 PM	#6
eklof macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2011	Indeed this is working like a charm. After going through the advanced calibration I managed to get back my 2007 mac mini display settings! :=)
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