I finally replaced my wheezing mid 2011 mini with a shiny new 2018 model. Just base spec, figured the speed bump between the old and new would be plenty for what it’s used for.
Anyway, all those new thunderbolt 3 / USB-C ports means that all of my external drives can now get plugged in without a hub, keyboard & mouse in the USB 3 ports and a monitor on HDMI... leaving one thunderbolt free. So, with that in mind, I purchased two identical Acer monitors (K222HQL). These have an HDMI, a DVI and a VGA port each.
So, monitor one, HDMI to HDMI. No problems, works like a charm.
Monitor two, not so much. I’ve tried a thunderbolt to HDMI adaptor (2 copies of the same make and model) in conjunction with a variety of HDMI cables, on both monitors. Every time I get a picture, of the correct size & resolution etc.. except it’s Pink. I’ve also tried a thunderbolt to HDMI, which I suspect is just the same sort of thing as the adaptors, just with a cable rather than female HDMI socket. Same thing.
Bothe monitors work ok on Native HDMI from the mini. They also work fine on The DVI to DisplayPort cables that connect them to my work laptop dock (which needs to use the DVI).
I’ve googled this, and seen other issues related to it on other thunderbolt 3 equipped macs, and mostly the advice seems to be check the cables, but they’re all solidly connected. And with all the “check it with this monitor and this cable combination” ive done, I think I can rule out issues with the monitors & cables. I’ve also attempted to reset the nv ram, but I don’t think I have successfully.
I suppose I could have had really bad luck and got three duff parts brand new from amazon. But it seems unlikely.
Anyway, can anyone suggest anything else?
These are the cables I’ve purchased:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07CQM2ZSZ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B075V68NVR/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Do I need to get myself an “official” adaptor from Apple at a price that’s almost as much as one of the monitors iteslf? Are there any settings I can look at in the display panel in system settings? Specialmonitor profiles to, prevent the pinkness?
Thanks in advance,
Jason
[edit to add pics]
Anyway, all those new thunderbolt 3 / USB-C ports means that all of my external drives can now get plugged in without a hub, keyboard & mouse in the USB 3 ports and a monitor on HDMI... leaving one thunderbolt free. So, with that in mind, I purchased two identical Acer monitors (K222HQL). These have an HDMI, a DVI and a VGA port each.
So, monitor one, HDMI to HDMI. No problems, works like a charm.
Monitor two, not so much. I’ve tried a thunderbolt to HDMI adaptor (2 copies of the same make and model) in conjunction with a variety of HDMI cables, on both monitors. Every time I get a picture, of the correct size & resolution etc.. except it’s Pink. I’ve also tried a thunderbolt to HDMI, which I suspect is just the same sort of thing as the adaptors, just with a cable rather than female HDMI socket. Same thing.
Bothe monitors work ok on Native HDMI from the mini. They also work fine on The DVI to DisplayPort cables that connect them to my work laptop dock (which needs to use the DVI).
I’ve googled this, and seen other issues related to it on other thunderbolt 3 equipped macs, and mostly the advice seems to be check the cables, but they’re all solidly connected. And with all the “check it with this monitor and this cable combination” ive done, I think I can rule out issues with the monitors & cables. I’ve also attempted to reset the nv ram, but I don’t think I have successfully.
I suppose I could have had really bad luck and got three duff parts brand new from amazon. But it seems unlikely.
Anyway, can anyone suggest anything else?
These are the cables I’ve purchased:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07CQM2ZSZ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B075V68NVR/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Do I need to get myself an “official” adaptor from Apple at a price that’s almost as much as one of the monitors iteslf? Are there any settings I can look at in the display panel in system settings? Specialmonitor profiles to, prevent the pinkness?
Thanks in advance,
Jason
[edit to add pics]
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