Mac Mini G4 monitor gone bright & washed out?

[Jmx]

Hi!

My old mini G4 1,42 has started showing a washed out picture lately, it's low on contrast and is much brighter than normal.
I thought it was my monitor but now i've tried 3 monitors and they all give this whitish look.
I've also reinstalled 10.4 and it's still the same washed out picture.
I bought it summer of 05 so i guess guarntee isn't an option.

Anyone experienced anything like this?

 

[fall3n]

When you tried the 3 different monitors, did you try using a different cable as well? If so, then I can only assume that it would be for GPU or VGA port (I assume it's not DVI).

 

[Jmx]

Thanks,

Yes it's CRT's and i've tried different cables.
I don't have any TFT to try with, maybe that still works.
Seems pity to throw it away after 2 years

 

[ReanimationLP]

Try different DVI-to-VGA adapters, and different monitor cables.

 

[spork183]

I am assuming you tried color calibration, etc. Might not address the root cause, but might be a short term fix.

 

[Jmx]

I've now tried different cables, vga adapter and calibration still whitish low contrast picture
Seems more and more like a hardware problem... pity.. it should last a little longer than 2 year.

 

[fall3n]

Sometimes you just get a bad Apple (yes pun intended). As another suggested, you can try to counter-calibrate the colour/contrast/brightness and perhaps get something closer to a clear image. Other then that it sounds like a hardware issue with either the VGA port or the actual GPU.

 

[kalisphoenix]

Seems pity to throw it away after 2 years

I'd take it off your hands I can think up plenty of uses for a Mac mini that don't involve an external display.

(Not saying that this is a minor failure or anything -- it @#$%ing sucks... but I'm in need of another computer )