Monitor problem

[cam30era]

I just got a 2nd hand Mac Mini (M1) today. No matter what I do, my monitor shows a black screen/no signal. Viewsonic XG3220. I’ve swapped cables and ports. I’ve confirmed that the monitor is working with my PC.
I plugged the Mini in to a TV and it works. Frankly I’m mystified. Any help would be appreciated

 

[salamanderjuice]

Have you tried using Displayport to USB C?

 

[cam30era]

No. I don’t have that cable. If you think there’s a good chance that will work, I’ll order one

 

[InuNacho]

C to Displayport was the only way to get reliable video from my 2018 and M2 Minis.

 

[kirbyrun]

I had a similar issue. Turns out it was my HDMI cable. This one fixed it for me.

 

[Fishrrman]

First thing I'd try:
DISCONNECT the display from the Mini.
Then, using the display's "on-screen" menus, do a factory reset.
Then, re-connect to Mini and try again.

What KIND of HDMI cable do you have?
I would try a "high-speed, HDMI 2.0" cable.

OR...
Try a USBc (Mini) to displayport (display) cable instead.

 

[cam30era]

To everyone that replied: thank you very much for the help! A new Amazon Display Port/USB C cable resolved the issue. Strangely a HDMI/USB C cable wouldn’t work.
This forum is amazing! A couple of months ago I posted a question regarding my iPhone 14 and received several helpful answers quickly. Unbelievable how different this is vs the speed of response and quality of answers

 

[cam30era]

Apparently all that was needed (as recommended by several posters) was a good quality, high speed HDMI cable. I purchased the one recommended above from Amazon

 

[marstan]

I prefer display port/USB-c over hdmi. DP/usb-c will give you 10 bit color vs 8 bit for hdmi. It is quite noticeble on my EIZO display.

 

[cam30era]

I prefer display port/USB-c over hdmi. DP/usb-c will give you 10 bit color vs 8 bit for hdmi. It is quite noticeble on my EIZO display.

Yup. I understand. I was just trying to list all valid options