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New Mac mini display is fuzzy

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zackwhitman

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Jan 31, 2011
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I just purchased a new mac mini and hooked it up to my vizio 22 inch hdtv with a HDMI cable. no matter what setting i have it on, the display and text still seems fuzzy and not HD. 1080p,1080i,720p,etc they all look fuzzy. right now i don't even have it set on an HD setting just one of the regular settings.

please help me?
 
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Fond the native resolution for your tv and set it to that!
 
You need to go into the Display settings and update the resolution to match the native res of the TV. That can be done usually by selecting the gear looking icon from the Dock, then select Display.

Typically the computer will auto detect the res of the monitor, so not sure this step should really be needed, but good to check anyway.
 
there is only a bunch of preset resolutions to choose, you can't just set it to a certain resolution. anyone who can help me with this?
 
zackwhitman said:
there is only a bunch of preset resolutions to choose, you can't just set it to a certain resolution. anyone who can help me with this?
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Hmmm. That seems odd. And your 1366x768 isn't an option? Is it just giving you the TV formats? Like 1080p, 720p, 480p, etc?

Have you run all the updates for the Mini? I didn't have any issue when I hooked mine up to my television. Do you have it connected to any other monitors at the same time?
 
I just bought this, its the brand new mac mini. and yes it just has preset TV configurations like 1080p,etc. I am looking for updates and don't see any, mostly because its brand new and the new mac mini is only a week old now. i have no idea how to get it to this native resolution!
 
and no i do not have any other monitors running. i just have it connected directly to HDMI ports. there was no DVI connector on the back of my tv, just a VGA
 
My understanding is that HDMI only offers HD settings including 480p, 720p and 1080p. To get specific resolution options including the monitor's native option you have to use DVI or VGA.
 
zackwhitman said:
and no i do not have any other monitors running. i just have it connected directly to HDMI ports. there was no DVI connector on the back of my tv, just a VGA
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your machine is like my sharp the vga is the only computer port. My sharp has 4 hdmi ports and the 1 vga I have to use the vga.

the new mini does work if you use a mini display to vga cable on my sharp.

monoprice sells a cable

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10246&cs_id=1024605&p_id=6002&seq=1&format=2

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10246&cs_id=1024605&p_id=6003&seq=1&format=2

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10246&cs_id=1024605&p_id=6004&seq=1&format=2
 
Having same issue. Bought a brand new macmini with HDMI port only, connected to SONY 52XBR6 TV. All the text seem fuzzy, not that crisp. I had a PC hooked to it previously, using same HDMI cable and port and did not have this problem. The Mac mini detects the Sony TV as SONY TV XV. HAve it set to 1080p 24Hz and 60 Hz, same results.

ANy help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
 
Same issue using the included HDMI-DVI adaptor, looks decent playing graphics and video but text sharpness is not as nice with my older Mac Mini over VGA at native resolution. I ended up ordering the monoprice adaptor as well.
 
Issue resolved! Installed switchresx and tweaked the settings of the output. Mac mini was giving option for 1080p @ either 24 hz or 60 hz only. Using switchresx, I was able to create a resolution of 1080p @ 71hz. Once I changed it to that resolution and rebooted, everything looked better!!
 
Solution

I am seriously frustrated with this issue so i decided to give up on all the Terminal stuff on the mac itself.
The solution is to change the sharpness on your monitor! Then it makes the picture look really nice and soft! Try it out.:apple:
 
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