No picture when connecting new mini to tv

[raevynn]

I bought a new mac mini last week and after doing some configuration on my 24" screen, I tried to connect it to a Funai LCD-A2004 TV (not a HD TV). However, there's NO picture, the screen just stays black! Sounds and everything else works though, and I can access the mini via screen sharing from my MBP.

What can I do to make the mini work with the TV? Is there any software or something I can install to make it work? Any settings I have to consider? Or is my only option to by a new TV or screen?

Thanks in advance!

 

[MWPULSE]

try detecting displays.
or you can try it with a different type of cable/adaptor.

What solutions have you tried yourself to correct the problem??

PTP

 

[raevynn]

I'm pretty clueless about how to solve the problem. I tried playing around with the display settings, but that didn't help. I also don't really know what other adapter would work with the mini. As far as I know, there's only the one mini-dvi to video adapter I can use...

 

[YanniDepp]

How are you connecting it to your TV?

The Mac Mini (Early 2009) no longer supports analogue video signals from the mini-DVI port. So if you're using the 'Mini DVI to Video adapter', it won't work.

I can confirm this, as I have a Mac Mini (early 2009), a MacBook (Late 2006), a Mini DVI to Video Adapter, and an old Sony TV. The MacBook will output signal, but the Mac Mini won't.

Read some of the comments here: http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9319G/A

 

[geoffreak]

Put your TV on the lowest resolution possible at 60Hz. This will tell you if it is working or not.

 

[YanniDepp]

Won't help. The new mini doesn't support composite / S-Video out.