Trouble Hooking mac mini up to hdtv

[travisjacques]

I tried hooking my mac mini up to my samsung HDTV (VGA cable) and it worked at first, but the picture wasn't the resolution i liked so i decided to change it. I ended up changing it to a resolution that wasnt supported (woops). Now when i plug it into the TV, the desktop shows up momentarily and then the TV flashes "Mode not supported". Is there any way to remedy this? i tried hooking up my 20" computer monitor but you can only change the settings for that specific monitor. Would another input option help? I'm lost.

 

[Makosuke]

You should be able to boot with a different resolution by holding down the Shift key when the computer starts, to get into Safe Mode. At that point you can set it to a supported resolution, which should stick through a reboot.

If that doesn't work, reset PRAM first (command-option-P-R on boot until it chimes a couple of times) to get a default resolution, THEN hold down shift.

Incidentally, if your TV has an HDMI input port, you should get better quality using a DVI-HDMI cable to hook your Mini up. That's how I run my similar setup.

 

[travisjacques]

You should be able to boot with a different resolution by holding down the Shift key when the computer starts, to get into Safe Mode. At that point you can set it to a supported resolution, which should stick through a reboot.

If that doesn't work, reset PRAM first (command-option-P-R on boot until it chimes a couple of times) to get a default resolution, THEN hold down shift.

Incidentally, if your TV has an HDMI input port, you should get better quality using a DVI-HDMI cable to hook your Mini up. That's how I run my similar setup.

Great advice. I will try both of these methods today when i get home from work. Thank you

 

[iAlexG]

DVI would be better as VGA = Analog signal and DVI = Digital signal. But i u want to use a HDMI adapter and you want sound you would need this
Unless you don't want sound or have already got something similar