http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/20/hooking-up-a-mac-mini-to-your-hdtv-if-it-doesnt-just-work/ Engadget HD Comments for Hooking up a Mac Mini to your HDTV: If it doesn't just work http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/20/hooking-up-a-mac-mini-to-your-hdtv-if-it-doesnt-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/20/hooking-up-a-mac-mini-to-your-hdtv-if-it-doesnt-just-work/Mar 20th 2006 2:32PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/20/hooking-up-a-mac-mini-to-your-hdtv-if-it-doesnt-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/20/hooking-up-a-mac-mini-to-your-hdtv-if-it-doesnt-just-work/Mar 20th 2006 5:07PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/20/hooking-up-a-mac-mini-to-your-hdtv-if-it-doesnt-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/20/hooking-up-a-mac-mini-to-your-hdtv-if-it-doesnt-just-work/I belive you are trivilizing your setup.
Why don't you write up how you did it and let other judge how easy it is.

Joey,
You are correct, PDP's are easier to connect. The TV's that are trouble are older CRT based displays that only accept 1080i input and without DVI, VGA or HDMI inputs.]]>Mar 20th 2006 5:12PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/20/hooking-up-a-mac-mini-to-your-hdtv-if-it-doesnt-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/20/hooking-up-a-mac-mini-to-your-hdtv-if-it-doesnt-just-work/
1) Buy PNY GeForce 6600 with S-Video and HDTV TV-Out
2) Plug in TV-Out dongle
3) Hook up Composite, S-Video, or Component cables to dongle (Component in my case)
4) Plug other end of cable into TV
5) Turn on computer and set to the proper input on TV.
Done deal!]]>Mar 21st 2006 10:11AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/20/hooking-up-a-mac-mini-to-your-hdtv-if-it-doesnt-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/20/hooking-up-a-mac-mini-to-your-hdtv-if-it-doesnt-just-work/
Are you trying to tell me that your Video card automatically outputs 1080i?

I am not going to pretent to know anything about the GeForce drivers, but I know for a fact that ATI didn't include 1080i as a standard resolution 2 years ago. Even today you have have a way to make the change (ie VNC) because your PC monitor doesn't accept 1080i and your TV doesn't accept 1024x768. Today ATI navtivly supports 1080i but it is about 6 clicks deep from the desktop, wihch is hardly simple.

It should just work.]]>Mar 21st 2006 12:09PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/20/hooking-up-a-mac-mini-to-your-hdtv-if-it-doesnt-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/20/hooking-up-a-mac-mini-to-your-hdtv-if-it-doesnt-just-work/TV>1080i and it was done. Worked just great.

Before I had the 6600 I had an X800 XT from ATI on it. Same thing there. It displayed the low resolutions just fine on my PC since it knew what I was doing and after installing the drivers, could select 480i/p, 720p, 1080i from the HDTV menu in the display properties. Couldn't have been easier with either card.]]>Mar 21st 2006 12:39PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/20/hooking-up-a-mac-mini-to-your-hdtv-if-it-doesnt-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/20/hooking-up-a-mac-mini-to-your-hdtv-if-it-doesnt-just-work/
you need a VGA - 5 BNC cable to hook to most HDTV's that take COMPONENT or RGB

We know you can do X and Y with windows, the problem is kids in slovenia have more control of your PC than you do.]]>Jun 20th 2006 3:00PM