Mac Mini fails to display on plasma (VGA)

Mac Intel Mini, when connected to plasma display's component (5xBNC) input,
displays fine. The cable used is a DVI-to-component adapter cable.

When the same Mac is connected to the plasma's VGA input (using DVI-VGA
adapter cable), the display shows:

"Signal too fast
h: 18KHz
v: 75Hz"
(I might be a bit off on the numbers -- working from memory late at night...)

The display has configuration menus, but parameter settings are available in
the menus only when an acceptable (within range) signal is being displayed.

I tried setting the Mac's monitor settings to the basic 600x800 resolution,
but this didn't change the results.

Ideas?

Thanks.
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In article .net,
Usual Suspect wrote:

v: 75Hz"

I tried setting the Mac's monitor settings to the basic 600x800 resolution,
but this didn't change the results.

Instead of messing with the resolution, try turning down the Mac's
refresh rate to 60Hz.

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Instead of messing with the resolution, try turning down the Mac's
refresh rate to 60Hz.

Sorry I didn't include that in my description: it is/was set to 60 Hz.

That's the core of the mystery: why it is reported as being other than 60
Hz...

When I disconnect the cable from the display, no reports of being
out-of-range.

Mac Intel Mini 1.83 GHz / 2 GB / 230 GB
OS X 10.5.6

Thanks.
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Al, the usual

"Usual Suspect" wrote ...
Mac Intel Mini, when connected to plasma display's component (5xBNC)
input,
displays fine. The cable used is a DVI-to-component adapter cable.

When the same Mac is connected to the plasma's VGA input (using DVI-VGA
adapter cable), the display shows:

"Signal too fast
h: 18KHz
v: 75Hz"
(I might be a bit off on the numbers -- working from memory late at
night...)

The display has configuration menus, but parameter settings are available
in
the menus only when an acceptable (within range) signal is being
displayed.

I tried setting the Mac's monitor settings to the basic 600x800
resolution,
but this didn't change the results.

Ideas?

If it says "too fast" why change the resolution and leave
the refresh rate unchanged?

PS: rec.video.desktop is NOT chartered for discussion of computer
monitors and graphics cards. It is about non-linear editing (NLE) of
television.

In article .net,
Usual Suspect wrote:

The display has configuration menus, but parameter settings are available in
the menus only when an acceptable (within range) signal is being displayed.

What does your TV's manual say about VGA settings when connected to a
computer?

In article .net,
Usual Suspect wrote:

Mac Intel Mini, when connected to plasma display's component (5xBNC) input,
displays fine. The cable used is a DVI-to-component adapter cable.

When the same Mac is connected to the plasma's VGA input (using DVI-VGA
adapter cable), the display shows:

"Signal too fast
h: 18KHz
v: 75Hz"
(I might be a bit off on the numbers -- working from memory late at night...)

The display has configuration menus, but parameter settings are available in
the menus only when an acceptable (within range) signal is being displayed.

Try connecting a regular VGA monitor and then change the settings.

Try connecting a regular VGA monitor and then change the settings.

Doh! Thanks for the idea...
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