Q: I just bought a new samsung 22" monitor and after talking to them found out it needs higher resolution then displayed in my settin ... I just bought a new samsung 22" monitor and after talking to them found out it needs higher resolution then displayed in my settings,text resolution is bad. do I take back or can this be fixed? more
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Sep 4, 2014 12:36 PM in response to moke1556by rkaufmann87,★HelpfulReturn the display, you cannot change the resolution beyond what is available in System Preferences.
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Sep 4, 2014 12:43 PM in response to moke1556by lllaass,What model Mac Mini?
What is native resolution of the monitor and what inputs are available?
How did you connect the monitor?
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Sep 4, 2014 12:56 PM in response to moke1556by Chris CA,What resolution is you monitor?
Go to System prefs > Displays.
Hold down Option & click the Scaled button to see additional resolutions.
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Sep 4, 2014 1:00 PM in response to lllaassby moke1556,computer is 2 years old, have no idea what native resolution is, only connection available is standard monitor cable
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Sep 4, 2014 1:03 PM in response to Chris CAby moke1556,highest possible resolution is 1366x768, Samsung said in the 1900 range is eeded
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Sep 4, 2014 1:07 PM in response to moke1556by lllaass,How to identify Mac mini models
There is no standard monitor cable.
There is VGA which is old
DVI
HDMI
Which connection on the Mini did you connect it to?
Here are the connections on the 2102 Mini
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5539
What specific monitor? Model number?
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Sep 4, 2014 1:10 PM in response to moke1556by Csound1,Macs can display far higher resolutions than 1366x768, something is wrong but it could be the monitor, the connection or the Mac, how are you connecting this, please don't say standard monitor cable, there is no such thing.
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Sep 4, 2014 1:15 PM in response to moke1556by lllaass,The later Mini's can easily display 1920x1200
You can try one of these if necessary to get specific resolutions not available natively on the Mini
SwitchResX – The Most Versatile Tool For Controlling Screen Resolutions On Your Mac
Display Menu from Mac App Store
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Sep 4, 2014 1:41 PM in response to moke1556by Chris CA,moke1556 wrote:
highest possible resolution is 1366x768, Samsung said in the 1900 range is eeded
What exactly is the resolution of the monitor?
Go to System prefs > Displays.
Hold down Option & click the Scaled button to see additional resolutions.
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Sep 4, 2014 9:16 PM in response to lllaassby moke1556,my cable goes from the "Thunderball" port on my mini with an adaptor to convert it to the regular cable
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Sep 5, 2014 1:09 AM in response to moke1556by lllaass,What adopter? This should help
Apple Mini DisplayPort adapters: Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Again, what specific monitor or give the resolution of the monitor and what inputs are available.
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Sep 5, 2014 1:28 AM in response to moke1556by Csound1,moke1556 wrote:
my cable goes from the "Thunderball" port on my mini with an adaptor to convert it to the regular cable
There is no 'regular' cable.
What is the model number of your monitor?
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Sep 5, 2014 5:45 AM in response to moke1556by Chris CA,Let's try again...
my cable goes from the "Thunderball" port on my mini with an adaptor to convert it to the regular cable
You mean the Thunderbolt port.
- What Mac mini do you have? Apple menu > About This Mac.
- What Samsung monitor do you have?
- What cables are you using?
- Have you tried holding Option and click the Scaled resolutions button in System prefs > Displays?
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Sep 5, 2014 7:08 AM in response to lllaassby moke1556,before we go any further; I should have stated that my computer knowledge is EXTREMELY limited and many of the terms being thrown at me are completely baffeling. My monitor is Samsung model :S22D300 and is connected to my computer with the D-SUB cable supplied with that model connected thru an Apple adaptor identified by the characters:PC,some symbol with an X thru it,check mark in a circle,CE,ending with the letter v and what looks like the copywright symbol both enclosed within a tv screen shaped box. Hopefully this can help.