Yellow Tinted Screen?

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Yellow Tinted Screen?

I just got my Mini, hooked up a ViewSonic VA720 LCD to it, and the screen has a yellow tint to it. I can't get rid of it after calibrating the display. When I connect the display to my other non-Mac computers, it displays in normal color, without the tint. Any ideas? I am using the DVI to VGA connector that came with the Mini. Thanks for any help.

-Justin

Mac Mini 1.83, Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Sep 27, 2008 9:52 PM

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Answer 1

BSteely

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Sep 28, 2008 12:17 AM in response to J1367

Make sure the screws are good and tight on the Apple supplied adapter that comes with the mini. That adapter has a reputation for making only partial connection unless it is screwed down really well. If that doesn't cure the yellowness, try and borrow another monitor with a VGA input and see if that one is yellow, too. It could be the adapter is defective.

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J1367 Author

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Sep 28, 2008 8:46 AM in response to BSteely

Thanks for the tip. I made sure that both the VGA connector into the adapter and the adapter into the back of the Mini were both screwed down as far as they would go. The display still has a yellow tint to it. Also, when I use the display's menus to adjust color, no amount of adjustments have any effect on the yellow tint. I am thoroughly confused, as the display works great with two other computers. Could it be a bad video card?

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Answer 3

Sep 28, 2008 1:32 PM in response to J1367

I just bought my mac mini two days ago ..and i had the same problem... the solution is to make sure you have your screws really tight on the apple vga adapter that came with the mini.. after that the screen went back to normal. if your still having problems take it back to the apple store or let a mac genius take a look at it.

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J1367 Author

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Sep 28, 2008 4:34 PM in response to timothy632

Thanks Tim! When I go to the Apple Store, I'm assuming I should bring the CPU and the adapter...I've tried a few times, plugging things in in different order, and nothing seems to be working. There is also some horizontal 'streakiness', especially after things on the screen that contrast sharply, going from left to right. Hopefully an Apple Genius can get 'er working right soon.

😟

-Justin

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Answer 5

BSteely

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Sep 28, 2008 8:49 PM in response to J1367

Justin, that "streakiness" thing is often a symptom of a cheap video cable. It might be worth trying another video cable before you haul everything down to the Apple Store.

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