Austinjcooke
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Q: Why won't my G4 work with my HDTV?

I've got the Mac adapter, but when I try to hook up my G4 to my new Vizio HDTV no picture comes up. The TV just says "no signal". Any ideas?

Posted on Feb 19, 2012 12:09 PM

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Q: Why won't my G4 work with my HDTV?

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  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Feb 19, 2012 12:14 PM in response to Austinjcooke
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    Feb 19, 2012 12:14 PM in response to Austinjcooke

    Hi Austin,

     

    At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac.

     

    Then click on More Info>Hardware>Graphics/Displays and report like this...

     

    NVIDIA GeForce 7800GT:

     

      Chipset Model:          GeForce 7800GT

      Type:          Display

      Bus:          PCI

      Slot:          SLOT-1

      VRAM (Total):          256 MB

      Vendor:          nVIDIA (0x10de)

      Device ID:          0x0092

      Revision ID:          0x00a1

      ROM Revision:          2152.2

      Displays:

    VGA Display:

      Resolution:          1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz

      Depth:          32-bit Color

      Core Image:          Supported

      Main Display:          Yes

      Mirror:          Off

      Online:          Yes

      Quartz Extreme:          Supported

    Display:

      Status:          No display connected

  • by Austinjcooke,

    Austinjcooke Austinjcooke Feb 19, 2012 12:18 PM in response to BDAqua
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    Feb 19, 2012 12:18 PM in response to BDAqua

    You want me to see what mine says and post that?

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Feb 19, 2012 12:22 PM in response to Austinjcooke
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    Feb 19, 2012 12:22 PM in response to Austinjcooke

    Yes please.

  • by Austinjcooke,

    Austinjcooke Austinjcooke Feb 19, 2012 12:41 PM in response to BDAqua
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    Feb 19, 2012 12:41 PM in response to BDAqua

    ATI Radeon 9000 Pro:

     

      Chipset Model:          ATY,RV250

      Type:          Display

      Bus:          AGP

      Slot:          SLOT-1

      VRAM (Total):          64 MB

      Vendor:          ATI (0x1002)

      Device ID:          0x4966

      Revision ID:          0x0001

      ROM Revision:          113-99702-131

      Displays:

    Apple Studio Display:

      Resolution:          1280 x 1024

      Depth:          32-Bit Color

      Core Image:          Software

      Main Display:          Yes

      Mirror:          Off

      Online:          Yes

      Quartz Extreme:          Supported

      Rotation:          Supported

    Display Connector:

      Status:          No Display Connected

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Feb 19, 2012 1:51 PM in response to Austinjcooke
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    Feb 19, 2012 1:51 PM in response to Austinjcooke

    Power Mac G4: Display Compatibility...


     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1825

     

    If your television is displaying a blue screen or no signal message and then turning off, your TV may be at an inactive input. Here's how you can get back to watching your TV:

    1. Powering on your TV and press the INPUT button on the VIZIO remote control repeatedly until a picture re-appears.
    2. If this does not work, try again but press the button slower this time.

    http://ca.vizio.com/support

     

    3 Bad cables & other clues...

     

    http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=933428