Q: Mac Mini 2012 video blinking out

ok you guys got me sold..il be ordering from apple.com soon as i get the funds .so when i get it i guess go to the app store and go to updates? i know one of you guys told me there is 3 ways to update this thing..

I've been using my Mini for several hours now with no problem. It looks like the update fixed my problem.

Thanks John!

Hardhittinz

 

Re: Mac Mini 2012 video blinking out

 

Dec 11, 2012 6:10 PM (in response to john_rankin)

 

ok you guys got me sold..il be ordering from apple.com soon as i get the funds .so when i get it i guess go to the app store and go to updates? i know one of you guys told me there is 3 ways to update this thing..

Apple's instructions: http://www.apple.com/softwareupdate/

48 hours and no problems.

Signing-off now.

Many thanks to all for your help and support.

Hope those still with difficulties get their Minis sorted soon. It is a great machine!

If you buy directly from Apple I'm sure the update will already be there.

I would not count on that.  When I swapped my mini out at the Apple store, they told me it would have the 10.8.2 update installed already.  It was not.

Me too.  With my samsung T24B350 monitor/tv it was never "that bad" and I didn't have any color issues but I'm glad that it now seems "perfect", I am quite happy with my mini.

Consider a custom build this way you can be assured the machine won't be old inventory.

You need to order from apple.com to be sure fix is in and not the store.

No blackouts since the update, but if I use the test screen here:

http://www.photofriday.com/calibrate.php

I'm still seeing the 'Y' and 'Z' whites as the same color, even after a manual calibration. Fresh out of the box the Mini showed 'W', 'X', 'Y', and 'Z' as the same bright white, so this is at least an improvement.  Also, the 'A' and 'B' blacks are currently almost indistinguishable.

With the MiniDisplayPort-to-VGA adapter, every shade of gray is distinct, A-Z.

Thirty-five minutes after I wrote this, my video blinked out and didn't come back.  I had to hold in the Mini's power button to restart. 

The fix didn't fix it.  Until Apple's next attempt, it's back to MDP-to-VGA for me.

Sorry to hear, but thanks for the report.

I finally got the delivery date of monday on the 2.6 ssd mac mini and hope it will be the center of a home security, home theater and computer for personal use.. Just hoping to be able to set up such a system and not have the video problems.

How set mac mini i eu if my monitor is 60hz nativeli... But mac dont have pal 60hz