Connect a Mac Mini With a Flat TV

Apple’s Mac Mini is a powerful desktop computer. Unlike many Windows- and Linux-based PCs, however, it cannot connect directly to the largely VGA-compatible flat panels and LCD monitors. This is due to the mini DVI port used by the Mac Mini.
With an adapter and a longer connector cable, you can connect your Mac Mini to any VGA display you want.

Instructions

1. Step 1

   Ensure all devices are turned off and plug the Mini DVI end of a Mini DVI to VGA adapter into the back of the Mac Mini. The Mini DVI end is much smaller than the VGA end.

2. Step 2

   Plug the VGA end of the adapter into the female end of the VGA to VGA cable. The female end does not have pins in it, only pinholes.

3. Step 3

   Plug the male end of the VGA to VGA cable into the VGA port on the back of your flat-panel TV. It looks like the female end of the VGA to VGA cable and is often blue.

4. Step 4

   Power on all devices.
   The image should appear on the flat-panel TV. If it does not, keep pressing the display or input button on your flat-panel remote until “PC” is selected. This sets the image input to the VGA port.

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