Hi, I guess sence I have the cable anyway, I should hook it up tomorrow. Thanks Chris On Jun 15, 2009, at 9:02 PM, Jacob Schmude wrote:
HiA few issues crop up when a monitor is not attached to the Mini. First, the system responsiveness goes down a bit, and you can notice this when using Voiceover that it is not as snappy as it should be. It affects the entire system however, not just Voiceover. The second issue you may run into is that playback of Video files in some applications will fail, giving you an error that they cannot initialize the video device. One way to avoid this, obviously, is to connect a monitor. However, if you don't have a monitor or don't want to hook one up to the mini, you can purchase the DVI to S-video/composite adapter, I think it costs around $19. That adapter has enough circuitry in it to fool the mini into thinking you have a monitor plugged in, even if you have nothing else hooked up to the other end of the adapter. That adapter is designed to connect the Mini to a TV set or projector without a DVI input, so it needs to emulate some of the basic functions of a monitor in order to work properly, which allows you to use the mini with just the small adapter connected and no monitor.hth On Jun 15, 2009, at 20:22, Chris G wrote:Can you explaine a little more? What am I losing because I don't have amonitor connected? Thanks Chris On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:44:30 -0400 Keith Reedy <wa9dro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:Well, Actually, the mini does need monitor for best results, Chris. Keith Reedy On Jun 15, 2009, at 5:58 PM, Chris G wrote:Hi, The Mini does not need a monitor plugged in. You don't even need a mouse. I'm writing this message on a Mini with a keyboard connected, and it's power supply. When I bought my mini, the mic and web cam were not important to have built in.True the Mini does not run on battery but it's small enough to carryaround the house, moving it from room to room if you have AC power. Hope this helps. Chris On Jun 15, 2009, at 5:48 PM, Sara wrote:The only way to know is to try a Mac. The price you mentioned sounds reasonable but remember the MacMiniis not a laptop. It's a very small desktop and it needs you to give it a keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc. As far as I know, it won't workwithout a monitor but I may be wrong.I'd personally recommend an iMac if you want a desktop or a MacbookPro if you need a laptop. I also don't think the mini has a built-in mic or webcam like the iMac does. Hope this helps. Sara ----- Original Message ----- From: Josh To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 4:22 PM Subject: [macvoiceover] getting a mac hello I found a mac mini for $450 on amazon with the latest mac OS leopard. What are the advantages of mac over windows? Do more applications work on the mac than work on windows? I also want to get a mac so I can finally use the pipe organ voice! I used a mac in Colorado and liked it. but I also like my windows machine aswell. I have a windows xp netbook. I wonder if it would play nicelywith the mac mini? JoshJoin me on klango at www.klango.net visit and sign my petition at:http://www.petitiononline.com/coda1234/petition.htmland visit my blog at: http://jkenn337.klango.netClick on the link below to go to our homepage. http://www.icanworkthisthing.comManage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below.//www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover-- The home of the Mystic Place blog and podcast. www.mysticplace.info RSS: feeds.feedburner.com/mysticplacebpClick on the link below to go to our homepage. http://www.icanworkthisthing.comManage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below.//www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceoverThe major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.--Douglas AdamsClick on the link below to go to our homepage. http://www.icanworkthisthing.comManage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below.//www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxwith 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Webinterface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover
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