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Oops.never mind; I found my answer. First, The Solution: In case anyone else has the same question, the solution doesn't lie with the HDMI port at all. Rather, the Thunderbolt port is the way to go if you need to connect a VGA monitor. Thunderbolt is backwards-compatible with Mini DisplayPort.

Apple's Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter is all that's necessary to connect a VGA monitor to the Mac Mini via the Thunderbolt port: Next, Why HDMI Won't Work With VGA: As it turns out, there really ARE different kinds of DVI. The kind of DVI signal that you get on the end of the Apple-supplied HDMI to DVI adapter is DVI-D (digital only). It's compatible with DVI displays, but it lacks the analog VGA signals, which are absent from the HDMI connector. The 'standard' kind of DVI (in the sense that it's the kind used on Apple's DVI connectors in the past) is called DVI-I (integrated), meaning it integrates both digital and analog signals. That's why a passive DVI to VGA adapter worked in the past.

Alas, HDMI is fully digital; it has no analog signal. So, while the Apple-supplied HDMI to DVI adapter will drive a DVI monitor, it doesn't carry any of the analog signal necessary to drive a VGA monitor, because the HDMI connector is lacking that signal in the first place.

Thank you so much for this post - I'll have to try this. I bought a new Mac Mini because I was excited about the HDMI hookup - only to be very frustrated that the HDMI image on my tv was HORRIBLE.

I had my old mini hooked up to the same tv through VGA, and was hoping to be able to easily switch from one machine to the other through simply changing the tv's input from VGA to HDMI. Now, I think I'll have to get this adapter and try the VGA route for the new mini, which will mean cumbersome cable switching if I want to use the old machine again. I really hope Apple can develop a fix for the poor HDMI picture quality of the Mini soon! Many TVs just have horrible HDMI pictures. I have multiple HD tvs, and some are just blurrier via HDMI than via VGA. A DVI/Displayport signal has more density, but should support the same things, but the device has to treat the signal right.

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I have my 2011 Mac Mini connected to a Dell 2007FP using the mini Displayport to DVI adapter, using the DVI connector on the monitor. There are also adapters to connect using VGA, and you can connect directly with HDMI.

One of our HD tvs (one given to me by Microsoft, of all) is notably blurry on HDMI compared to VGA, and doesn't give the option not to display the tvsafe margins. But on VGA, it lets the connected device choose the exact pixels. Weird, but not helpful, huh? I think we need to dig a little bit more in this issue. I have an old (2010) Mac Mini, that I was using up to last week, with two monitors: (1) Apple Led Cinema Display - 24' Through MDP output. (2) Packard Bell VGA Monitor (19').

Through HDMI output using a KANEX ATV PRO HDMI VGA converter. Now I upgraded into a new Mac Mini, I7, 16GB RAM, and obviously replaced it just like it was. BUT: The VGA monitor does not work with it. Apparently the monitor detects the connection, the computer detects something is being connected but NO-SIGNAL warning appears in the Packard Bell monitor. Tried unplugging and reconnecting with no good result.

Then I started some investigation, and found that this adapter will not work, because this computer does not provide power in the HDMI connector, and therefore it will not work because it has no power to convert and decode HDMI signal. So for all that people like me that is already using the thunderbolt output, this is not a solution. We do need something to walk around this issue. We do need some way to convert HDMI signal out of the Mac Mini 2012 or mid 2011 into a readable VGA signal. I do not beleave there are no devices at all that could do that process. So far I was not able to find anything acceptable. (BTW) Cross checked HDMI converter still works in the old Mac Mini, but since I do not have any HDMI monitor or TV I cannot check if the HDMI por is working properly in the Mac Mini.

As far as I was able to research, the actual problem is not that simple. The previous Mac Mini models (and also AppleTV) can convert through an HDMI VGA converter (like this: ) and work perfectly fine. Actually in this very moment I'm looking to my 19' monitor representing the desktop of my old Mac Mini (mid-2010 C2D) connected to the HDMI through that converter, while in the MDP output I have another VGA monitor through a MDP VGA adapter. Well, when I bought this new Mac Mini, I tried to use the same configuration that I had in the previous one: Thunderbolt output Apple Cinema Display 24'. HDMI KANEX ATV Pro converter 19' WideScreen 19:6 VGA monitor.

But it simply didn't work. Then I started researching a little bit, and finally I found several comments out there explaining that this converter takes power from the HDMI connector that the Apple TV has but is not part of the standard, and the new Mac Mini apparently do not support that power supply in the HDMI port. Thus making this converter not to work appropriately.

As a matter of fact, the Mac Mini detects that something is connected to it, the monitor detects that something is connected to it, but no signal reaches the monitor. This could be obviously a failure in the HDMI or simply an expectable correction to the HDMI into standards. Have still to check it, but I have no HDMI TV at home, so I will try it at the store, to confirm the HDMI port is working ok. The DVI VGA adapter did not work even in the old Mac Minis, nor the Apple TV.

That's because no analog signal is present in the HDMI, Illaass is absolutely correct at that point. Apple Footer. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums. Apple disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the site. All postings and use of the content on this site are subject to the.