Ben: I didn't ask for any of this. I just want to be normal. Gronx: I wanted to be an underwear model. We play the hand we're dealt.

'Touched'


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Jon B. - Dec 14, 2006 7:24:10 am PST #9808 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

changing the Mac's screen resolution worked fine. What happens when you try?

I'll try again tonight and let you know exactly what happens. My hazy memory from last night is that the screen gets filled up no matter what the resolution.

It's a rear projection TV, right?

Yep.

You ought to be able to adjust the screen size from the TV.

It doesn't seem like you're able to if you're using the DVI input.


Jon B. - Dec 14, 2006 4:42:49 pm PST #9809 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Heh. Googling in search of an answer to my problem above, I found this: [link]

Hopefully, he found a solution and will get back to me.


Jon B. - Dec 14, 2006 4:57:56 pm PST #9810 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Hmmm... A later post on the same blog does not bode well....


Jon B. - Dec 16, 2006 4:20:55 am PST #9811 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Success! A mysterious clue at Apple Support (see the Picture Zoom section near the bottom), led me to look again at the Display Preferences pane on the Mini. On the Options tab, there was a checked checkbox labeled Overscan. I unchecked the box and abracadabra -- I can now see the whole screen! Huzzah!!

This may be something that was added to Mac Minis this year, since the Apple Support page is titled "Using Mac mini (Early 2006) with a television". The guy I linked to above who blogged about it was using a 2005 Mini. My guess is that enough people complained so that Apple fixed the problem.

Anyhoo.... Huzzah!!!


NoiseDesign - Dec 16, 2006 6:37:27 am PST #9812 of 10003
Our wings are not tired

Yeah I'm pretty sure my original model Mac Mini doesn't have that option. Thankfully the Plasma TV it is hooked up to doesn't do that.


Jon B. - Dec 18, 2006 2:38:16 am PST #9813 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Google in 1960: [link]


DXMachina - Dec 18, 2006 2:44:07 am PST #9814 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Snerk.


tommyrot - Dec 18, 2006 4:03:59 am PST #9815 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Google in 1960: [link]

Heh.

Although to be hyper-anal, I don't think zip-codes were used in 1960....


Laura - Dec 18, 2006 4:05:11 am PST #9816 of 10003
Our wings are not tired.

Always ahead of the curve, those Google dudes.


Fred Pete - Dec 18, 2006 4:23:52 am PST #9817 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.

First implemented in 1963.

According to a site I found by using Google.