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    Xbox 360 HDMI Sound Issue Remains Unexplained, Unaddressed

    Apple's Nvidia Graphics Update Doesn't Fix Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Distortion Issues

    Apple's Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter Has Periodic Distortion Issues

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    Image of Mike Delozier Mike Delozier
    02/01/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 HDMI Sound Issue Remains Unexplained, Unaddressed
    This is why the PS3 is far superior... less issues.

    Sorry 360 Fan boys.. but the 360 has been a mess since day one. Typical MS crap, they take 2 years to resolve things.. I'm sure Vista will work great after Win7 comes out. They don't care about their customer base like Sony does. If there is an issue.. Sony seems to resolve it usually within 24 hours.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    02/01/09

    @Mike Delozier: What no Chuck Norris style PS3 comparisons?


    The troll is weak with this one.

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    Image of OMG! eric89 OMG! eric89
    02/01/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 HDMI Sound Issue Remains Unexplained, Unaddressed
    It's happening to me.

    I think it may be random, I just got my Xbox from Santa Claus, and I get no sound through HDMI.


    Not sure if it was mentioned but the only way for me to get sound is to take my HDD off, start up the console and let it load, then put the HDD back on then it resets itself and I have sound.

    every.single.time it sucks.

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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    02/01/09

    @eric89: Maybe the the Easter Bunny will bring you a patch that fixes it.
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    Image of samscottgiven samscottgiven
    02/01/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 HDMI Sound Issue Remains Unexplained, Unaddressed
    ...
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    Image of WidescreenJohn WidescreenJohn
    02/01/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 HDMI Sound Issue Remains Unexplained, Unaddressed
    No problems with mine, but it's a new (about two months old) XB360 and the TV is just a little over a year old.
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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    02/01/09

    @WidescreenJohn:


    HDMI audio works just fine for me too.

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    Image of Cameron Whaley Cameron Whaley
    02/01/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 HDMI Sound Issue Remains Unexplained, Unaddressed
    It's not just a "sound issue"...many brand new TVs don't recognize the HDMI signal at all after NXE update.
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    Cameron Whaley was starred Cameron Whaley was unstarred
    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    02/01/09

    @Cameron Whaley: huh, my brand new Samsung doesn't have any problems with the audio over HD, but I did also buy a brand new xbox arcade at about the same time to replace my unreliable launch era xbox...


    But I also don't normally use the TV speakers, so it may have been intermittently dropping out with out me noticing (I use the HDMI->TV and AV/optical out to my old 5.1 deck)...


    But I know the audio signal on the HDMI works whenever I have the TV speakers on.

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    Image of ludwigk ludwigk
    01/27/09

    In reply to Apple's Nvidia Graphics Update Doesn't Fix Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Distortion Issues
    While this corrupted graphics issue does suck, why do you post such crap Giz?


    "Patch that does not mention problem X does not address problem X?" Seriously? In other news, tomato soup does not cure migraines, and Kobe Bryant still does not improve your gas mileage. Outrage!

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    Image of Jason Chen Jason Chen
    01/27/09

    @ludwigk: Because people, including us, were hoping that it did fix it, but was just unmentioned in the changelog.
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    Image of daftrok daftrok
    01/27/09

    In reply to Apple's Nvidia Graphics Update Doesn't Fix Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Distortion Issues
    You'd figure after spending a 100 dollars for an ADAPTER that it should work properly.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    01/27/09

    @daftrok: lol.


    You know, the $30 adapter still exists, and for the most part, users are not going to be hooking up their Macbooks to dual-link DVI externals.

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    Image of Franklin Comes Alive! Franklin Comes Alive!
    01/27/09

    @Kaiser-Machead:


    Sure, but shouldn't those who *want* to do this be able to?

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    01/27/09

    @Franklin Comes Alive!: True enough. I just find this $100 fixation a bit funky.
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    Image of diabolusunknownTheSecond diabolusunknownTheSecond
    01/27/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Because its a lot of fucking money for an adapter that only works properly on one series of monitors.


    In the PC world, we can take our adapters to anything that will fit it.

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    Image of qbrad qbrad
    01/27/09

    @diabolusunknownTheSecond: Well, that's sort of true. I installed a video card that was bit too advanced for my mobo, so it didn't position properly on one of the monitors it was hooked to. VGA was perfect, but DVI gave me a bright pink line about 2mm wide on one side. Had to downgrade. Moral is, compatibility is a little more complex than "does it fit?"
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    Image of Dafrety Dafrety
    01/27/09

    In reply to Apple's Nvidia Graphics Update Doesn't Fix Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Distortion Issues
    One thing I learned when I was a Mac user, don't ever purchase rev. A hardware. Let everyone else be the beta testers.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    01/27/09

    @Dafrety: that seems to be very true. Every first gen product has some kind of serious error that takes forever to fix. As attractive as I find the new MacBook, I wouldn't buy one for at least another 6 months.


    That said, with the hardware bump on the $1000 Macbook (white) it seems like that might be the best way to go right now. Basically the same hardware, including the graphics chip, but $300 less.

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    01/27/09

    In reply to Apple's Nvidia Graphics Update Doesn't Fix Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Distortion Issues
    Seriously, does Apple test their products before shipping?
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    01/27/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Who needs testing when it just works..?
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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    01/27/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Working as intended. Maybe you just have a tumor and it's affecting your vision.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    01/27/09

    @Rabid Penguin: You mean to say, "Its not a bug. It's a feature.."
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    Image of chorx chorx
    01/27/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate: I can accept that.


    cool feature, bros.

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    01/27/09

    @chorx: And they don't even charge extra for it either which is kinda nice too..
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    01/27/09

    In reply to Apple's Nvidia Graphics Update Doesn't Fix Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Distortion Issues
    Jinkies. Yeah, I think that's all I can really say about this....jinkies.
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    Image of sardonicbastard sardonicbastard
    12/29/08

    In reply to Apple's Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter Has Periodic Distortion Issues
    Everything from your description sounds like the voltage is sagging on the USB port, causing the adapter to freak out. Since the USB is only used for power (it HAS to be, because there is no way to "piggyback" on an active USB connection), you should be able to solve the problem by plugging the USB cord from the adapter into an ipod/iphone wall wart, or a powered USB hub. The hub doesn't even need to be plugged in to the wall, either.


    Heck, since you're using the dell display, you could probably also just plug the USB into the ports on the monitor itself, it's got a hub in it.

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    Image of Jason Chen Jason Chen
    12/29/08

    @sardonicbastard: Interesting theory! I will give that a shot. :)
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    Jason Chen was starred Jason Chen was unstarred
    Image of Acmee Acmee
    12/29/08

    @Jason Chen: Save your time. I tried it. Doesn't work. My current theory is that it has something to do with the Nvidia GPU(s) - In Clamshell mode with Internal Display off, the problem will always occur and reappear within minutes, with internal Display running (via 9600) the problem can be fixed most of the time by reinserting the Mini Displayport Plug after first occurence after which the screen remains stable. Meanwhile I tried with various Displays, it is bound to happen sooner or later no matter which USB configuration or Screen is used. Nevertheless, there must be some configurations out there that do work, as the Apple engineers can not be as braindead as to release hardware after months of delay that obviously doesn't work at all. Or are they?
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    Image of Jason Chen Jason Chen
    12/29/08

    @Acmee: Interesting, so it may be an Nvidia problem then. Which means, maybe it can be fixed with new drivers?
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    Image of majicman10211 majicman10211
    12/29/08

    In reply to Apple's Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter Has Periodic Distortion Issues
    You know, I have to say, I've had my 15" 2.4 MBP since October, and I have had none of the aforementioned and highly publicized issues. I have had no video, ram, sleep, or trackpad issues. Now, I can say that I have never used this adapter, so I have no comment on this.
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    Image of Jason Chen Jason Chen
    12/29/08

    @majicman10211: Yeah, this machine doesn't have any of the other issues, surprisingly.
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    Image of Adam Jackson Adam Jackson
    12/29/08

    In reply to Apple's Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter Has Periodic Distortion Issues
    That's why, when the new notebooks were announced, i bought a refurbished 2.6Ghz Macbook pro and maxed out everything in it. I'm gonna keep this thing for a year until revision b of the new MBPs happens. Then i'll upgrade.


    for now, i'm happy that I only paid $1699 for a 2.6Ghz computer and you suckers spent $2499 for a 2.5 ghz computer with video, ram, sleep and trackpad problems.

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    Image of balls187 balls187
    01/05/09

    @Adam Jackson: No, dumbass, you paid $1700 for a *USED* notebook.
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    Image of alexvanduyn alexvanduyn
    12/29/08

    In reply to Apple's Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter Has Periodic Distortion Issues
    I think Apple gets a lot of flack on this board because yall are just a bunch of fruit haters! But that aside, how do you measure progress without actually making a progression? Sometimes progression is painful, otherwise we would never have firewire, a mouse(actually developed by Xerox but it took Steve to steal it!) or GUI even, (also stolen from Xerox). What if people said back then "What, we don't need this stoopid mouse, what's wrong with the keyboard and joystick?" All I am saying is sometimes to move things in a new direction, one has to do drastic things.


    Also, if you bought a laptop, esp the big one, why do need another screen? If you need more realestate, get a tower, THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE FOR!

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/29/08

    @Alex Van Duyn: No.


    My Macbook works flawlessly with my HP w2007 in desktop mode. With the clamshell closed, and sitting on a cooling pad connected to my daisy-chained drives, it's far more versatile, despite its lack of on-board expandability, because I can turn it off, disconnect 3-4 little plugs on the side and just stick it in my bag and skidaddle when I want to travel with it. I could just get a desktop and use the Macbook solely for travel, but that's even more expensive.

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    Image of type11 type11
    12/29/08

    In reply to Apple's Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter Has Periodic Distortion Issues
    I have had my adapter for a little over a week now and it has worked flawlessly with my 30" apple cinema display so maybe it is just something with the dells or you got a bad one. I have seen no weirdness and have used it probably over 40 hrs with multiple plug/unplugs.
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    Image of Jason Chen Jason Chen
    12/29/08

    @type11: Check out the post, I say that the problem's occured on Apple's own Cinema Displays too. But, at this point I have no idea what's causing it, whether or it's the adapter that's the problem or what.
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