So I ordered a Mac Mini to use for cross-platform testing on web development stuff I do at work, and it arrived yesterday. After hearing so many great things from so many Mac fanboys, I must say that I was pretty excited to give it a whorl.

It came in (as many will attest to) nice, pretty packaging. So far, so good. I pulled it out, plugged in the included DVI-VGA adapter, plugged in my monitor, hit the power, and….

Input out of range.

What?!? Surely something’s messed up with my KVM switch: I plug the monitor directly into the Mini, and…

Input out of range.

Oh, crud. I switch back to my PC (using the same monitor), and do a quick Google search. It seems I’m not the first one with this problem, and there’s even instructions on apple.com on how to fix the the issue. The instructions DON’T work.

To make a long story short, I end up configuring the Mini by using an OLD 15″ CRT (not necessarily the image Mac is going for), and try adjusting the settings for the display. I even get Apple tech support on the line: their line? “Well, if it’s working with the one display, it’s not our problem, it’s your monitor.”

Duh. Wait, you mean every PC in the world will work with this 19″ LCD, your product won’t, yet it’s the monitor’s problem. Sure thing, boss. What ever happened to “Bring Your Own Keyboard, Display, and Mouse?”

Score:
PC: 1
Mac: 0