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Mac mini: VGA trauma?

Mac Mini from behind

Angry Mac mini users are flocking to Apple's support site to complain about problems with the display quality when hooking their minis up to their VGA monitors (which is sort of making it hard to follow Apple's advice that you Bring Your Own Keyboard, Display, and Mouse). Common complaints include low brightness and flat-out non-functionality. The official response from Apple thus far has been a cool "your monitor is incompatible" approach. Some of the issues can reportedly be resolved by removing some of the pins on the Apple-supplied DVI-to-VGA converter, or picking up a third-party adapter — though some users report that even with these methods their displays are still too dark. Wouldn't it be nice if Apple would deign to shed some light on this issue?