mini display port taking the piss!

[d0b33]

I have a 2010 macbook pro 13", samsung 20" LED display connected via mini display port. The setup has been fine for a few months but occasionally both displays would turn blue as it tries to detect itself(I assume) when this happened I would just need to reset to fix itself. This week I used my laptop away from the screen for a while, once I connected it to the display the blue screen has become more prominent, it would blank out for no reason intermittently and has become progressively worse. I've tried shutting down, cleaning the mini-display-port, resetting PRAM and now I'm out of ideas. The only solution received is that I need a new adapter but it's only a few months old and cost 350 bucks!

Any ideas?

 

[koffiejunkie]

Sounds like the miniport adapter is busted. I would take the whole lot to a shop - maybe you can convince them to let you try one of theirs.

 

[d0b33]

Yes, I could try that... if I have to buy a new one I'll get some 3rd party at half the price then. I don't get how the adapter could be busted... it is active rather than passive as I understand so I assume more fragile than the passive adapter of my old mini-dvi?

 

[d0b33]

Update:
I bought myself a new adapter (by moshi instead of apple) and that has fixed the problem.