Dear Alex and Jacob,
Thanks very much for this info: it's very helpful. With best wishes,
Simon
On 7 Dec 2008, at 08:20, Jacob Schmude wrote:
That depends on the type of video inputs your TV has, and the output
port on your macbook pro. If it's one of the latest aluminum models,
you have the mini display port as your video output. Otherwise, you
have MiniDVI. In either case, you need to know what your TV has for
its input jacks. If it's an HDTV or a newer LCD TV, it probably as
HDMI input and you'd want either a MiniDVI to HDMI or mini display
port to HDMI connector, Apple sells these if you can't find them
anywhere else. In particular you should be able to find the MiniDVI
to HDMI connector just about anywhere, but youmight have to go to
apple for the mini display port to HDMI connector if that's what you
need.
There are a number of other inputs your TV may have: S-Video,
composite or RCA video, and component video are the big ones you're
likely to encounter. Some TV's also have VGA inputs. Your TV may
have one or any combination of these various inputs. Once you know
that, all you need is the appropriate cable. The easiest way to find
out exactly what your TV has would be to research its model number.
Then, all you need to do is connect the cable. Once connected, just
set the TV to the video input source (usually by a button labeled
"input" or "line-in" on your remote) and you should be good to go.
If your TV has an HDMI port, go with HDMI for sure, no matter what
other inputs you may have.
On Dec 7, 2008, at 02:57, Simon Cavendish wrote:
Dear Listers,
Has anybody ever connected their macbook or macbook pro to a tv set
to play a dvd? What cable does one need for this?
Thanks, Simon
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