HDE%C2%AE Mini Display Adapter Cable
Hooked it up, searched in youtube for relevant video to determine settings to send vid and audio to tv. Did not plug into my home theatre receiver yet only because it was just a quick hookup. Initially, without tweaking any settings on the mac all I got was the wallpaper of the mac. After viewing the youtube video, this is how I did the settings:
1) go to Systems Preferences, click on Display (the menu will be seen on the tv)
2) click on Arrangement and click on Mirror Display
3) go back to the menu and click Sound and select hdmi cable and that will get the sound through hdmi to your tv.
and that's all there is to it. The link I used was
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And under $9 for the cable. Not bad.
Update 5/9/2012 - connected to a/v receiver and watched a netflix streamed movie. Worked perfectly. A note of caution, if you purchase an extension to use with this cable you may not get the result you want. I got "unsupported signal...." with a skinny 10 ft cable. Other reviewers said the same thing for that cable. You might be better off opting for a longer mini display port to hdmi instead.
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yup, just plug it in, on both ends, yup one in the computer and one on the fancy-schmancy monitor, and what you know big pictures come up on the monitor.
BalasHapusBut seriously, great product I am going to order 4 more. I work in an office where we use Mac computers with cheap external monitors this helps keep the cost down.
I bought this cable so that I could hook up my Surface Pro Tablet to projectors at school and work. It works like a charm and I haven't run into any issues with it so far. Only downfall is that it is Apple white whereas my Surface is jet black. But it's something I can live with.
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BalasHapusIt really works well. I did end up having to use an aux cord for sound, my macbook pro was purchased in early 2010. Apparently middle 2010 they updated the hdmi output thing to include sound. So just know that if you purchased your macbook pro early in 2010 or before you will need an aux cord too.
BalasHapusI'm very satisfied with the picture of the screen on my tv, I didn't expect it to look so clear!!
Nothing much to say. Works as advertised with my Late 2011 Macbook Pro. The picture quality is superb. Price seems reasonable.
BalasHapusGreat quality product for great value. No need for additional connectors. Connects directly from Mac to TV via HDMI.
BalasHapusQuick to connect, reliable and durable.
Hooked it up, searched in youtube for relevant video to determine settings to send vid and audio to tv. Did not plug into my home theatre receiver yet only because it was just a quick hookup. Initially, without tweaking any settings on the mac all I got was the wallpaper of the mac. After viewing the youtube video, this is how I did the settings:
BalasHapus1) go to Systems Preferences, click on Display (the menu will be seen on the tv)
2) click on Arrangement and click on Mirror Display
3) go back to the menu and click Sound and select hdmi cable and that will get the sound through hdmi to your tv.
and that's all there is to it. The link I used was
[...]
And under $9 for the cable. Not bad.
Update 5/9/2012 - connected to a/v receiver and watched a netflix streamed movie. Worked perfectly. A note of caution, if you purchase an extension to use with this cable you may not get the result you want. I got "unsupported signal...." with a skinny 10 ft cable. Other reviewers said the same thing for that cable. You might be better off opting for a longer mini display port to hdmi instead.