Mini Display Port to HDMI Adapter for APPLE MAC Walk Through + FAQ!!!

[sword737]

hey dude, how do i get the sound to play on the tv as well and the picture, do i need a audio cable?

[daihanviet]

darn the sounds don't go through the tv :l was hoping it would T.T

[FilmBurnMedia]

Yo, can you connect an xbox 360 using this lil cable adaptor? say you put the HDMI cable into the xbox then into this, can you make the xbox apear on a 21inch Imac with those adaptors?

[fmfakest]

Hello Friend. Thanks for the video. Is the quality of videos full hd as it would be with just a hdmi connection? Will movies run in full hd?

Thanks!

[ImRift]

Can I use this with a windows pc with a amd 6850 graphics card ?

[ImRift]

Can I use w

[MrPiet7477]

Is this Justin Biebah's brother???? What a complete moron...

A little moron-dwaRf moron....... Whuhuhahaahahah

[sailaway6]

Hey, I have a 'mini display port + usb audio to HDMI adapter' made by monoprice - do I still need an hdmi cable to connect my macbook to my tv? Thank you

[DudeFromUkraine]

@sailaway6 Yes you need the HDMI cable.

[jsm0098]

yes plz answer this question , how to get ONLY TV display not both of them cz TV display is not as good as it shud b via HDMI .. is there any way to improve the display and get only tv display??

[SwinGclan]

hey dude! awesome vid, but can i get the dock and stuff on the screen?

[jsm0098]

@SwinGclan yes u can get all the stuff , go to display properties and in advance jst click on Mirror image..u will have the same image on laptop and TV display..dock n stuff n all

[DudeFromUkraine]

@SwinGclan Just mirror the screen in the settings.

[TheRogueMonk]

when i mirror my tv doesn't get covered correctly... how can i only get tv? like on a normal laptop

[TheRogueMonk]

how can i get only the tv and not both

[DudeFromUkraine]

@TheRogueMonk Turn mirroring off in the settings. 

[TheRogueMonk]

@DudeFromUkraine you can close the screen and that works

[Perseone81]

Hi... my macbook white model 6 dont have the option in sound to select the tv...so... How can i do to pass the sound of my macbook to my hdtv??

Thanks

[rp7499]

could i use the mini display port to hdmi to ps3 running from my mac desktop ?????

[SkyGame2]

This is very helpful

[A1Cmrb]

you can use sound thru the HDMI cable, go to sound. then out put then select your tv

[ailabobila]

What if the option to mirror it doesn't show? Also all I see on the tv is no signal. It worked for a minute and then nothing, no mirror thing either .. please help?!

[ionstud]

Hey i have question what if the screen is off a little bit to where i cant see everything on my tv. What do i do? if you could will you message me what to do

[Socks170]

Damn, it said rate 5 stars.. had me thinking anyone even remember the old old youtube layout?

[ClubMusicTiesto]

for audio hold option click on the speaker sign top right and a new menu will show and the name of your tv will show

[Mrpeanutwaffle]

// GAY //

[yerraloosuh]

How do you use an audio play back through HDMI on macbook pro?

[MrLeathalweapon]

if i connect a xbox 360 to mini display port (hdmi) then connect the port to my imac will i be able to see my xbox screen on my imac

[Kulenka2]

Great Help!!! Thank you for making this great video. Helped a lot!!!

[LimBRe87]

is it posssible to concet ps3 to it by the cord?? like you plug minidisplay port to imac then ps3 wit hdmi cord nd then to the thingo??

plz reeply

[BobDole4President07]

can you plug in a hdmi splitter into this to have two monitors?

[cstalley]

Fake

[killerduckbiker]

will i be able to connect my ps3 to my mac with this

[prostovanka]

@Monogram14 altur(dot) com/kya9b When I plug it in to the TV it doesnt show up as an output device.

[prostovanka]

I have a problem. When I plug in my Cable from Macbook Air 2011 model to TV it only shows Video. Audio stays on Laptop. Any ideas?

[Monogram14]

@prostovanka Try system preferences>sound>output>(your tv)

[axoudu42530]

You changed in 9 months !

[prsguitar6910]

thanks bro. Good vid

[Spewkyy]

"So this is my.. high definition.. tv." LOL. Spoiled. Bragging. Good job.

[littlepasta2007]

@Spewkyy ur a dumbass

[2r3notgoodas1]

instead of having both displays on all the times is there a way to have only the HDTV display only while the Mac goes on Screen saver? so both displays wont have to be on all the times.

[KimCheeHuu]

Sound used to work before.  But now it doesn't. Don't know why? Hdmi carries both sound and video, why is this?

[StjMario]

can i conneckt my ps3 to this? I cant figgure out how..

[dwaynejumpman23]

thank you so much!! i was so lost before i saw this vidd

[carlosjrp815]

can you connect a ps3 to your mac like this



[DpoProductions]

@carlosjrp815 i think but i also need to make sure!

[CustodioRichmond]

When i plug my it into my computer, my computer flashes the blue screen but the TV nothing happens? what should i do?

[soulslayer55]

does this work with bootcamp?

[northernstar1950]

hi Very good video, but what I need to do is to go from my mini display port (thunderbolt) of my iMac to 2 or more TV's. A splitter does not work, i plugged the HDMI portion of the mini display port into one of the HDMI sections of my Y the plugged the bottom part of the Y into the TV's HDMI port. This did not work either. I'm stumped, can you help?

[MrTcon87]

dino from chicago thanks you too

[MrTcon87]

thank you dude from ukraine...

[nghaninawab]

Awesome!

[FadroMusic]

Hey great video man. I had a question, I was able to mirror display from my macbook to my JVC HD TV, but nothing but the background is visible.. meaning no icons and dock are seen on the JVC.. It seems like they may be off to one side where my screen is not capturing it. Any tips? Thanks!!

[zmackeryphonash]

thanks very helpful :) subscribed !

[helbird72]

Hey man. I recently bought Apple Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter / Converter cable by Cablesson® (for Unibody MacBook - Pro - Air - Supports new THUNDERBOLT port + PC etc.) and Wired--up v1.3A HDMI to HDMI Gold Plated Connectors 1.8m Cable for HD TV's/ Xbox 360/ PS3....BUT, the mini port doesn't fit/work with my MBP 3.1. Any idea which Mini display port to hdmi adaptor would be compatible with mine?

[TheChuvaz]

Hey :) I purchased the Moshi HDMI Adapter and used it to connect an iMac 9,1 to an hdmi but the image looks reeeeeaaaaaally bad and I don't know what the problem could be D: anyone knows something?

BTW Great Video :)

[kwankakithk]

Hey man I love your video! thankyou!

However, I still have a problem. when i connect my macbook pro to a tv, both of them just keep on flashing. its not working...

How can i fix this?

Also, how can i connect the audio?

THankyou so much!

[Jperales96]

what about the sound?

[Deathstarke]

So if I put the HDMI cable that is connected with my ps3 in the HDMI part and the usb part on my macbook Pro, I can play ps3 on it?

[JJacob09]

I connect my rocketfish miniport adapter and even when i add my HDMI cable no moniter shows on my Macbook Pro for some reason it just turns blue for a second and nothing appears. can you help?

[WICKEDspeeder17]

Playing Minecraft on a 32in now:) thanks

[TheRogueMonk]

can you use it on pc?

[Burrowsthegreat14]

Great video!

[RobloxProuductions]

HOW TO HOOK UP X360:

1. Grab a basic Apple monitor off of eBay or something.

2.Get your Xbox.

3. Hook up the HDMI to your Xbox.

4. Hook up the mini display to the monitor.

5. You're done! Turn on your Xbox then turn on the monitor!

[cr211587]

thanks kid :) you really helped :)

[czesard]

how to change the display image on the second monitor? I'm tired of seeing the galaxy...

[MrDerpness]

HDMI can lead sound through..

Just dont buy a cheap one.

Go - System prefrences - sound - output - hdmi or something. That's how it works

[DarkGeneral86]

@MrDerpness

On the MacBook it doesn't work on the model prior 2011. It just works on MacBook, iMacs, etc. which do have Thunderbolt. The "old" Mini Display Port doesn not transfer any sound.

[helbird72]

@DarkGeneral86 Hey there. Just read your post. I'm having a bit of trouble and I'm hoping that I can resolve it without having to buy a newer Macbook pro. I bought mine back in 2008, it's 3.1 and I recently (mistakenly) bought Apple Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter / Converter cable by Cablesson® (for Unibody MacBook - Pro - Air - Supports new THUNDERBOLT port + PC etc.) and a hdmi cable. Well, you guessed it-didn't fit. Any possible solutions you could suggest? Cheers

[YasserNolasco905]

thanks bieber. was helpful.

[yellowbear25]

Hey is there any way for me to be able to close my macbook and use the monitor as my display with another keyboard and mouse?

[iVilliain]

hey if you plug your macbook into your tv does it give u more desktop space? or does it just scale everything up? do u know what i mean? like if you hook your macbook up to an official cinema display it makes it into a full feature mac just about with the files staying the same size as on a macbook but there is more desktop room and window room and status bar room.... :) thanks soooo much!

[cristoporme]

On my macbook pro I do not get the option to change display to hdtv... it doesn’t do anything when I ask it to detect display’s???? Please help.

[blameasia]

great video, but dumb question time: when you're done viewing on the external display, do you simply pull the mini displayport out of your mac or is there a process to follow? just want to err on the side of caution as not to cause any hidden damage.

[MrSandu13]

Great presentation!

Sound + Audio

Moshi Mini DP has Audio bypass* (for select systems). That means that it will send audio to your TV through the HDMI, no extra cords or tricks to hook up. Apple sells this on their website, and its $35 rather then this $10 video only DP adapter.

So if you have the extra money, and hate wires. . . you know what to do.

[MrTheGrdo]

hey i bought the adaper abd try ti adapt it it does recognize the tv but it freezes any help? have a macbook unibody please help

[MSalehi1956]

Good job.. helped.

[wiseman411]

You do not need any other adapters nor wires nor speakers to have sound if your TV or monitor has sound. After hooking up the one adapter and HDMI cable that he is showing you from your Mac to your tv, and making sure your Mac has recognized your tv, go into your system preferences on your Mac and click on Sounds. In there you will see that you can now select your TV speakers to play the sound through.

[Blackbulliet68]

hi i brought one of those mini display adapters and hdmi lead all it does is the mac flashs blue then nothing appears on the tv? its a sony bravia any clues?

thanks tom

[DTaiiN3D5o4]

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[yodadirector1]

i just bought one of these for my mac book pro it's made by rocketfish but when i hook it up to the HDMI port it just gives me a black/green screen. can anyone help me?

[dudenikas]

Hi, your video was very useful for me and my friends but I have one problem. When I connect the audio cable I can hear any sound from the TV (Samsung 40'' LED) either from the Mac Book. Do you know what should I do?

[Wilder0014]

So there is no way you can hear the sound through your tv???

[Kimarey]

Is this illegal? I just read on slashgear that HDMI to MiniDisplayPort is illegal because doesn't fit the requirements. Or is that just the cable and not the dongle?

[jrpg0630]

It would be amazing if you showed us how to connect a Mac to a 5.1 Surround Home Theater.... =D

Helpful video by the way!

[servage]

Hello my friend, I just bought the Kanex adapter V2 and plugged on my fullHD TV, and I dont know why but wen active the mirroring and set the 1080p resolution for TV the resolution don't work, I can use only the Mac display resolution on TV, even showing that tv is on 1080p resolution, in fact the real resolution are the same as the mac display 1280x800. Do you know how to help me? Thanks and sorry about the englush.

[costarica4life]

i've tried everything, and i can not get the top and bottom edged of the screen to fully fit on my TV, how do i fix this?

[nizara]

get well soon

[JaysonRking]

Sound does work through HDMI you just have to change it under the audio tab

[danvitcho]

@JaysonRking how? where do i go?

[JaysonRking]

@danvitcho settings, audio, change from internal to external

[DrDutch15]

Wheb i connect my mindisplay port to my HD tv, then i drag my safari window to the tv screen and the resolution gets significantly worse even thought its on 1080i resolution for my t.v. if you could help me with this it would be very helpfull!!..

[nitro2050]

hey man!.....i just got this cable and i plugged everything in and the audio wrks fine...but the screen colors on my tv arent the same as my macbook...like the blues on my macbook are green on the tv!!!! plzzz help!!!!!

[FabiTrolli]

can i use this cable with my new 2011 imac. it only has thunderbolt ports.

[BathingApeCOD]

can i connect a keyboard and mouse then just close it ?

[OMFGITSANDY]

@BathingApeCOD yes bluetooth keyboard and mouse

[DudeFromUkraine]

@BathingApeCOD yes

[AHippyInAtree]

CAN YOU USE 1080P WITH THIS??

[jamess4444]

@AHippyInAtree yes you can thats why its made for MDMI fo 1080p HD monitors.

[jamess4444]

@AHippyInAtree yes you can thats why its made for MDMI for 1080p HD monitors.

[DudeFromUkraine]

@AHippyInAtree ya

[GAME1131]

does this work with the mac mini

[DudeFromUkraine]

@GAME1131 never tried but I think it would work

[kribar96]

thanks really mutch for your video!;) and that hdmi is called also hdmi-output, soyou can only plug it to a tv for examlpe like you did. you need hdmi-input like ailenware m17x r3 witch have in and outport

[theoriginallotto]

i bout that cable and it dont fit into my mac book i have the white macbook

[xXcoontailXx]

So is there no way at all to get sound through your t.v.? Like through your audio in/out to connect to your t.v. somehow?

[TurboTutorialesHD]

idiota hablas mucho andate al grano!

[livenaturelove]

this was so helpful! thank you so much!

[Joel4President96]

check out my cable review :D

[Manmeetthebadboy]

If we close the laptops lid, will the display on the LCD go?

[ikmachov]

could you mirror the TV to you Mac? I wana watch tv on my mac

[MrbUbBLezzZZ]

hey you know some button that could turn on mirroring? coz i broke my monitor accidently and i want to use my hdtv to replace my monitor. I can't see anything and I can't just click the monitor display

[BringMeTheHorizonnn]

will i have sound, i have the mid 2009 model and i was wondering if sound will work. i know it works with the later models. Which model did you have when making this video?

[jermzdee]

Thanks man great walk through

[BringMeTheHorizonnn]

so if you pick mirroring, will you be able to use your monitors max resolution or the macs max resolution because i want to display in the monitors resolution, because it is a lot higher, please answer. I really want to know.

[kvg784]

Don't do what I did and connect the miniport end upside down. (The HDMI end will only connect the correct way. The miniport end CAN be connected incorrectly.)

Nice vid.

[elbori187]

will this work on my sega genisis

[rhythmspeaks90]

Justin Bieber, are you watching?

[romanruler5]

Hey I got the Ipad 2 and the new video mirroring tool. It works through HDMI. So will this work if I want to connect the HDMI to my Imac?

[kyleCR9]

Hey man, I bought a monitor called LG2240, 21.5 " i put the HDMI to Mini DVI thing in, but nothing is coming up, Its not a TV , what am i doing wrong?

[sypher0881]

can you got mini hdmi plug to hdmi then to div?

[DreceonMW2]

Apple mini display ---> Vga, or

Apple mini display ---> Dvi ---> HDMI ???

[sivro]

hilarious haha

[BillieJean900]

hello can u help wich cable i need for display port for Dell U2311H from macbook pro

[ItsNotPro]

does this work with xbox 360?

[DJTONYBEE1]

Whats the name of the audio cable?

and where can I get one...

[UGLiberty]

When he ask how are you guys, I said "Good how bout you?" and my dad said, "great!" lol..

[UGLiberty]

When he ask how are you guys, I said "Good how bout you?" and my dad said, "great!" lol..

[DudeFromUkraine]

@UGLiberty Haha thats really funny!

[DudeFromUkraine]

@matixitam You have to check the products info, the one I use in the video dosent transfer audio. You have to have external speakers.

[WayfinderFilms]

Hi. I have a Sony WEGA. I am using the mini display made by apple with a belkin adapter. I have it plugged into the same hdmi port on my receiver as I had my PS3 (which is how I watched video until my PS3 died). The computer recognizes the tv, but the tv screen is still black. How do I fix this?? Thanks!

[DP2010ify]

now does the mini display port support dual monitors?

[rhigosrebel]

apple does make these i bought one funny enough on the date of this video being uploaded it was £21

[thomasmovesinc]

I Can get sound with the one I have

[syph71]

Can u change the background from both display? From the Mac as well the hdtv?

[tsalas2005]

Hey man, thanks alot! your video was a huge help. Keep it up bro!

[rodrigonolck]

good vid & cool guy, but!, no, you dont need an audio cable or speakers to listen to your videos .. you just need to go to preferences in your beautiful Mac and select the tv as the main sound output .. it is as simple as that .. cool vid anyway!

[jeffa2006]

did u grow up in this video?

[cothor]

I'm impressed with how much this kid knows about electronics and how well spoken he is... what are you, like 14? If this is the future generation, we will have biodegradable flying cars by 2030. Good job dude.

[EverythingLikeApple]

Did does the HDMI cable have the same ends? Because I have the same cables and it won't connect\:

It keeps saying no signal. My macbook Pro screen turns blue sometimes but NOTHING happens-.- PLEASE RESPOND!

[nicolashajal]

heyyy !!!! i thk ur video is great

but i have 2 questions:

1- do i have to rearrange the preferences and the turn one mirroring thing everytime i connect my macbook to the LCD or is it gonna be saved automaticly once i put them???

2-if i close the macbook, will i still be able to work on the lcd ??(ofcourse if i connect the wirless apple keyboard and the wirless mousse to the macbook)

10x alot!!!!

[DudeFromUkraine]

@nicolashajal Thanks! Yes, yes.

[stell613]

@DudeFromUkraine When I close my MBP the display goes black. what do I need to do so it will work when the laptop is closed?

[aastar2006]

hey bro nice vid i think you got this vga to hdmi before apple and a brand named dynex which is the exact same vga to hdmi port before those came out if you buy those ones the sound does work through those ones you just need to adjust your settings to external speakers on your tv just letting you know incase you want to take away the hassle of having two chrods plugged up to your mac

[DudeFromUkraine]

@aastar2006 Oh awesome! Thanks!

[hackmamut]

bieber??

[cmilligan92]

How do I get sound to come out of my TV?

[XxTACOMAN23xX]

@cmilligan92 i was wondering the same thing you need a 3.5mm AUX cable, look around your TV for a 3.5mm jack like the one on a ipod

[cmilligan92]

Where did you get those speakers next to your monitor. Please reply!!

[DudeFromUkraine]

@cmilligan92 sound sticks II 

[TheAccount2econd]

Hi! Umm I connected my Mac and it works successfully but I couldnt find any resolution that didn't have black bars on the sides. If I chose any other resolution the top finder bar and the dock are cut off :( any suggestions? Thanks!!! :) Oh and umm do u know how to change the zooming on the Mac desktop? Everything looks big and I want to format the size of the windows to the size of the tv, thanks :)

[DudeFromUkraine]

@TheAccount2econd Try choosing different resolutions for both of the displays.

[elitestar]

I need help connecting my macbook pro to my hdtv. I got a Mitsubishi 65" HDTV, but whenever I try to connect my macbook pro it seems like it doesn't recognize it, but I see the mac flash blue then back to the normal desktop so it looks like my macbook pro detected it, but I can't see the external monitor thing in the displays. The TV seems like it just doesn't detect the macbook pro because it just idles on the default blue screen.

[DudeFromUkraine]

@elitestar Hi, Im not exactly sure what the issue is. Make sure its on the right setting on the TV. Also, plug in the hdmi into the TV and the other end into the mini display port, then the mini display into the mac. Should work with no problem, but I've noticed that people are having issues with the MBPs. I will be getting the new MBP when they refresh in 1-2 month. I will be able to test it then.

Thanks so much for your comment!

I will make an update video once I get the new MBP.

[jmy323]

Thank You dude! Perfect Help

[DudeFromUkraine]

@jmy323 Glad to be helpful, if there is anything else just let me know.

[privlaka9]

very good at speaking English!

[DudeFromUkraine]

@privlaka9 Thanks!

[vbmbm]

Excellent .... helped me out BIG time : )

[jordyhirsch89]

whats the cord for the sound called

[The1995camaro]

I have the adapter, an hdmi cable and a 42 inch hdtv, I hit detect displays, and it didnt detect it, i have a 15 inch macbook pro, late 2009