Aluminum MacBook plugged on HDTV Mini display port to HDMI

[Bearballsruffian2]

Hi i have the same question as foreverbliss when i connect i can't get my screen to fit the tv im on osx lion please help!!! i have white macbook late 2009

[timothyadil]

hey i have a question--- so you hooked up the two using the mini display port to hdmi adapter but what about sound? i want to watch movies on it and i was wondering do i need another cable for sound or will the hdmi do it all? thanks

[562thubb]

hey what are you playing the sound from? is it through your tv or a sound system? and also is that the aluminum macbook (*not the macbook pro) when they first released the aluminum casing? thanks

[geebones]

can you see better quality in picture then dvi

[muso96]

I was just thinking about something i seen in a different video about if you go into "settings > Audio > Output" you can select an option to output your audio through the hdmi port. I know that this work in the latest macbook pros but i'm not sure about the latest macbooks. I would really like this tested as i can't get the sound to work through my 3.5mm audio cable.

Any answers would be appreciated =D

[benparko89]

Hey mate, is it good quality on the tv when you watch standard avi movies downloaded from a torrent?? like if you search a movie like "The Hangover", the most seeded torrent will be in avi format, will that be good quality in full screen??

[dracojah]

@benparko89 DVDrips in avi formats are OK if your quite far from the TV, but i recommend downloading 1080p HD movies for full benefit of your HDTV!

[mero696969696969]

hey man why whin i hook it to my macbook it change the rusolotion automatecly evty thing gose big on my mac ??

how can i hook it and have the orgenal rusolotion and the same size on my mac??

[ForeverBliss1]

when i connect my mac on my hdtv using exactly what your using ... how come my screen doesnt fit my HDTV ... i tried different resolutions but none of them look how you have yours ... please help =D

[peacefrog12321]

Should I do this for my 48 inch LCD? I really just want to watch high def videos on my tv without the hassle of my xbox 360. This seems like a great alternative. Oh, and what about sound.

[dracojah]

@peacefrog12321 You can do this with your LCD tv to watch HD videos, you'll have the advantage of being able to browse the web, show pictures etc.. compared to your xbox 360.

For sound you can plug it via a 3.5mm to 3.5mm jack to jack cable directly on the tv or with an optical cable on your home cinema system

[djtoontk]

Does the 13in Mac support audio output through the minidisplay port?

[SomewhatCloser]

How do you get it to work when closing the screen? I have the same adapter and when i close the screen it puts the computer to sleep.

[w35t51d369]

@SomewhatCloser your laptop must have magsafe adapter plugged in, i.e have it on charge.

[dracojah]

@SomewhatCloser You need an external mouse or keyboard plugged in to wake it up or apple remote

[napoleonvancaesar]

is that a hd ready tv or full hd tv?

[camtheman]

whats the setting on the sleep mode? cause when i shut mine, i can make it come back on with the remote but it goes back to sleep in like 60 seconds

[TJmusical]

Hi, may i know after u connect it to HDTV, is the screen resolution still good. as if you are using bigger monitor? or is it stretched and all the fonts deteriorated?

[madmaddymanu]

hey cooooool video

question-----can i buy this mini dvi-----hdmi cable

IN apple stores?

are the available?

PLEASE REPLY GUYS!!!

[APPLEMAC14]

no u cant sorry

[popgames]

no, check amazon

[slystoner]

maybe I'm wrong but In theory a source like a blu-ray uses 1920x1080... everything else (ie.g. a divx) is a smaller format... so for all other cases the 1920 is not so necessary and a HD-ready tv should be enough. Anyway... that's cool! ;)

[mlschott]

were you able to get video and audio from the mini displayport to hdmi, or did you have to use your CPU's audio out independently?

[serialtoon]

Lots of "basically" being thrown around :-/

[ChrisDavies700]

what resolution did the macbook support upto

[Netron]

Thanks for posting.

[Kawandaio08]

that tv is full hd isn't it?

[tizahrani]

amazing..what adapter and cables do u use?

[dracojah]

Im using the minidisplay port to HDMI adapter with an HDMI cable and for sound a regular 3.5mm audiojack to 2.1 speakers

[miguelsc]

hi just wanted to ask if sound goes through the HDMi adaptor or do u need another cable for that? thank!

[dracojah]

Nope, you need another cable for that!

[mirkojax2]

wooow... simply amazing