Does it transmit picture and sound or just the picture? can i use it to play a movie on the mac and watch it on TV?
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Macs built before 2010 don't support sound transmission through their Mini Display Port outputs. However, the cable itself does transmit sound if your computer supports it.
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It transmits picture only. You can see your desktop on tv if you a mini dvi port in mac and you have a hdmi port in tv. You will need to buy amazon basic hdmi cable also. To transmit sound you need to find ports on tv!
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Note that even if your Mac is new enough to support sound over HDMI, you may still need to go into your Mac's Sound Preferences and manually change the output from the built-in speakers to the HDMI port. At least, this was the case with my 2011 MBP running 10.9.x; whether auto-magic has since been added in newer Mac models and/or OS versions, I do not know.
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It works with my 2012 macbook pro, but I think on earlier models it only can deliver video, not audio. You can rig up your audio out jack if need be.
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It will work with Mac, but you need a Blue Ray Player application (~$40). Mac OS X doesn't come with one. I use: http://www.macblurayplayer.com
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Hey man, I bought my MacBook Pro back in 2009 and my cable works on mine for video no problem. The only thing is that you won't output any sound, so I just plug in a home theatre auxiliary cable into my headphone slot. Video is completely fine though! And yes, it goes directly from your mini DVI into the HDMI slot on your TV.
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As long as the digital video port on your Mac Also outputs audio. I used this for my ps4 to a monitor and external speakers. So you can see why this would be useful in certain circumstances. If you have the video going to an hdmi tv then you want to find a different means of mashing the audio (from the headphone port) and video together.
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Given that HDMI is an industry standard, and IF the MAC has an output option for audio and video via HDMI, then yes, it should work perfectly. There is no reason that is should not work; the audio and video components will be separated, with the audio going out via the stereo RCA connectors (red and white), and the video continuing on through the subsequent HDMI cable. You need two HDMI cables.
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Nope. You need macTv. To my understanding it is your Mac not allowing the data to flow through properly. I may be wrong, but I have tried to play my mac on all if my TVs by setting up as an external monitor and it has never worked. Work around would be to create a 3rd party video, store it in the cloud and have your tv access that cloud service and watch from there. More hassle than its worth.
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It will work on the Mac if you download VLC media player from VLC.org. It's free.
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I know it will work for the ipad so I would assume it will work on a mac. I used it to downstream movies. I changed to a Buffalo and have had much better luck
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Yes. It has HDMI input. You will need an adapter for the mac to convert from their thunderbolt or display port to HDMI. That should cost less than 10. Good luck
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If you have an HDMI out - then yes directly. You have a DisplayPort/Thunderbolt - then get a DisplayPort-HDMI adapter - then you can connect it, this is how I connected my parents mac mini to their HD TV. Sound is separate in this case. If you are also looking for sound to travel - The best route may be use an AppleTV and send your display to the AppleTV.
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I have not tried that and I am not a mac person, but In theory you should be able to plug any HDMI source into it. Whether it be a macbook or dvd player should make no difference. Sorry I'm not more help..
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In theory it should work fine. It is sending the image and sound to the monitor. It should not care what is transmitting the images.
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You need an AV receiver for sound and as long as it has HDMI input, the Apple TV just plugs right in to any input and carries audio and video signals to speakers and the projector simultaneously. The projector has no sound of its own.
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I am currently using a thunderbolt-to-HDMI cable to connect my macbookair to my television. I can stream movies or any other multimedia content from the Internet. With an external cd/DVD drive you can watch any DVD medium. Also any content on an external hard drive can be connected and viewed via USB. So your options for viewing are quite varied. Finally with an external dac and amplifier you can get amazing audio to enhance your movie experience.
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I've used it with a Mac Mini using both HDMI and VGA (need male to male VGA cable and Apple's VGA adaptor). VGA worked best - you could accommodate audio with an inexpensive stereo mini-jack to RCA Y cable - I did not.
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It sounds like you can use this projector with mac computers. Is that correct? Do I need any other equipment or cables?Thank you.