23" HD Display as HDTV?

I have a 23" HD display. I also have a HD cable box from the cable company that has both a firewire and DVI port on the back. Is there any way I can use either of those ports to display HD cable tv on my display? I'm wondering about making it happen with or without the use of my Macbook Pro. Any help is greatly appreciated.

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Hi,
I currently have the same problem, but have found a temporary solution while looking for a permanent one. The temporary solution involves resetting the SMC. To do this follow these steps:
-First connect the cable to both your TV and your MacBook Pro and make sure both are powered on.
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-On the left side of your keyboard press command, alt (option), shift and the power button at the same time, holding them for a second and then releasing them at the same time.
-Wait about 10 seconds and then power on your MacBook Pro, the display should be detected and working.
As I said earlier this is only a temporary solution and I am looking for a permanent one, so any more help would be appreciated.
Let me know if it works or not.
cp96

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Trying to set up the widescreen TV as a second monitor for visitors.
Here's the info:
ATI Radeon 7500:
Chipset Model: ATY,RV200
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
Slot: SLOT-1
VRAM (Total): 32 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x5157
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-91701-222
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VA1912wSERIES:
Resolution: 1440 x 900 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Software
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No display connected
My video card has a VGA and an ADc connector. Connected my 19" monitor using VGA connector.
Got a Belkin ADC to DVI adaptor for the ADC output.
Got a DVI to HDMI cable to connect to the TV.
Everything plugged together Ok.
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Ta.

From this information from my system profile:
ATI Radeon 7500:
Chipset Model: ATY,RV200
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
Slot: SLOT-1
VRAM (Total): 32 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x5157
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-91701-222
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VA1912wSERIES:
Resolution: 1440 x 900 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Software
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Display Connector:
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We are getting ready to use a Mac Mini at our church to run Keynote slides for Music and Sermon notes. What do I need to do to run a monitor at teh Mina and then project presentation out to 4 TV's via HDMI? I am fairly new to Mac...be kind

Hello & welcome Tony!
The Mini natively can handle 2 Monitiors...
Video Support
Works with almost any display or HDTV.
Thunderbolt port with support for up to 2560-by-1600 resolution
HDMI port with support for up to 1920-by-1200 resolution
DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (included)
Support for dual display and video mirroring
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/mac_mini/select
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http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/VIDU2DVIA/
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Works on PC and Intel Mac models
Lossless compression
LCD, CRT, projector displays
Connect one extra monitor per adapter to your desktop or laptop's USB port!
Configure connected monitors to either clone your primary screen, or extend the desktop allowing visibility of more applications at the same time!
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Can easily Mirror the main display
Extend left, right, above, or below
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Windows Vista & 7 Aero support
Windows XP and Vista 32-bit support
Standard and Widescreen ratio aspects
High-Performance DDR memory
Completely silent operation
Uses very little computer resources and offers a vast array of screen resolutions and color depths ensuring little performance difference between a screen directly connected or via USB 2.0
Supports resolutions up to 2048 x 1152 including SDTV/HDTV resolutions: 480i/p (640x480), 720p (1280x720), 1080i/p (1920x1080)
Bus Powered Operation - no external power supply needed
Macintosh:
Intel based Mac OS X 10.4.11 and above
(not compatible with PowerPC based Macs)
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Windows:
2000 SP4, XP SP2, Vista with Aero support, and 7
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Includes
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DVI to HDMI Adapter
DVI to VGA Adapter

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I'm considering the purchase of a 20" iMac...the current model retailing at circa £949...and I wondered how many external monitors it could support? I'm aware that there's one monitor out port (either mini display port or mini DVI, not sure), but it is possible for the mac to support TWO external monitors?
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