Connecting macbook to lcd

would be great if somebody could help me... i connected my macbook to my lcd-tv and in the beginning it worked really good, but out of a sudden, i saw only the blue sky on my ty, without any items or files on the desktop. i just see the desktop now. ****, who knows something about that?
thanks a lot for your help

Perhaps this will help:
Mac OS: How to Set up Extended Desktop and Turn on Video Mirroring
Regards.

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Regards Simon

Hi, refering to your spec, these two might work, and it is up to you which one you want to use, for I prefer the the VGA one, since the DVI have at least 3 kind (DVI-I, DVI-D, and DVI-A) if I am not mistaken.
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wo/7.RSLID?mco=7 5AE2F12&nplm=M9320G%2FA
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wo/7.RSLID?mco=7 5AEA372&nplm=M9321G%2FB
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wo/7.RSLID?mco=7 5A42EE8&nplm=M9319G%2FA
Read the user comment on the DVI adapter section, looks like it is easier to use the VGA one instead of the DVI one if you don't know which DVI your LG TV provided for the DVI.
And as for the sound the first post is give you clear information on that.
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I want to connect my Macbook to my LCD TV. I have seen videos on Youtube showing ways of doing this, but I chose to connect them slightly different from the videos I saw.
I have connected a Mini DVI - VGA adapter to my Macbook, then connected a VGA - HDMI cable from the adapter to the LCD TV.
I have then put the TV setting on 'HDMI PC'. I have also gone into 'System Preferences' on my Macbook clicked on 'Displays' and 'Detect Displays' but nothing happens.
Could anyone tell me where I am going wrong?

May, be hard to do.
Apple's new MacBook lines includes a form of digital copy protection that will prevent protected media, such as DRM-infused iTunes movies, from playing back on devices that aren't compliant with the new priority protection measures.
The Intel-developed technology is called High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) and aims to prevent copying of digital audio and video content as it travels across a variety of display connectors, even if such copying is not in violation of fair use laws.
Among the connectors supported by the technology are the Mini DisplayPort found on Apple's latest MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air, in addition to others such as Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), Gigabit Video Interface (GVIF), and Unified Display Interface (UDI).
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
HDMI will be better than VGA because VGA is analog and HDMI is digital. If you have an aluminum MacBook, it has a mini-DisplayPort plug. You can buy an Apple (or third party) mini-DisplayPort to DVI adapter and then find an HDMI to DVI cable. There are now a couple of third party vendors making mini-DisplayPort to HDMI adapters but I'm not sure if they're available in Singapore.
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-Doug

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Hello there,
I have a MacBook and would like to hook it up to my widescreen TV so I can see photos on it through FrontRow and maybe watch movies too.
I have the following connections on my TV
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s-video
x2 scarts
pc input
pc audio input
But I'm afraid I have no idea how to do it!
Can anyone help and point me in the right direction of the correct lead at the Apple Store?
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you need a mini dvi to s-video adaptor.
this one, from apple, has s-video and composite (red white yellow)
s video provides a much better signal than composite, so try to hook it up htat way, if the s vid is open on your tv.
you will also need to buy a standard s vid cable. (rad shack sells them)
remember, s vid only handles the video, you will need a 3.5mm to stereo rca (red and white) cable for the audio.
again, rad shack should have this.
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=4D2 4B4AB&nplm=M9319G%2FA

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This is if your MBP is from April 2010 or newer:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4241
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Sorry Walter, but according to the Terms of Use (which you agreed to the first time you logged in to the Discussions and can be found if you click on the "Help" link to the right):
Do not post a URL unless it directly answers a user's question.
The URL you post does not answer David's original question. Also, it could potentially void his warranty because a firmware hack (and this is indeed a link to a "hack") is an unauthorized alteration to the hardware of his computer. ("Software" can only be installed on the hard drive and that hack is not installed on the hard drive, it's installed on the firmware on a chip inside the logic board.)
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