Feb 2009 MBP-Audio out thru mini displayport?

Does my MBP, bought new in February 2009 (Build 10F569) support audio OUT on the mini displayport?

No. That was introduced with the April 2010 models.

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  • No audio out through Mini Displayport?

    Last night I hooked up my first-gen MBA to my plasma TV using a connector that converted the Mini Displayport to HDMI. The movie I streamed from Netflix looked great. One problem -- no audio. I guess there's no audio out through the Mini Displayport? I was forced to hook up computer speakers to my MBA. Is there a way I can get audio to go through the Mini Displayport rather than the audio-out/headphone jack?

    There are a couple of adapters out that will convert DVI plus optical audio to HDMI (with audio). They are all made by the same company (though they are branded and priced differently). I think they are currently running around $100. The problem you might run into is HDCP. Apple doesn't do HDCP with their DVI... so you'll end up not having a compliant HDCP chain... if that is important to you.
    If you do this setup, make sure you have your TV set to a setting that is pixel to pixel... that is, doesn't adjust for overscan. Lest you loose some of your computer desktop.

  • Can late 2008 MacBook Pro play audio though the Mini DisplayPort?

    I've got a Mini DisplayPort on my late 2008 MBP and I've got an MDP to HDMI adapotor that's meant to be audio ready.  I can't get it working with audio (ok with display) and HDMI isn't in the sound output menu.

    Yes, unless you buy one of the combination adapters I linked in this post last night, or a similar one:
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/17521569#17521569

  • VGA out to Mini Displayport in: possible?

    I'd like to use my 27" i5 iMac as an external display for my crusty work laptop (Dell Latitude D630).
    The only video out on the laptop is a VGA port - no DVI, no DisplayPort.
    Does such a creature as a VGA->DisplayPort adapter exist? Will I be able to drive the full resolution from my laptop? (it has a 128MB nVidia Quadro 135NVS video card)

    Hi Peter,
    such 'creatures' might exist (I am not aware of one...) but it would be a lot more than a simple adapter since it would have to take the analog video signals from VGA and convert them to digital video signals for the Mini DisplayPort.
    So, most likely such thing would cost in the range of 300USD !
    And even then, the quality of the converted signal might not be up to the quality you now have with the iMac display.
    Regards
    Stefan

  • MBP audio out from headphone jack is extremely low in volume

    i just sent my macbook pro 13in (mid 2009 model) to the apple store (out of warranty). my problem was that the audio out from the headphone jack was very very low and staticky. the problem arose about 2-3wks ago. i've owned the laptop since june 2009. i've never dropped or damaged it (no water damage, etc)
    my local apple store told me they had to replace logic board which seems extreme for what my problem is. i've read numerous forum posts saying that their computers came back with flickering "kernel panic"
    has anyone else had a similar audio problem with their computer, and if so was it resolved in this manner?
    thanks!

    I think you may be mistaken. the static coming from macbooks audio output port is as old a story as the macbook itself. IMO, epic fail on apple's part. I am debating complaining in a few months when I decide I deserve a better sound quality from a ridiculously overpriced laptop.

  • 2010 MBP Audio Channel Count (Mini Display)

    Hi All,
    I have a MDP to HDMI adaptor that I am using successfully into a HDTV, sound is going across.
    I am just wondering how many channels can go through by this method, is it just stereo, 5.1, 7.1 or what?
    I know I can use the TOSLINK to get surround out but it would be nice to only use one cable =)
    Cheers!

    Crackap9 wrote:
    My Mac is suppose to not only support Video but Audio through the mini display port. I have the Mini display / hdmi connector. All i can get is video. When i go into "sounds" on my mac to switch the output sound, my tv is not recognized. Is there any one who has had success with this?
    You need to get this adapter.

  • No digital audio out with mini TOS Link cable.

    In the past I've been able to play audio through my Onkyo receiver and speakers using a mini TOS Link cable. However, today when i plugged the cable in no audio is being sent.
    Things I've discovered:
    1) Audio works for other devices plugged into the same input on the receiver.
    2) The audio plays on the internal Macbook speakers. When I plug in the TOS Link cable during playback it just goes silent.
    3) In the Sound control panel, the output does change to Digital Out. (so the Macbook recognizes the cable)
    4) The red light comes out of the end of the cable that plugs into the receiver.
    5) The receiver normally makes a click sound and switches to a proper sound mode when it detects a digital signal. It does not do when I plug in the TOS Link cable.
    I have rebooted, reset the pram, repaired permissions.

    I am having this same problem, any ideas? Troubleshooted the cord, the mini adapter, the reciever, no dice. It has to be something with software, I had a hard drive crash and it worked before, but not now.

  • Installed itunes/quicktime update: Lost audio out thru MAudio firewire IF

    Any body have trouble with their firewire audio/midi interface after downloading latest itunes update? I have not backed up my computer....can't go back. Applestore genius said the update is now embedded in my system.
    Running latest M-Audio driver.

    Hey you should check out this thread:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1078630
    I am having similar problems as well.

  • MBP 2009: Audio over Mini DisplayPort

    Hello
    I previously ordered a Mini DisplayPort -> HDMI cable (http://www.amazon.co.uk/1-8m-DisplayPort-Adapter-Unibody-MacBook/dp/B003WVC8R2/r ef=sr1_fkmr01?ie=UTF8&m=A1T39SA8AUFT6J&qid=1289477962&sr=1-1-fkmr0).
    It's been working great with my 2009 model MacBook Pro, however I have to use a separate cable for audio.
    When in the Apple Store recently to fix a battery problem on that laptop, I got into a discussion about audio through HDMI on this model. According to the Mac Genius audio through Mini DisplayPort was enabled on older devices through a firmware update (and he said his Mac Mini now uses one cable to do audio and video).
    Audio is not working with the cable above - but was I incorrectly informed by Mac Genius, or do I need a different cable that does support audio?
    Thanks
    Jamie

    All we know about your MacBook Pro model is that you've identified it as a "2009 model MacBook Pro." Apple introduced audio-out via mini-displayport in the April 2010 MBP models, so if yours was bought before then, it didn't have that capability when it was new. To the best of my knowledge and belief, nothing that has happened or been released since then has changed that.
    [This article|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4241], updated in June 2010 (after the release of the latest mac Mini), lists the Mac models that supported audio via mini-Displayport at that time:
    "iMac (Late 2009), MacBook Pro (Mid 2010), MacBook (Mid 2010), and Mac mini (Mid 2010) supply multichannel audio (up to 8 channels) and video signals over Mini DisplayPort."
    I haven't heard of any update that has changed that list since then. If it were possible to enable audio output by means of a firmware update, I think Apple would have made that update available to all owners of mini-Displayport-equipped Macs, not just some of them.

  • Does Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter output sound?

    I am using the Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter, like this one:
    with my Macbook Pro 17-inch, Mid 2010.
    I also happen to have a DVI to HDMI cable that I tried to connect to my Samsung LED TV (2014 yr.)
    The picture that I get on TV from the screen mirroring from the Mac is great but I don't have any sound. So I'm curious if DVI could be killing the sound in this case? Any ideas?

    I don't think the DVI standard carries sound, so while Mini DisplayPort can handle audio, DVI probably won't carry it any further.
    Does your TV have an unused HDMI port? MacBook Pros after a certain version do send audio out of Mini DisplayPort and the audio can be carried through HDMI to a TV or receiver. HDMI would be preferred over DVI for this reason, unless your MacBook Pro is too old. If it is, then with either type of connection you would need a separate audio cable connecting the audio-out on the MacBook Pro to an audio-in on the TV.

  • MBP Audio over Mini-Displayport

    Hello
    How do I tell if my MBP can support audio over mini-displayport?
    I have purchased a mini-displayport to HDMI adapter but when I connect it to my TV I don't have the option in audio to choose the output over mini-displayport.
    I don't know if it is the adapter I have purchased preventing it from working or if it is the laptop.
    My MBP details are as follows:
    Model Name:    MacBook Pro
      Model Identifier:    MacBookPro5,1
      Processor Name:    Intel Core 2 Duo
      Processor Speed:    2.53 GHz
      Number Of Processors:    1
      Total Number Of Cores:    2
      L2 Cache:    6 MB
      Memory:    4 GB
      Bus Speed:    1.07 GHz
      Boot ROM Version:    MBP51.007E.B05
      SMC Version (system):    1.33f8
    Thanks
    Ken

    MBP's like your late-2008 model don't output audio through the mini-displayport — the first models to do so were introduced in April 2010.
    You need an adapter like this:
    http://www.cablematters.com/pc-56-26-mini-displayport-male-and-toslink-audiousb- male-to-hdmi-female-adapter.aspx
    or this:
    http://kanexlive.com/products/iAdapt20.html
    The former carries 5.1-channel digital surround sound from the headphone port; the latter carries ordinary stereo from a USB port.

  • "force" hdmi audio out

    Ok my hdmi capable receiver(Onkyo txsr604) is not happy with my ipad 2 nor is my ipad 2 happy with it despite the purchase of the dangly dongly designed oh so wrongly Apple Digital AV adapter that needs to be duct taped on or perhaps superglued in (pardon the pissy side rant). I imagine many a receiver and ipad aint getting on so well. I realize part of my particular sitch is my receiver is specked out at hdmi 1.1, and the ipad is (probably) 1.3 or better. I have a 1.3 hdmi 1.3 cable and all that jazz. Darnit I had the audio working a couple of times but now I get the dreaded device not supported by ipad message. Any tweaks? Bypasses? Overrides? Switches? Buttons? Apps? Settings? Ive had several legacy audio devices give me this same "error" but then go ahead and function fine (docks and such) seems to me a receiver should not be seen as a device at all, unless there was some two way communication necessary. Would like a manual setting perhaps that just outputs the audio over hdmi and mutes the ipad2 speaker. The video is yet another cup of tea, I'll try and figure that out elsewhere.

    On other macs introduced during 2010, this works. So my guess is that it does on MBA too, you just have to get a third party Mini DisplayPort to HDMI-adapter, make sure to get one which says it supports sound. If sound does not work on this MBA you could just get the special adapters which were introduced to fix this issue for 2009 Macs, which is a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI-adapter with a USB-connector hooked up to it, grabbing audio through the USB.

  • Mini Displayport to DVI working in Bootcamp but not in Leopard

    I've got a new unibody MBP together with a mini displayport to dvi adapter.
    When I connected the dvi cable with the MDP2DVI adapter to my new MBP and my 3-months-old Benq 20" LCD monitor, nothing shown up no matter how I tried. The monitor just kept saying no signal could be detected.
    Being frustrated so I did some googling, and I'm surprised by the vast number of people who have got problems with the external display!! I really didn't notice this before I decided to buy this MBP and I'm a little regretted, coz the 2nd monitor is so essential to the productivity of my work...
    After searching around for a solution for some time, I am pessimistic of waiting for a solution from apple as I see some people had already address this issue in late 2008 but till now seems no solution had came out.
    Last night when I use bootcamp to enter Windows XP, surprisingly it can recognize my external display!!! So now I am quite sure that it's the problem of Leopard but not the display hardware nor the adapter nor my monitor/cable. Did anybody have the similar problem as me tried this in bootcamp??

    keepyourpower,
    For what its worth I've been having much the same issue with my Macbook Pro. Leopard will refuse to see the external display while Windows Vista on bootcamp 90% of the time will but not without some effort. I've been able to get Leopard to use the display after going in to Windows and manually selecting display attached in the display properties menu. It doesn't always work but it will sometimes.
    I'm 100% sure there is a flaw in the logicboard on some of the 2.4 Ghz that is causing this issue. I recently sent my portable in for repairs and they replaced the display which is why it was in and the Logicboard. I'm not sure why they replaced my Logicboard nothing was wrong with it, but with the new one its having much the same problem as you. As I said before I'm 100% sure this is a hardware defect in the Logic Board and if you are within your 14 day return window I'd see about asking your local Apple store to exchange the unit for a new one.
    Not really sure if this will help you at all but didn't want you to think you were alone with this issue..

  • Have a 2008 iMac 24".  How to convert from mini-DVI to mini-displayport?

    I bought this awesome device recently:
    http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?cid=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&pid=6331&seq=1&format=2
    It takes the TOSLINK audio output and the minidisplayport output and combines it into HDMI to use in a home theater. However, I just found out that older iMacs (2008) have mini-DVI out, NOT mini-displayport. I've searched high and low and I cannot find a cable/adapter combination that will convert this for me so I can use it on my 2008 iMac. Any suggestions?
    IDEALLY it would be a male mini-dvi to female mini-displayport. This doesn't seem to exist.

    Well, there is this one
    http://www.atlona.com/Atlona-DVI-to-Mini-DisplayPort-Converter-p-17859.html
    but it is expensive. Going from DVI to DisplayPort is not simply a matter of changing the shape of the connector. And you would need a Mini-DVI to DVI adapter to connect to this device.

  • Mini DisplayPort to VGA

    Have a New MacBook Pro - Trying to get it to work with the mini DisplayPort to VGA cable on a DELL 2100MP Projector. Can not get anything to happen. The DELL Projector works fine with a PC Laptop plugged VGA to VGA and or a PC Desktop plugged VGA to VGA cable. The desktop PC is using Analog RBG 1024 x 768 75Hz.
    The MacBook Pro and the mini Display Port works fine on various monitors around the office, just can't get anything to happen on the Projector?

    Hi tforbes7,
    When you plug an external display into a new unibody MacBook Pro (15" or 17") the graphics circuitry in the computer decides whether the external display is an analog display or a digital display, based on the adaptor that you've plugged in. *It does support both analog and digital.* The Apple rep you spoke to misspoke themselves. A VGA connection is always analog, and a DVI connection is always digital.
    The problem here is that your 17" MBP only detects the mini-DisplayPort to DVI adaptor. So, because DVI is an all-digital signal, the MBP sends out the digital signal. The VGA adaptor cannot deal with this video signal, and so the video is not able to be passed on to the projector.
    The solution, of course, is to purchase a mini-DisplayPort to VGA adaptor for use with VGA external displays, including projectors. You cannot use a mini-DisplayPort to DVI adaptor and a DVI to VGA adaptor in tandem. I myself use a mini-DisplayPort to VGA adaptor (for greater compatibility) and it has worked with every external display I have tried as of yet. When you plug in the mini-DisplayPort to VGA adaptor, an analog signal that is compatible with the analog display is outputted from the computer.
    The bottom line is this: If you need to connect a projector or external display, choose the best quality connection "method" that is common to both devices. If your projector supports DVI, you should use the mini-DisplayPort to DVI adaptor that you already have, and bypass VGA entirely. If your projector only supports VGA, then you must purchase a mini-DisplayPort to VGA adaptor for use with that projector. It should work.
    One more thing:
    Make sure you upgrade the firmware on the mini-DisplayPort to VGA adaptor if you do indeed need to purchase one. This upgrade will show up in Software Update when you have the adaptor plugged into your MBP and is necessary for compatibility with some external displays.
    If you have any further questions or require clarification please don't hesitate!
    --Travis

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