MacBook Pro to a projector

MacBook Pro to a projector which works with an image of the desktop but when I want to play a movie or show photos the projector shows a blank screen. Any one help? Connected via Lightning / HMDI lead.

&otIt really depends on the projector. I do this all the time too but your mileage varies. The most consistent way to get it to work is to "mirror" the displays (function-F7). This seems to work for me about 80-90% of the time. When in normal mode (expanded - mirroring off) it works about 20% of the time.
you can also trying setup a very "dumbed down; resolution. 640x480 or 800x600 seems to work better on most older projectors. the display looks a little crappy but it is what it is.
The MBP has had projector issues from the start. I hope Apple addresses it some day.
I've compared the MBP side-by-side with my older Powerbook and a Dell laptop. Both of these machines will work flawlessly with most projectors but alas not the MBP.
hope this helps.
MacBook Pro 2ghz, 2gb RAM Mac OS X (10.4.9)

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