Mini DisplayPort No Audio!
I just purchased this » http://www.amazon.com/Premium-High-Speed-inch-DisplayPort-Cable/dp/B005J5ZBJG. I just hooked it up and have no audio, i wanted to see if anyone could help me out on whether or not it is capable of outputing audio. Thnx!
Based on the early 2009 mac pro specs I'm inclined to believe that audio output is not supported through the mini-displayport on the 2009's GT 120.
I did a bunch of google searching trying to find this definitively confirmed so that's why I only said "I'm inclined". Nothing in that spec however explicitly states you can get audio out of that card. Contrast that with the 2010 mac pro spec where they say you can get audio of its cards (5x70's) mini-displayport.
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http://kanexlive.com/products/item.aspx?id=3323
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At the bottom of the product description page of the adapter that you have (the USB 2.0 version), it says this:
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Simultanious audio output from both mini Displayport and Audio Output port?
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I was wondering if someone who already has audio+video output through the mini displayport set up can be so kind and answer the following questions for me:
Can audio be output simultaniously from 3.5mm audio port as well as the mini displayport? That is, if I output both video and audio to my reciever through the 2010 iMac's mini Diplayport, can i use the standard audio output port to provide line input for a further set of (active) speakers (analog would be fine)?
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I am planning on setting up my new 27' iMac on a 'work' desk in my bedroom, where i can comfortably sit and work on the computer as well as use the beautiful screen as my bedroom TV. Since i also wanna use my mac for all my living room multimedia needs (movies, tv shows, music, etc), i plan on running a long (15m) audio+video HDMI cable all the way up to my reciever in my living room. Furthermore, i am also planning on running a USB cable to the living room (through something of this sort: http://www.coolgear.com/images/171632pro.jpg) plugged in to a usb hub mainly for mouse/keyboard availability in the living room, but also for other things such as external hard drives and so on. The problem is that, apart from having my audio play in the living room, i also want to provide line input to my reference monitors that will be located at the iMac desk and i obviously much prefer i get the line input directly from the mac rather than running a third cable from reciever back to the speakers.
Message was edited by: LeeonAnyone?
Is that so few people are using the new mini displayport for audio, or did i ask the wrong way?
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Just wondering if this is true or if anyone has tried it out yet?Hello Rick! Thanks again for the reply. I took the one adapter back but at the time they had no other new ones to replace it with so I just took the refund. I was back in town at my brothers so i checked them out again and they had 3 brand new never opened adapters. I bought it again. It actually worked.
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I will try the adapter on a Toshiba 26" TV I have at home with just the adapter and see if audio comes through or not. I hope it will.
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I was wondering this, because I want to hook up my 2011 MacBook Pro to a external monitor (TV) using an hdmi cable. This would be heplful before I buy a mini displayport to hdmi adapter, and then maybe find out that the mini displayport might not transfer audio, only video.
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It is my first post here, so excuse me if I'm in the wrong section (and by the way, sorry for my skill in english).
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JulienI did see this, however, with a Google search.
http://www.macyourself.com/2009/07/10/kanex-mini-displayport-to-hdmi-adapter-wit h-audio-in-august/
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The conclusion is that we would have to wait for another newer Mac mini model with a better set of chips.
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Any Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter with audio for macbook pro mid 2009
connecting MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) to Hisense TV with audio?!?!!?
hello everyone.
if anyone is familar with successfully getting the older macbook pros that dont support audio out to stream and preform digital audio on a TV or has any helpful information that will get me familiar with trying to successfully stream audio and visual. and can PLEASE HELP ME in any way to understand what they know and teach me how to solve my problem id really appreciate it.
i want to connect my MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) to my Hisense LED LCD TV, ModelNumber:40H3E and getting digital audio sound from my TV as well as video, but have no clue on how or where to even start to successfully pairing the two and getting sound.
I own a MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) this MacBook model doesnt support an HDMI port. My MacBooks model has the Mini Displayport which supports video out but does not support audio out. Can someone help me by telling me exactly which Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter with audio will support my model MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) and exactly what HDMI wire do i need to buy that will successfully preform digital audio and sadisfying quality visual through TV?
i have NO expierence with the proccess have NO knowledge about any of this or these Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapters with audio. i have no idea what kind of adapter and HDMI cord to buy that will give me sound from my tv for my type of macbook. '
im not familar AT ALL with any of this so i hope me giving you my MacBook Pros make and model and my TV's model number will be enough information for someone to help me.
just please give me anything you can on this topic
thank you so much,With a 2009 MacBook Pro, you need to use two connections to your TV: one for video and another one for audio. The miniDisplayPort on the 2009 models does not support audio, so you need a separate audio cable:
miniDisplayPort adapter for video - I use the Apple miniDisplayport-DVI adapter + a DVI-HDMI cable like this one
audio cable for audio - use a 3.5mm male stereo-to-2xRCA male cable like this one
Connect the miniDisplayport adapter + DVI/HDMI cable to your MacBook Pro's miniDisplayPort output and the HDMI input on your TV
Connect the audio cable to your MacBook Pro's audio out and your TV's audio in
The only potential gotcha is if your Hisense TV requires audio via the HDMI cable when you use an HDMI cable. The H3e user manual is unclear about this. -
No audio via Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter
I have a late 2008 model (MB470LL/A) 15" MacBook Pro running 10.6.7.
I purchased a Dynex Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter that's not picking up the audio signal. The video plays fine via HDMI to our TV, but no audio.
In looking online I've seen this is a known issue. Has anyone discovered a work around other then running a separate audio cable from my computer to the TV?
I'm really surprised there is no audio this way. Someone dropped the ball on this one.I might be wrong but the MBP 2008 does not have audio supplied capability over MDP to HDMI.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4241
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