Mini DVI to HDMI problem, won't play DVD movie full screen on TV

I use a mini-DVI port adapter with a DVI to HDMI cable to a 32" 1080p TV. When I play the DVD player screen on the TV and select full screen mode, the screen shifts back to macbook and displays full screen on the mac and the TV displays a black looking background. This issue only started after installing Lion.

Thanks for that. I have a Y adapter (3.5mm stereo headphone jack to RCA sound just like you said). Under input options on my TV, I can select either HDMI1 input (which gives me video only) or AV1/S input (which gives me audio only) - not both at once...Could you explain how I can get stereo audio on my TV?

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Hi, I bought a Mini-DVI to HDMI adapter like this one: http://www.hdtvsupply.com/mini-dvi-to-hdmi.html to be able to hook up my macbook (2007 white version) to my HDTV. However, since HDMI is traditionally for both video AND audio, the HDMI channel on the TV can only output audio coming in through the HDMI cable. There is no sound, because I am only feeding video through that channel.
To solve the issue, I purchased the following 6ft 3.5mm Stereo Plug/2 RCA Plug Cable: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10218&cs_id=1021804 &p_id=665&seq=1&format=1#largeimage. The problem is, that I am only able to play sound from my laptop on my HDTV on one channel, and video from the Mini-DVI to HDMI adapter on another, but not both audio and video at the same time. What is the SIMPLEST way to fix this? I wouldn't want to purchase any additional cables if possible
Many thanks for your help in advance!!!

Thanks for that. I have a Y adapter (3.5mm stereo headphone jack to RCA sound just like you said). Under input options on my TV, I can select either HDMI1 input (which gives me video only) or AV1/S input (which gives me audio only) - not both at once...Could you explain how I can get stereo audio on my TV?

Mini DVI to HDMI problems...

Hey guys, I hope you can solve my problem. My late 2008 MacBook...
Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB41.00C1.B00
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I am having an identical problem. Unfortunately, I cannot quite follow the syntax of the response to the original post. I have a Macbook 2.1 and I am trying to hook up to an LG 32LH20 TV. I got the Mini DVI to HDMI adapter and an HDMI cable at eh Apple store. Connected the HDMI cable to the HDMI IN jack on the back of the TV. They also sold me an audio cable with the 3.5mm jack on one end and the red/white AV plugs on the other end.
Once all of the cables are hooked up, it doesn't work...exactly. If I switch the TV input to 'Component', I can get the audio of whatever is running on the Macbook, like from a Netflix movie. As for video, the only thing I get is when I switch the TV input to 'HDMI'. Then, all I get is the generic Apple purple sky. The only things that I can get in the screen of the TV that also shows up on the Macbook are when I open up things like the System Preferences menu. No browsers or other apps.
Can somebody please help me further?
Thanks
PS - yes - I am a newbie to Macs, being a PC person since '96.
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Mini dvi to hdmi problems - displaying my screen on my TV

so I have an Toshiba LCD TV with an HDMI port and I'd like to be able to play videos from the internet on my TV. I have a Macbook with a mini-dvi port so I bought a mini-dvi to HDMI adapter from Amazon and an HDMI cable from Best Buy. I also have an RCA cable for audio (which works fine). After hooking up the laptop to the TV using a multitude of combinations and restarts, all I get is a flickering blue screen on my laptop when I change the TV's input to HDMI. Nothing happens on my TV screen. Any ideas on what I should do to get video? I've read I need to mirror the display but the Arrangements tab doesn't show up on the Display menu so that option doesn't seem to be available. I've messed with resolution and numerous other things and have hit a wall.
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hi,
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Thanks for that. I have a Y adapter (3.5mm stereo headphone jack to RCA sound just like you said). Under input options on my TV, I can select either HDMI1 input (which gives me video only) or AV1/S input (which gives me audio only) - not both at once...Could you explain how I can get stereo audio on my TV?

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Recently,i have been trying to play DVDs using Apple DVD Player in Full Screen on an external 20 " monitor.
However,when i click something on my primary display on my MBP,apple DVD player(on the external monitor) will exit Full screen and goes into Maximum size.
So,my question is What can i do to make sure Apple DVD Player will retain its Full Screen mode(on my external display) while i continue with my work on my MBP's display?
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I have a MacBook running 10.5.7 connected to a 1080P-capable Toshishba TV (model 42XV555). I also tried this with 10.5.6 with same results.
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Having problems connecting iMac(late 2006) running 10.7.5 to a Samsung Flat Screen TV using separate audio/speaker cable and HDMI standard cable, mini-DVI to HDMI video converter. TV displays generic Apple galaxy background and "some" windows (e.g. scree

Not sure that I have selected the correct forum. Hope my questions are clearly stated.
Having problems connecting iMac(late 2006) running 10.7.5 to a Samsung Flat Screen TV using separate audio/speaker cable and HDMI standard cable, mini-DVI to HDMI video converter. TV displays generic Apple galaxy background and "some" windows (e.g. screen resolution choices). It does not show Mail or Safari menus. System preferences' display "gathered" the Samsung and chose its resolution. I did not find a way to select the Samsung as my display.
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Lately, I have been seeing a lot of posts with users trying to use their Macs/iMacs to mirror their streaming video from their Macs to an HDTV.
There are, actually, many alternatives to choose from than just from a Mac.
You need to have or invest in a WiFi capable router for all of these examples.
Apple TV only integrates with WiFi and newer Mac hardware. So, if you want to have total integrated experience, if you have a 2011 Mac or newer, you might as well pay the $100 for the AppleTV box.
If you have a older Mac, like I have noticed many users do, then you have other options.
If you want to elimate long cable clutter and having your Mac at the mercy of your TV all of the time, you can still use the AppleTV box independently or purchase cheaper alternative media streaming boxes from Roku, Sony, Boxee or any number of electronics manufacturers that now have media streaming boxes and media streaming capability built into DVD/Blu-ray players.
These eliminate long cable clutter by being close to the HDTV where shorter, less expensive cables can be used.
Another alternative for iPad users is to use an iPad with the USB/HDMI video adapter and use your iPad as the streaming box. This ties up your iPad in much the same way as it does with your Mac, but again the iPad can be close to the TV and use minimal cables to the TV.
Another alternative to is to use a combination of an iPad and your Mac to stream content that is only available to stream online from a computer. In this case, you can use a desktop remote app on your iPad and Mac. A good and cheap Desktop Remote app is Splashtop Remote. This allows you to completely connect your iPad remotely, over Wifi, to your iMac desktop. The app streams both video and sound to the iPad which is still connected to your HDTV. The resultant stream video picture will be smaller than the size of your HDTV, but it will still be plenty large enough to watch. Again, if you own a iPad and an Intel Mac, this method also allows minimal cabling to the TV.

Mini DVI to HDMI Cable problems

So I bought the mini dvi to HDMI adapter off of Amazon so that I could connect my Macbook to my HDTV. I have seen other posts that said that this cable works but when I tried to connect my computer to my TV nothing came up. I tried restarting it and reconnecting all the cables but it still didn't work. The one time time it worked, just a blue background came up but nothing else showed up. Is it something wrong with the cable or is do I have to configure something with my computer?

My TV is a Samsung DLP Model # HL-85887W. I do know that it does allow a computer to be connected to it because I can connect an iBook to it. The iBook doesn't have a mini DVI port and has just a normal DVI one and I use a DVI to VGA adapter to connect it to the TV. Is it possible that the TV is programmed to the iBook and I have to do something with the computer and/or TV? Or is my mini DVI to HDMI adapter faulty?
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Mini DVI to HDMI problem, won't play DVD movie full screen on TV

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