Playing through TV

Can anyone point me to instructions on exactly how to set up my MacBook Pro to play (a DVD or slideshow, etc.) through an external monitor -- specifically my TV? I have the connection, which worked many months ago when I tried it once. But I'll be darned if I can remember how to do it. And searches for "external monitor" or display or change or or or . . . give me nothing.

ctmurray wrote:
Your TV would need an RGB input (my Visio LCD has this for example). Then an RGB to RGB cable to connect through the dongle to your TV.
Actually there is much flexibility in which TV port you use. "RGB" can mean any of several standard jacks.
Assuming you'll get a cable with the proper plug on the Mac end of your Mac cable, for the TV end you can use:
HDMI - digital connection, excellent quality
VGA (some TVs label this "PC") - analog connection, very good quality
DVI - digital connection, excellent quality
Component RGB - analog connection, very good quality
S-Video or Composite RGB - analog connection, low quality, skip unless your TV lacks the above listed inputs.
Older CRTs tend to have the last two. Newer flatscreen HDTVs tend to have the first 2.
For example, my 2-year-old HDTV has HDMI, VGA, and the last two, and my MacBook Pro has DVI, so the cable I got is DVI to HDMI for the highest quality connection. Monoprice.com probably has the cable you want for cheap; unless it's an emergency do not pay the inflated prices for these cables at a brick-and-mortar store.

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Hopefully someone can help.... I have an Iphone 5 and want to create a music video playlist on my phone so then i can play through my apple tv... but when i make a playlist in itunes and try to add it over to my iphone it wont let me sync the playlist...? I have already added the music videos to my iphone so that is not the problem.... i cant seem to figure out how to make a playlist for them... IE: to make the videos play consecutively in the order i want without stopping after each video and gong back to the list.... this is what i have had to resort to make it work....what i want to do....is be able to make a playlist of videos on my iphone 5....take my apple tv to friends houses and with wifi....set up apple tv and play videos at the party and not have to stand by with the remote and find a new video to play stopping the music between the songs/videos....very annoying....and have spent over 4 hours one day and an hour and a half today on the phone today with a sr. advisor with apple and they have no clue.... this seems sooooo simple.... please somebody that really knows how to do this....i will be indebted forever...............
Mike

Thank you for replying. Yes I deleted the old email address..

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Hi,
How do you connect your iPod to your computer ? Please use the following instructions:
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No good.
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Hi BD,
Thanks for saving me. And thanks for responding so quickly. Your answer was there when I got up. For me 48 hours was a long time to go without that function.
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