Thunderbolt to hdmi adapter

I just bought a MacBook Pro. I want to hook it up to my TV via HDMI. However, these MacBooks only have a Thunderbolt connector and the only adapter cables I can find are for the Mini Display Port. I couldn't find any definitive answers when I searched the forums. But, someone mentioned using a MDP to DVI port to connect from his MacBook's Thunderbolt to a Mac Monitor. Does this mean that the Thunderbolt port is backward compatible with MDP? Do I just purchase a MDP to HDMI cable?
Thank you,
Reighnie

One other important note:
Insert the Thunderbolt or Mini DisplayPort cable into the connector until essentially ALL of the metal disappears. Otherwise it will not make good enough contact and will be flaky.

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I use this one - it has much better reviews and you can buy five of them for what Apple charges for the Moshi:
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I finally learned how to get "Detect Displays" to show up. You have to press the Option key while in the Display pane.
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Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
Instead of buying a Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter, buy a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter, because I'm not sure if a Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter will work with a Mac without Thunderbolt ports. Also, for the use you want to give to the adapter, you don't need a Thunderbolt adapter. That's because Thunderbolt and Mini DisplayPort use the same port, so a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter will work with both MacBooks Pro.
The only difference between Thunderbolt and Mini DisplayPort is that Thunderbolt can transfer data, audio and video. As you want to connect an external display, you don't need to transfer data, so Mini DisplayPort will work for your use

My connection via hdmi to my TV is no longer working. Even if I use a thunderbolt to hdmi converter

Hi, the day before yesterday I turned on my tv which was connected via HDMI out on the mac mini to HDMI in on my TV. Everything was working fine, however I have been trying to set up dual monitoring on another monitor using an HDMI to VGA adapter to my second monitor but nothing was working. I was about to watch a film from the mac to the TV wen I thought it might be the resolution on the hdmi out why it wasn't working on the monitor but was on the TV so I changed the settings and the hdmi to the TV cut out. My main monitor is connected by thunderbolt to VGA adapter and works fine. I can change all the settings for screen resolution on the main monitor and have tried every setting on it then unplugging and plugging in the hdmi cable from the mac to the TV. I get the blue flash on the screen so I know it is being detected but here is where it gets weird.
I figured I would try the thunderbolt to HDMI converter I originally bought for my iMac and again the blue screen flashes up but there is no blue flash or any sort of detection on the TV.
The whole time there is nothing showing up on the screen, even when I unplug my main display from thunderbolt to VGA (the main monitor) and connect the thunderbolt to hdmi adapter and plug in the hdmi to the TV.
I know it's not the hdmi cable as I have tested it on my youview box to my tv and it worked fine.
I also know its not the tv as iv connected my friends windows laptop to the TV using the same cable so it must be the settings on the mac.
I have tried doing a time machine restore to the day I bought it and have had no problems so far until I changed the settings. Why oh why did I mess about with it!!
If anyone can help please let me know ASAP.
It doesn't show up the HDMI output in audio anymore either, however like I say it flashes blue wen I connect the hdmi but seems to have no idea that the HDMI is connected in the display settings! It's so frustrating. I'm going to call the mac support today but if anyone on here hash as any similar problems n fixed them please let me know.
Btw I'm running Mac OS X 10.8.4. I know I can connect via a long VGA cable but that's not really the point. I, at least would like to get my mirrored desktop on my tv back from HDMI!

Ok so I happened to figure it out while on the phone to apple support. Even though the guy was very nice, I think I knew more than him! He was explaining very basic resolution principles I played about. I had the second option in displays resolution. All I did was unplug the HDMI cable, click on 'best for display' then plugged the HDMI in and my resolution on the normal monitor changed to the normal blue, then went black momentarily and then changed to a strange resolution but another window appeared that said SONY BRAVIA HDMI at the top! Hey presto! Don't know why it didn't do it yesterday - I probably left the HDMI cable in or something! Oh well. Problem solved!

ThunderBolt to HDMI with a DVI to HDMI (MacPro OS 10.9.1)

Hello,
I'm a college student and have an old ViewSonic monitor that was given to me. So I went out and got a DVI to HDMi adapter so that I can play around with a Raspberry PI.I also thought that this would allow me to plug my Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter in as well and work fine. But for some reason the monitor shuts off and is telling me nothing is detected. I know that the thunderbolt adapter is working fine with my tv. For some reason my computer is telling me nothing is plugged in to the thunderbolt. I was wondering if anyone knew of a work around or a cheap solution to my problem?
- Taylor

which MB are you using?
is it a thunderbolt or a minidisplay port?
does it appear under the Hardware/Thunderbolt section?
could it be a loose connection?
FYI, i've previously used a 3rd party HDMI adaptor on a mid2010 (mini displayport MBP) and had to wriggle it abit to get it connected to my HDMI TV

The Best Mini Display Port HDMI Adapter?

I am looking for recommendations on a good Mini Display Port HDMI Adapter for my Macbook Pro 2011 Sandy Bridge. I have gone through about 4 adapters in the past year due to the adapters become unresponsive after 2 or 3 months. I use my Macbook heavily on external monitors for my work (averaging 7 hours or more a day between various monitors).
I can rule out the HDMI wire itself not being the cause of the problem but the adapters have been a huge miss and drain on cash this year. If anyone who is also a heavy user can point me in the direction of a durable adapter I would be very grateful.

I always recommend monopriice.com for cables and adapters.
Mini DisplayPort | Thunderbolt® to HDMI® Adapter w/ Audio Support
But all these adapters are in the form of "pigtails" and no matter where you get them the strain relief and the cables can fatigue and break from constant bending or pulling (doesn't help your macbook socket any either).
Maybe you should order a bunch. They are cheaper that way at monoprice.
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Thunderbolt to HDMI resolution on Samsung monitor

I recently got a Kanex iAdapt Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter and an Amazon HDMI cable to hook up my MBP to a Samsung notebook.
I am getting a picture on my monitor (I saw on the boards that the most commom problem was not getting any picture at all), it's just not setup right. The resolution looks weird and it's really hard on the eyes.
I've tried all resolutions System Preferences give me (1080p, 1080i, 1600x900, 1344x1008, etc) and it's still not looking right.
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Nandasaboia,
I'm having a similar problem with a client's mid 2011 17" MBP i7 with thunderbolt connection and a Samsung P2770FH.
I'm using a mini-display-to-HDMI cable to go from the thunderbolt port on the 2011 17" MBP to the HDMI input on the back of the monitor. The monitor works fine in 720p, but in 1080i it is blurry and in 1080p the bottom 2/3 of the screen flickers and goes all snowy every few seconds.
The weird thing is my 2009 15" MBP Intel Core 2 Duo with a Mini-Display port works just fine in 1080p. Everything is clear and crispy just that way you would expect. So it isn't the monitor, and it isn't the cable. It sounds like it is at best a driver issue with sending a Display-port signal via a Thunderbolt port, but at worst it could be that there needs to be a new controller for the Thunderbolt port hardware.
Here's a post about it in more detail. It talks about the Apple Thunderbolt Display not the MBP, but I think the reason for the trouble could be the same. I don't know, I have to do more research on the topic.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4832/the-apple-thunderbolt-display-review/8
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External monitor will not sleep using 2012 MacBook Air and HDMI adapter

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I run my 2012 macbook air in "clamshell mode", and solely use the 27" display, which works great. Problem, is when the macbook goes to put the display to sleep, or sleep for the laptop, the display starts to go into power save mode, then flips back on... goes back into power save mode, repeats forever. I called HP, and they said the HDMI signal is not being turned off, hence why the screen keeps going ON, then power save, then repeat. If I shutdown the laptop, then the monitor goes off just fine.
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Joe

Hello Joe,
I definitely understand your concern regarding your external display not going to sleep and endlessly looping into power save mode when your MacBook Air is asleep.
I found an article with steps to troubleshoot issues with displays. This article is for internal and external displays, so you can skip any steps referring to the internal display. The following steps specifically stands out to me for the situation you are experiencing:
Reset the system
You can reset the Mac's parameter RAM and SMC.
You can find the full article here:
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1573
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Thunderbolt to hdmi audio inconsistent

I have the macbook pro 2010 i7 2.66G 15" with 8g ram osx 10.9.2
connect the thunderbolt to hdmi adapter, video is perfect, but the audio quality is inconsistent,
the way I set it up,
turn on the samsung tv to hdmi input source
turn on the macbook pro
set the sound output to samsung hdmi
play the video in vlc, quicktime or youtube.
sometime it is good, but when I stop and play again, either same video or another video, the audio will drop out, noise etc.
if I do the same in another MBP 13" 2011, 4G ram, os x 10.7.6. everything is fine.
would it be some driver program on mbp 2010 that is not 100% compatible to hdmi audio?
base on this, I can assume the hdmi cable and hdmi adapter is not the issue.
please suggest.
thanks.

I believe so. See this writeup about a Thunderbolt to HDMI cable, and, in particular, its reference to audio.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/HA825ZM/A/belkin-mini-displayport-to-hdmi-cabl e-2-m65-ft?fnode=51

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so i bought a thunderbolt to HDMI adapter and it work great but when i took out the hdmi and put it in my console id didnt work when i checked if it would work with the adapter is didnt so this adaper stoped working a broke my HDMI cord

Hi, how did you solve your problem? Im having the exact same issue.
"When connected to the TV via the Thunderbolt-HDMI cable, a blue screen briefly appears on the Macbook. However, when looking in System Preferences/ Displays, there is no trace of any external screen. Many of the forums I have read say there should be an "Arrangement" tab, but this is not appearing on mine."
plus the cable works on my boyfriend's Macbook Air, which is an older version than mine.
I have the Macbook Air Version 10.8.4, bought July 2013 (newest version).
Can someone help me?
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