TV display will not show Macbook screen correctly
Hi,
I just bought a Mini DVI to VGA cord
and I just bought a new VGA Cable
I connected my macbook and tv
my tv shows a purple screen saver
and will only show items I have open
if I drag the opened item out of view of the computer screen to the right
only then will it appear on my tv
my tv is a iSymphony
1920 x 1080
how can I fix this so it will show my computer screen correctly on my tv
any input is appreciated
After reading your post, it sounds like everything's working correctly. You are using extended mode and your MacBook is the main screen (has the dock and title bar) and you can extend apps to the right over to the extended screen - your monitor. You can switch this so that the monitor is the main screen and the MacBook would be the extended screen. This is done in System Preferences/Display. Move the Blue Bar to the larger box.
Does this help?
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