Video adapters to HDMI TV

I'm technically inept, so bear with my less than technically phrased question. I am trying to figure out which adaptor to buy to link my MacBook (2010) to my TV screen. The TV is a Samsung DV3 HD Ready 1080 P, product model LE32A558P3FXXC. The Apple store recommended the iWires Mini Display Port to HDMI Cable (in a green and white box). I plugged the adapter into the HDMI IN 1 node on the back of TV, and into the Macbook. The screen on the TV came on in a screen saver mode, but I couldn't seem to get any video to play. Am I missing something (do I have to enable the adaptor for instance) or do I have the wrong adaptor? Any advice appreciated!

You need to use your TV remote to change the input from your cable to the HDMI port you are using on the back of the TV. On the computer once the link with the TV is active you need to open Display prefs and select the Mirrored mode so the TV and the computer will have the same image. Be sure you do not set the computer's display resolution beyond what the TV can display. For 1080P this is 1680 x 1080.
For additional help select Mac Help from the Finder's Help menu and search for "connect to TV hdmi." You will find several useful articles listed.

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We are not Apple, just end users like you. That said, I do not see any such items among these listings on the Apple store:
http://store.apple.com/us/accessories/all-accessories/cables-docks#!
I'd try Other World Computing:
http://eshop.macsales.com/search/video+cable

How can I do live streaming with a Mac Book Pro 2011, using a new model of Sony HD camcorder which does not have firewire out/input? it comes only with a component video output, USB, HDMI and composite RCA output?

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Is it possible to download direct from video camera with HDMI out to Macbook Pro 15" HDMI in.

HDMI out is only suitable to connect to a display.
Current Macs do not have raw-Video inputs. Use USB or FireWire.

Video card for HDMI output?

Hey guys,
We've got an old PowerPC G5 in the office that we'd like to set up for viewing HD footage on an HDTV. I know that there are DVI to HDMI adapters out there, and that's ideally the route we'd like to go. Unfortunately, we also need dual monitor support on this machine. Are there any hardware options available on this older machine that will give us what we need? i.e., can a machine support two video cards?
Specs
Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5
14GB DDR2 SDRAM
OSX 10.5.8
Currently installed card: GeForce 6600LE
Thanks so much for your help guys!

Hi Joe, and a warm welcome to the forums!
All G5s support Dual Monitors on one card...
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/faq/powermac-g5-adc-ports-dvi- ports-resolutions-supported.html
But if you want another card, See japamacs page here on the best AGP cards for G4s & G5s...
http://www.jcsenterprises.com/Japamacs_Page/Blog/4B4B7BA2-7ABB-47F1-87AC-B03D379 42BEE.html
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http://www.jcsenterprises.com/Japamacs_Page/Blog/71BBF3EF-9713-4C53-8B80-26771F8 A4087.html

[Solved] A75A-G35 gives no video signal over HDMI, resolution over DVI limited

Hello community,
following problem: I have been using my A75A-G35 board with an A4-3400 Llano APU, the APU has been connected to a 19" BenQ FP91GP monitor via a DVI cable. I got its maximum resolution of 1280x1024 with no issues.
Now I have purchased a 24" Dell U2415 monitor with a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 and wanted to connect it to my computer. However, I got stuck:
1. I get no signal whatsoever using the HDMI output and a HDMI>HDMI cable. I have tested a different computer and connected it to the Dell with the same cable successfully, so the cable and the monitor should be fine.
edit: Disregard the following as the problem with the DVI cable appears also with the other computer. The problem is therefore just the fact that the HDMI output of the board doesn't work!
2. I get a signal with a DVI>DVI cable + DVI>HDMI adapter. I can access the BIOS, the boot manager and see the boot screen, however once the desktop should be displayed the screens turns black and the monitor keeps switching to standby and back on again, the screen staying black all the time, however. But before installing the driver package (for chipset and video, downloaded from the MSI website), I could see the desktop with a resolution of 800x600. Also, if I boot into safe mode, I can see the desktop and increase the resolution up to 1280x1024. Higher resolutions up to 1600x1200 are available, however selecting any of them results in severe screen flickering.
3. If I boot my Linux install, I have almost the same behaviour. I see the boot messages but then the screen turns black when the desktop should appear. However, if I connect the old BenQ monitor to the VGA port, I get a signal on both screens, however both screens have the resolution 1280x1024 and I cannot increase the resolution of the Dell, because if I try to, the screen turns black again. Lower resolutions than 1280x1024 are possible, though. Note that the "second monitor trick" does only work with Linux, with Windows I get only a black screen on both monitors.
As a side note, the DVI cable I'm using is a DVI-D single link, so the maximum resolution it supports is actually exactly the resolution of the Dell, 1920x1200.
Thanks for any hint,
Photon

your welcome!
when you said your problem and the symptoms I thought that board sounded familiar as alot of people when it first came out that we had to explain that to them so I had a look and yes it had the jumpers to switch ports for its digital display display signal to be routed to another port so i thought that was the cause!
have fun with your board now you have it in HDMI mode!

IPad video out to HDMI mystery

I hope we can shed some light upon this.
I was wondering, what exactly Apple does with the video out feature while the iPad is connected to a 16:9 flatscreen TV via HDMI (digital AV adapter).
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The nominal iPad 3 resolution is 2048 x 1536, which does not fit 1080p, so the iPad scales the home screen down to what? No information about it in the iPad specs and the manual
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Try this:
*1. Go to: System Preferences and select Displays, then click on the Arrangement tab and look at the box for Mirror Displays, is it checked or unchecked?*
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Apple Video Adapters

Do the adapters Apple sells to drive the screen image on an external monitor provide sound as well? I'd like to set up my MBP to display on my TV for movies/shows/etc., but how do I get the sound to go through my TV's (or better yet, my receiver's) speakers?
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sarah
Also, I have an HDTV that's a couple of years old. Which video adapter should I get (assuming the adapter has a sound out function)?

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Using MacBook Pro as a monitor for video camera using HDMI

I want to connect my Canon 70D to HDMI port on MacBook Pro so that I can use the MacBook Pro as a monitor while shooting video with the camera? AppleCare unable to provide a solution. Is there a way to do this....and/or an app for that?

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Doesn't ThunderBolt open possibility of using MacBook as video in? HDMI in?

Thunderbolt has higher bandwidth than all mediums thus far,
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the bandwidth is there, isn't it?

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In terms of RCA cables - is it a red/white pair? That permits analog stereo audio only.
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Don't buy Monster brand. Massively overpriced. Don't pay more than $10 for a 6 foot cable - I got my cables for $4.55 each for 6-foot 8mm cables with premium connectors and a net sheathing over the cable. I can't link to them as I purchased from a BBY competitor.
Also note that the soundbar itself may be the limiting factor. I have always avoided them since they seem like the surround effect would be way too dependent on room geometry.
*disclaimer* I am not now, nor have I ever been, an employee of Best Buy, Geek Squad, nor of any of their affiliate, parent, or subsidiary companies.

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So I'm a bit foggy on this. I have the iPad 1 and have the RCA and VGA adapters that work great. Now I can get the hdmi to work at 720 from what I understand. Isn't hdmi digital? Does iPad 1 output digital and analog? Will my RCA and VGA adapters work on the ipad2? It's a big deal to me to be able to use my iPad on older TVs without hdmi (cabin, deck).

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This solution is for those of you who want to actually USE the HDMI out on your droid X!
I will explain after the instructions what movies will work and what will not (FYI - on my PC I am using Windows 7 but this also supports Mac and my Droid X has not been rooted):
1) Download and install the Miro Video Converter (its free) http://www.mirovideoconverter.com/
2) Drag and drop the video you want into the converter. It will convert AVI, H264, FLV, MOV, WMV, XVID, MKV and Theora to mp4.
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5) Connect your Droid X via USB. Set your USB to mass storage mode under notifications.
6) Copy the video file to the DCIM\camera folder. After copy you can unmount your phone.
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***REASONS WHY A CONVERSION MAY NOT WORK***
1) The droid x only outputs 2 CH audio, so your source file and converted file must also be 2 channel audio. This means you have to make sure you are converting a dvd to 2 channel stereo BEFORE converting it through miro. You will get video but no audio if your audio source is not compatible. you cannot convert multi channel surround into two channel through Miro.
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3) make sure the HDMI out is ON (under settings/hdmi)
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I hope this helps everyone that actually wants to USE their HDMI output!
~Tom

Nice information,,,, BUT wouldn't it be easier to just use DVD Catalyst? I use it now and the vidoes I have made with it using Motorola Droid default stiings works flawlessly with my HDMI cable, I use my Droid as my own portible DVD Player to play on others tvs when I visit.
Check it out at www.tools4movies.com/

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