Which HDMI adpater

Which HDMI adapter would I need to connect a 2009 MacBook to a PICO GENIE P100 projector?

Mini-DVI to HDMI unless it's a Late 2009 model in which case you need Mini DisplayPort to HDMI.

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Hi I've got a LG 1366x768 commercial display and it works great with an Apple TV, MacBook 2007 or MacBook Pro 2008.
However when I unplug the MacBook and plug in the New Mac mini, it gives a completely different set of resolutions - none of which work properly on the display.
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Thanks!
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I wasn't sure what terminal outputs anyone may have needed for this, so if someone needs to see a particular output from the terminal, just ask.
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As of right now, I've been sticking with alsa. I think pulseaudio is installed, but everything is set to use alsa.
Lone_Wolf wrote:for a pure alsa system, post the output of aplay --list-devices --list-pcms
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null
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surround50:CARD=SB,DEV=0
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surround51:CARD=SB,DEV=0
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surround71:CARD=SB,DEV=0
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HT4241 HDMI cables for Macbook 13" duo core 2006

Hi,
Firstly apologies if this question has been previously answered. However I have been trawlling the internet for ages trying to find out the correct cables to set up a macbook to an HD tv. All I want to do is connect two devices but everything I read seems to be about macbook pro 2009 onwards - what about those of us you have older macs?
Sometime ago I was given as a present an iwires mini display to hdmi cable set. On the box it said suitable for Macbook pre 2010. My Macbook is a 13" duo core 2006 . Anyway the cable didn't fit and because the package had been opened couldn't get a refund.
Please can anyone in simple terms tell me which HDMI cables I need to connect to the tv so that I get both audio and video.
many thanks.
princesspeach

The Late 2008 model 5,1 Aluminum Unibody and the Late 2009 model 6,1 and Mid 2010 model 7,1 White Unibody have a Mini DisplayPort. The Early 2006 model 1,1 through Early 2008 model 4,1s plus the Early and Mid 2009 model 5,2s have Mini-DVI ports. Each would take a different adapter to connect with the TV.
You'll need a Mini-DVI to HDMI adapter and a cable from that to your TV. Here's the various types of Mini-DVI adapters on Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_16?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keyword s=mini+dvi+to+hdmi+adapter&sprefix=mini+dvi+to+hdmi%2Caps%2C264
You'll also need audio cables to the TV using a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack to RCA sound plugs or a 3.5mm stereo input plug for audio. You attach it from the headphone jack of your MacBook to the appropriate audio input plugs on your TV.
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I have a macbook, baught in 2008/2009 I believe, im not sure. I don't know which HDMI adaptor I should buy for it... if anyone can prvide me with a picture of what the cable should look like, I would be grateful; or the serial number, anything really.
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the other thing is, I think I need a softwear update my on eis 10.7.5 i'm not sure if its old...

We'll need to know specifically which model of MacBook you have before we can tell you what adapter you need. Apple changed from mini-DVI to mini-DisplayPort during the 2008-2009 period, so yours could be either. Enter your Mac's serial number here:
https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do
and it will tell you what model you have. Post that information here and then we can tell you the adapter you'll need.
Regards.

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Hi everyone,
Hoping to get some enlightenment here as I am at my wits end. Here's my setup:
Macbook Pro (mid 2011 era)
Belkin MDP to HDMI converter
Monoprice HDMI cable to Denon AV-1912 receiver
Prior to upgrading to Mavericks and numerous updates to my Apple TV, I was able to plug in to my Denon receiver via HDMI and get display and sound options pop up through System Preferences, no problem. Everything worked beautifully. So there is no issue with my sound card not supporting HDMI.
Now, whenever I try to connect through HDMI, I can only get the display to work. Trying to bypass the internal speakers through the Sound panel in System Preferences yields no results. My Denon receiver only shows up in the Sound Output panel as an Airplay option, not as HDMI. When I select it as Airplay, the receiver automatically switches to the Airplay (Internet Radio) source and kills the display connection it had made with HDMI.
I can't for the life of me figure out how to either:
a) Disable Airplay in my Denon receiver OR more apropos to this forum,
b) Get HDMI restored as an option in my Sound Output preferences.
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I have the same issue. Setup is:
-- mid-2012 MBP (non-retina) running 10.8.5 (including the very latest supplemental 10.8.5 which was supposed to fix a different issue with an HDMI audio connection not working after a Mac's wakeup from sleep).
-- MBP connected to a Harman Kardon BDS 577 AV receiver's HDMI input (this is a 5.1 receiver, connected to 5.1 speakers).
-- MBP and receiver connected via PNY mini-DP-to-HDMI adapter, which both its Amazon description & review explicitly say supports passthrough audio on Macs, and a high quality AmazonBasics HDMI cable (ditto).
-- The receiver's HDMI output is connected to an Epson EH-TW3200 projector's HDMI input (projector is Euro version of the US Epson 8345; it has no audio whatsoever).
-- The Epson is set to mirror the MBP display, and the MBP's internal display resolution is set to match the Epson's (1080p), which appears as "Epson PJ" in the menubar's Displays pulldown.
1) The issue we're having here is very clearly different from the one with the HDMI connection not working after wakeup (numerous thread about it in Apple Discussions & other forums), since there the HDMI option for sound output device is available (in the Sound Preferences panel, the equiv. menu-bar shortcut and in Audio MIDI Setup and VLC Audio --> Audio Device submenu), but didn't work properly after wakeup.
2) With our issue, when everything is connected but the projector is turned off, sound works fine. I have the option to select HDMI in all the aforementioned locations (the device is called "HDMI TV"), and, when chosen, sound is properly output via the AV receiver according to the source material (5.1 with both DTS and AC3 encodings work fine, as does stereo).
3) As soon as the projector is turned on, video appears fine as expected on the projector, mirroring the MBP's screen, but the HDMI option disappears from all above lists of sound output devices. If I was in the middle of a movie on VLC, audio switches to the builtin speakers on the MBP.
4) Trying to trick the sytem by defining a new audio aggregate device in Audio MIDI Setup when the projector is off, having it include the HDMI device, and then trying to choose it when the projector is on doesn't work -- the aggregate device is grayed out and can't be chosen.
5) TjoffenF's solution above doesn't help me: For me VLC behaves exactly like the rest of the system, so using it doesn't help. I tried several versions of VLC, including old (1.1.2) & new (2.0.9, 2.1.4).
6) Jackmo69's solution doesn't work for me either: The order the various components are switched on and/or connected doesn't matter. As soon as the projector is on, HDMI audio option simply disappears and the MBP stops using the HDMI port for audio.
7) Generally, this seems to be a problem with something called EDID. This is the protocol which HDMI and DVI devices use to tell each other about their capabilities (resolution, audio supported, etc.). Somehow the Mac thinks the HDMI device it is attached to has no audio at all, so it falls back to its internal speakers. I initially thought the problem was with my AV receiver -- whether or not the projector is turned on, it should report its own EDID, not the projector's, so I shouldn't have seen the "Epson PJ" option, right?
8) I contacted the local tech support for Harman Kardon. They hadn't heard of an issue with their receiver, but don't have Macs. From their POV, which sounded reasonable, if the issue occured with a PC laptop, they'd agree that their equipment was the culprit. They lent me a a Windows7 laptop with a builtin HDMI port (Dell Studio 1558) for a week to test.
I performed hours of experiments with it, replacing the MBP with the Dell, all other things in the setup being identical with the exception of the PNY adapter (same AV receiver, same projector, same cables, same VLC version, same source files).
9) The result:
With the Dell, all the source files output audio via HDMI to the receiver with no issues, and turning the projector on or off has no effect on the audio. To me, this proves that the issue is the Mac, probably an HDMI driver issue. AFAIK the PNY & similar adapter are simple mechanical adapters (the actual video signals are identical), so given it transmits audio fine from the MBP (when the projector is off) I don't see how the adapter could be the problem (I don't own a TV, so couldn't test with one).
10) Extensive googling yielded a couple other people with similar problems using various Macs (earlier but still post-2009 MBs and MBPs as well as a Mac mini), projectors and AV receivers. Their solutions were to (a) run TOSLINK audio seperately from the Mac to the receiver (not an option for me, since my receiver accepts TOSLINK only for an audio-only source) or (b) use an EDID emulator device, which spoofs the EDID so the Mac will agree. There was at least one person who had the issue appear after upgrading fromOS X 10.6 to 10.8 (Mac and other components didn't change), which is yet another indication this is a Mac driver issue.
10) I really don't like the idea of EDID emulators; it's a kludgy solution (needs its own power supply and additional HDMI cable), expensive ($100-$150), and not available locally. Reports on them say they don't always work.
11) I'm very much ****** at Apple at this point. The only solution I can see right now is to buy a media streamer with HDMI output, to circumvent the problem -- not an ideal solution, since it means adding a middleman, but cheaper and and more likely to work then an EDID emulator. (Incidentally, an Apple TV wouldn''t work for me as a streamer because it supports very few video codecs & file types -- not that I'd be happy to give Apple more money to fix a problem they're reponsible for.)
If anyone has since found another solution, I'd realy appreciate hearing about it.

STR-DH750 Change HDMI Pass Through in Standby

Is it possible to change which HDMI the receiver is outputting to while the receiver is in standby mode?

Hi psgill01,
The receiver must not be in standby mode in changing where it will output the signal.
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Advice: Please recomend set up for viewing HD Qaulity videos on 50" Plasma

I use FCE to make movies with my Sony HDR12. (AVCHD) I want to be able to export these as dvd's to give to family. But more importantly want to watch in best HD quality on my TV. I can hook up up my mackbook pro to the TV with HDMI adpater (plan on getting Mac Mini)
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I've tried QT player and direct connect (before Snow Leopard), QT movie and h.264 outputs (.mov files). The picture was great, but there was an occasional judder. It may not be the case with Snow Leopard, because they use hardware acceleration with certain iMacs and display adapters, so the judder might be gone, I am not sure. Otherwise the diplay was very good. I tried MacMini (the generation before last) with Leopard, and it really couldn't keep up, lot of judder. Again, with the latest generation H/W and with the Snow Leopard, it may not be an issue. I finally resorted to network (Gbit ethernet) attached PS3, to which I originally spooled from my iMac (I now use IOmega network attached drive, so that I can use the iMac for other things or turn it off), or play Toast burned BD's (I don't play video games). It works great, picture quality is really good on 82" TV. For direct play, after edit, I perform QT export to h.264 format and keep the full resolution and best output quality (I set dual path through, etc.). BTW, hardly none of the picture quality issues show on smaller screen (I have Samsung 26" secondary monitor attached and don't see many of the problems). The big screen reveals more of the imperfections. 50" may not reveal as many of them, I am not sure. I hope this helps.
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I want to connect my iMac 21.5 mid 2011 to the tv

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