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How to connect MBP to HD TV?

CrEsTo

CrEsTo

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Hi folks,

How can I connect my MBP to a Sony HDTV (HDMI) and keep the quality at it's best?

Thanks!
 
CrEsTo said:
Hi folks,

How can I connect my MBP to a Sony HDTV (HDMI) and keep the quality at it's best?

Thanks!
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Does the TV have DVI input? If so, that's the highest quality output you can get from the MacBook Pro.

If it only has HDMI, I'm sure you can get a DVI to HDMI cable at Best Buy.
 
CrEsTo said:
It has, VGA, HDMI, components and S Video.
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You could go VGA, if you plan to use the HDMI for a component that actually uses HDMI for audio/video.

Of that list, from lowest to highest quality:

S-Video, Component, VGA, HDMI.

VGA would require a VGA cable as well as a DVI to VGA adapter. This wouldn't be as high of quality as DVI or HDMI, but it would probably work fine.
 
I use a DVI-HDMI for going to my 50" plasma. The quality is excellent and I got a cheap cable from CDW that does the job perfectly. (16' for under $30)
 
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