Putting my mac's monitor output to my TV

Hugbees · Nov 9, 2009, 03:35 PM

Is this possible to do? I think it would be kind of neat to play a movie or a game on my computer, but have the movie/game come from the TV instead, so I can sit or lay on the floor rather than in front of my computer screen in the chair.

Also if I had friends over, it would be easier to sit in front of the TV rather than gathering around my computer desk.

EDIT: I'm using an iMac and I have an RCA TV, which is all I know about it

waw74 · Nov 10, 2009, 11:57 AM

is it an HD tv? what kind of inputs do you have?

how old is the iMac? they've had video out for about 2 years.
look at the back of the iMac, if you have video out there will be a port labeled with a picture that is a box with lines on either side of it

if the port looks like it has teeth in it, it's mini-DVI
it the piece in the middle is flat, it's mini-displayport

chances are you can do it. you'll just need to get an adapter that will go to your TV.

Nov 9, 2009, 03:35 PM	#1
Hugbees macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2007	Putting my mac's monitor output to my TV Is this possible to do? I think it would be kind of neat to play a movie or a game on my computer, but have the movie/game come from the TV instead, so I can sit or lay on the floor rather than in front of my computer screen in the chair. Also if I had friends over, it would be easier to sit in front of the TV rather than gathering around my computer desk. EDIT: I'm using an iMac and I have an RCA TV, which is all I know about it

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Nov 10, 2009, 11:57 AM	#2
waw74 macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2008	is it an HD tv? what kind of inputs do you have? how old is the iMac? they've had video out for about 2 years. look at the back of the iMac, if you have video out there will be a port labeled with a picture that is a box with lines on either side of it if the port looks like it has teeth in it, it's mini-DVI it the piece in the middle is flat, it's mini-displayport chances are you can do it. you'll just need to get an adapter that will go to your TV.