Advice on MacBook to HDTV

[grossie119]

Forgive me for being so clueless about a Mac (it's my wife's) but in order to connect this to our HDTV to stream Netflix, what type of adapter would I need to HDMI cable? Any recommended site to purchase?

This model is a MacBook 3,1 with Intel core 2 duo processor- in case that helps. I have no idea what that means! thanks for your help.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

How to: Connect a MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro to a TV

You obviously have a Mini DVI port:

Mini DVI

Mini DVI is a digital common interface on the later G4 12" PowerBook, on Intel iMacs till 2009 and on the white and black pre-Unibody MacBooks and on Intel Mac minis before they changed the design to Unibody.

Mini DVI adapters can be bought online from:

Mini DVI to VGA adapter from Apple
Mini DVI to Video (Composite and S-Video) adapter from Apple
Mini DVI to DVI adapter from Apple

Mini DVI to VGA adapter from Monoprice
Mini DVI to HDMI adapter from Monoprice
Mini DVI to DVI adapter from Monoprice
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Also of interest: "Mini DVI, what it is and how to capture it"
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[alust2013]

To simplify, you need this and a HDMI cable, which can also be found on the site for rather cheap.

 

[MisterMe]

You need the miniDVI-to-HDMI adapter linked to in Post No. 2.

 

[grossie119]

OK, thanks guys (I was thinking this was a mini-display port!). Will this include audio? and doing the mini DVI to VGA or DVI , will I need an additional adapter getting to the HDMI cable? I have an HDMI cable already, but it's HDMI on both ends. Thanks a lot.

 

[clarknick67]

I didn't realize I had a mini DVI port as well. Thanks for posting the adapter picture it all makes sense to me now. I just purchased the mini DVI to VGA adapter from apple from the link above. Thanks again.

luckily, u realize it now.

 

[Bending Pixels]

An alternative would be Apple TV. You'll probably get better picture quality from streaming Netflix directly through it vs. using a mini DVI to HDMI. Also note that the older MacBooks don't support audio out thru the mini DVI port.

You'd need an adapter that connects both to the mini DVI and headphone jack and then to the HDMI.