Connect Macbook to TV?

[Sir SpemzR]

If i am correct all i need is one of these,

mini dvi to vga adapters

to connecto to

monitor replacement cable

also for a wireless mouse/keyboard setup for my black macbook (V.1)
can i only use apple mouses and keyboards? or can i get like a logitech setup?

 

[McGiord]

If you TV has an input that works with that monitor cable-> Yes.
There are also other cables that can be used with the right adapter and cables = TV input.
For mouse and keyoard I believe that any USB or bluetooth will work.

 

[~Wibble~]

i use a Dvi to Hdmi, because im cheap and i use a 27" HDTV as another monitor instead of an apple monitor. works great

~wibble

 

[Sir SpemzR]

well i own an olevia 42 inch hdtv
and it has hdmi and vga inputs...
so i should use hdmi over vga?

 

[Vendo]

well i own an olevia 42 inch hdtv
and it has hdmi and vga inputs...
so i should use hdmi over vga?

Although one is analog and one is digital, the quality would be exactly the same when used as a monitor.

Just go with the port you are happy using. If you never use the VGA port, go with that as any DVD, Blu-Ray, or game system might use the HDMI ports. If everything else is the same, go with the cheaper one.

 

[michael.lauden]

i had the same question when i was getting a monitor that had both HDMI and VGA.

i went with the mini display port-VGA adaptor from Apple and haven't had any problems. i also had read some people experience color issues. and more widely HDMI not displaying colors to their 'true' color

 

[Sir SpemzR]

is this DVI?

 

[qacjared]

is this DVI?

That's Mini-Dvi. It's a DVI port that apple took and changed how it looks and where the wires are and therefore needs an adapter but is on the inside the disfigured twin of a dvi port.

 

[Macrovertigo]

pardon my intrusion, but ...

I am reading as much as possible to be ready for my new Mac Pro which should be delivered tomorrow, and I have to ask to be clear, can I actually connect my new MP to my one year old Samsung flat screen tv to use it as a monitor? (wow) the dvi to vga adapter (yes, I am using the old envision monitor) has already arrived, can I use that to hook up the samsung tv as a monitor?

 

[x86isslow]

I am reading as much as possible to be ready for my new Mac Pro which should be delivered tomorrow, and I have to ask to be clear, can I actually connect my new MP to my one year old Samsung flat screen tv to use it as a monitor? (wow) the dvi to vga adapter (yes, I am using the old envision monitor) has already arrived, can I use that to hook up the samsung tv as a monitor?

I'd imagine Mac Pro would need a MiniDisplayPort to HDMI cable.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=5311&seq=1&format=2

 

[Macrovertigo]

I'd imagine Mac Pro would need a MiniDisplayPort to HDMI cable.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=5311&seq=1&format=2

Thanks for that quick reply, I will take your imagining as more of a certainty, or at least a point of departure in figuring it out.

 

[Sir SpemzR]

That's Mini-Dvi. It's a DVI port that apple took and changed how it looks and where the wires are and therefore needs an adapter but is on the inside the disfigured twin of a dvi port.

So I'm fine with a Mini DVI to VGA adpater, correct?