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Connecting white Macbook Core Duo to an HDTV via HDMI?

Ubuntu

Ubuntu

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G'day folks,

Hopefully my lack of general knowledge won't prove to be a hinderance. I'm essentially looking for an adapter from a mini-DVI (I think thats what it is called?) to the HDMI port, and it needs to be about a metre long.

I don't want to spend too much. Also, its a 22 inch TV, its 1080p or something, could anyone speculate what the quality would be via HDMI? Would the resolution be severely crippled?

Thank you for reading.
 
Ubuntu said:
G'day folks,

Hopefully my lack of general knowledge won't prove to be a hinderance. I'm essentially looking for an adapter from a mini-DVI (I think thats what it is called?) to the HDMI port, and it needs to be about a metre long.

I don't want to spend too much. Also, its a 22 inch TV, its 1080p or something, could anyone speculate what the quality would be via HDMI? Would the resolution be severely crippled?

Thank you for reading.
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There is no official Mini-DVI to HDMI cable available. I have never seen a third party offering them either. So, you're left with a couple of options. Buy an HDMI cable and a Mini-DVI to HDMI adapter. The adapter should be available in an electronics story such as Maplin. Doubt you'd find one in a retail-type store. Or you could buy a cheaper adapter from Apple, such as the Mini-DVI to DVI and acquire a HDMI-DVI-D cable. You'll get a resolution of 1920x1080 through a 1080p connection. The quality would be the same as any 1080p connection. :)
 
Thats great, guys. Thanks very much.

Only problem is that the cable linked seems quite short. Has anyone seen a longer one?

Also, I was looking into this 4-way switch box, would I be losing quality? Its quite a cheap box, so I'd imagine there would be some quality loss, but anything major?
 
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Ubuntu said:
Thats great, guys. Thanks very much.

Only problem is that the cable linked seems quite short. Has anyone seen a longer one?

Also, I was looking into this 4-way switch box, would I be losing quality? Its quite a cheap box, so I'd imagine there would be some quality loss, but anything major?
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its just a little adaptor. just plug a long hdmi cord into it.

also i would stay away from switchers unless you absolutely need it. the cheap ones especially. they can be a nightmare to get working and yes you lose some quality. whether one notices is different for each individual
 
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ViciousShadow21 said:
its just a little adaptor. just plug a long hdmi cord into it.

also i would stay away from switchers unless you absolutely need it. the cheap ones especially. they can be a nightmare to get working and yes you lose some quality. whether one notices is different for each individual
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I see. Well, thanks to all of you for your help. I think the best plan is to get that Mini-DVI to HDMI cable (there is a 30cm one on amazon.co.uk), and just simply share the HDMI cable I'm using for my Xbox.

Thanks a lot, everyone.:)
 
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