How to Connect my MacBook to TV?

[MacNewbie2011]

Please help!

I am trying to figure out the best/easiest way to connect my MacBook (Identifier: MacBook 5,1) to a TV?

I have already bought the wrong cord due to a incorrect recommendation!


Your help is greatly appreciated.

 

[GGJstudios]

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

 

[DWBurke811]

What kind of TV is it/what inputs does it have?

 

[MacNewbie2011]

I am wanting to buy one that will work with most TVs.

I believe HDMI? Sorry all of this is very new to me....

 

[DWBurke811]

most(all?) new HDTV's come with HDMI, it's the standard that TVs are using


get this adapter that converts mini display port(thunder bolt) to HDMI.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=5311&seq=1&format=2

and then any HDMI cable will work really, here's an example. I just picked a white one because it looks "apple," and figured 10' would suffice for whatever you are doing.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10240&cs_id=1024008&p_id=4029&seq=1&format=2

 

[MacNewbie2011]

Mine does not have the minidisplay port thunderbolt, it has the older displayport connection. Does this mean I cannot use the thunderbolt one you recommended?



You have been very helpful!

 

[thinkinblue613]

I heard a VGA connection is better than HDMI... HDMI cuts out sometimes.

Try and get one with a PC input and you'll be fine.

 

[DWBurke811]

Mine does not have the minidisplay port thunderbolt, it has the older displayport connection. Does this mean I cannot use the thunderbolt one you recommended?



You have been very helpful!

oh, sorry. i didn't see that you posted you had a 5,1. this should work; there's a lot of reviews that it works, i didn't see any specific to macbooks, but they're all just intel computers. and then any HDMI cable(like the one i linked before) and you should be good to go for video.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10428&cs_id=1042801&p_id=4826&seq=1&format=2

for audio, would you want to use optical, RCA(the red and white), or just a 3.5mm stereo plug?

I heard a VGA connection is better than HDMI... HDMI cuts out sometimes.

Try and get one with a PC input and you'll be fine.

While I can't say anything about displayport, with mini displayport I've had exactly ZERO issues using HDMI, where have you "heard" about these issues?

Why someone would want to convert a digital signal to analog if they don't have to is beyond me.