how to hook up a macbook / macbook pro (unibody) to a hdtv ,,
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You have on your unibody macbook or macbook pro a port called the "Mini Display Port". You need an adaptor to convert this to something more HDTV friendly.
You can get a Mini Display Port to DVI adaptor. Then use DVI to HDMI to go your your TV. Or you can get a Mini Display Port to HDMI adaptor and then just use an HDMI cable to go to your TV.
Whichever method you use, that will only do video. The Mini Display Port does not send out audio.
To do the audio you want to use your headphone jack on the MBP. Then make sure your HDTV has an HDMI port with a pair of RCA ports associated with it (Red/white). Most, but not all HDTVs have this. And many only have 1 HDMI port with that association, the other ports don't accept external audio. If you have one such port, then buy a Stereo Mini to RCA cable. Stereo Mini into headphone jack and RCA into red/white RCA on the TV.
Examples,
Mini to DVI - http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Mini-Display
Mini to HDMI - http://www.amazon.com/PTC-Premium-Displa
DVI to HDMI - http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-PureAV-AV22
HDMI cable - http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Go-98034-Pr
Stereo Mini to RCA - http://www.amazon.com/Dayton-3-5RCA-12-3
If your TV does not have an HDMI port with the associated RCA jacks, does it have a VGA port? Like a computer monitor port? Then do Mini Display Port to DVI, and then DVI to VGA. Then VGA cable to connect to TV.
The VGA port might also use the RCA slots for audio. Or it might just use a PC audio type connection (another stereo mini). In that case just get a Stereo Mini (auxiliary cable - think iPod to car stereo) cable.
DVI to VGA - http://www.amazon.com/APPLE-M8754G-DVI-D
Stereo Mini cable - http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F8V203-12-1
article from www.jdeproductions.com
You have on your unibody macbook or macbook pro a port called the "Mini Display Port". You need an adaptor to convert this to something more HDTV friendly.
You can get a Mini Display Port to DVI adaptor. Then use DVI to HDMI to go your your TV. Or you can get a Mini Display Port to HDMI adaptor and then just use an HDMI cable to go to your TV.
Whichever method you use, that will only do video. The Mini Display Port does not send out audio.
To do the audio you want to use your headphone jack on the MBP. Then make sure your HDTV has an HDMI port with a pair of RCA ports associated with it (Red/white). Most, but not all HDTVs have this. And many only have 1 HDMI port with that association, the other ports don't accept external audio. If you have one such port, then buy a Stereo Mini to RCA cable. Stereo Mini into headphone jack and RCA into red/white RCA on the TV.
Examples,
Mini to DVI - http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Mini-Display
Mini to HDMI - http://www.amazon.com/PTC-Premium-Displa
DVI to HDMI - http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-PureAV-AV22
HDMI cable - http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Go-98034-Pr
Stereo Mini to RCA - http://www.amazon.com/Dayton-3-5RCA-12-3
If your TV does not have an HDMI port with the associated RCA jacks, does it have a VGA port? Like a computer monitor port? Then do Mini Display Port to DVI, and then DVI to VGA. Then VGA cable to connect to TV.
The VGA port might also use the RCA slots for audio. Or it might just use a PC audio type connection (another stereo mini). In that case just get a Stereo Mini (auxiliary cable - think iPod to car stereo) cable.
DVI to VGA - http://www.amazon.com/APPLE-M8754G-DVI-D
Stereo Mini cable - http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F8V203-12-1
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