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Macbook Pro C2D's DVI to HDMI

Tilpots

Tilpots

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Apr 19, 2006
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Getting a Samsung 1080P HDTV (LN-T4066F) from Best Buy and wanted to be able to hook up my MBP to the new set. Looking for advice on how to hook it up. Should I get the DVI->HDMI adapter than run an HDMI cable? Or get the DVI->HDMI cable? Any help appreciated...Brand New to the HDTV realm. Thanks!
 
Tilpots said:
Getting a Samsung 1080P HDTV (LN-T4066F) from Best Buy and wanted to be able to hook up my MBP to the new set. Looking for advice on how to hook it up. Should I get the DVI->HDMI adapter than run an HDMI cable? Or get the DVI->HDMI cable? Any help appreciated...Brand New to the HDTV realm. Thanks!
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Either one will work, but if your setup changes -- you can much more easily use an extra HDMI cable than a DVI-HDMI cable.
 
For anyone interested, here's what I ended up going with from the folks at cablesondemand.com:

HDMI MALE TO DVI-D M SNGL LNK, 3M
Product ID# AV-HDMIMDVIDS-003
 
I’m not sure that boot camp will work with an hdmi-dvi adapter, because it doesn’t work with the apple dvi to s-video adapter. However, boot camp works fine with and hdmi-dvi cabel...
 
Tilpots said:
For anyone interested, here's what I ended up going with from the folks at cablesondemand.com:

HDMI MALE TO DVI-D M SNGL LNK, 3M
Product ID# AV-HDMIMDVIDS-003
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3 meters is only six feet. Are you sure that's long enough? Obviously, I have no idea of how your set-up is arranged, but since you're using a laptop and a big TV, I'm assuming you'll be on a couch.

Unless you're using a BT keyboard/mouse, you might want to check your seating arrangement to see if you need more than six feet.

ft
 
3m is about 10 feet. 1m=3.3 feet.:)
I agree wth previous post, use an HDMI cable and an adaptor. I used this setup for a sat box and when I upgraded to a newer model, I just dropped the adaptor vs. buying a new cable!
 
Patrick415 said:
3m is about 10 feet. 1m=3.3 feet.:)
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Whoops! I guess I shouldn't be plotting the course for the Enterprise any time soon. :D

In any case, the OP should review his seating distances anyway. I'd rather have the longer cable and not need it than having the shorter one and wishing that I did...
 
The cable's being delivered this weekend... The 10+ ft should put the laptop squarley on the coffee table, so it should fit perfect. I went with the all-in-one cable over the adaptor just so there's one less thing to lose! It was only about $9 dollars, a few bucks less than getting the adaptor and the cable. Hooking it up to my MBP's the only use for the cable, anyway. Will post more when I get it in hand. Thanks for all the advice.
 
The DVI to HDMI cable works great! And the image looks freakin amazing up on that big 'ol screen. No adapter is nice too. One less thing to put together.
 
Out of curiosity, did you do anything with audio for your setup? For example, if you were outputting video to your HDTV from your MBP it seems as though you would want to run the audio to your HDTV, as well. I suppose that would take another cable (mini-jack to RCA?). Anyone have any experience with the audio side of this?
 
daverama said:
Out of curiosity, did you do anything with audio for your setup? For example, if you were outputting video to your HDTV from your MBP it seems as though you would want to run the audio to your HDTV, as well. I suppose that would take another cable (mini-jack to RCA?). Anyone have any experience with the audio side of this?
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Mac DVI to HDMI Pana LCD TV works just fine. Audio over mini-jack (audio-out on the Mac) to RCA plugs on the TV works also fine. Cable everywhere available.
 
daverama said:
Out of curiosity, did you do anything with audio for your setup? For example, if you were outputting video to your HDTV from your MBP it seems as though you would want to run the audio to your HDTV, as well. I suppose that would take another cable (mini-jack to RCA?). Anyone have any experience with the audio side of this?
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Just keep in mind that not all TVs have audio inputs for the HDMI ports. On my Sharp, which has two HDMI ports, only one of them have aux audio ports.

I would suspect that most TVs with DVI or VGA would have audio ports for those connections.

ft
 
Did your cables work after you bought them?

Tilpots said:
For anyone interested, here's what I ended up going with from the folks at cablesondemand.com:

HDMI MALE TO DVI-D M SNGL LNK, 3M
Product ID# AV-HDMIMDVIDS-003
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And did that work for you? Thanks, Art
 
as far as the audio, do the new MBP have optical audio out?

optical audio out (toslink) sound a MILLION times better than ****** RCA's.
Your surround sound gets more milage too (i.e- it actually sounds like surround)

just sayin':D
 
I'm retarded

I'm pretty sure I have the same set up. Mini display port to DVI adapter to DVI-D to HDMI, yet all I get is the factory macbook purple star splash display on my tele, and then a black screen when I try to play videos. Any clues as to whats going on? Thanks!:eek:
 
dinasaur said:
I'm pretty sure I have the same set up. Mini display port to DVI adapter to DVI-D to HDMI, yet all I get is the factory macbook purple star splash display on my tele, and then a black screen when I try to play videos. Any clues as to whats going on? Thanks!:eek:
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you can also just get a Mini Display to HDMI adapter..not too epxensive

with audio
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/675023-REG/Kanex_MDPHDMIUSB_iAdapt_20_Mini_DisplayPort.html

or video only

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/743624-REG/CablesToGo_54161_9_228_6_Mac_Compatible_Mini.html
 
Thanks boch!

I actually solved the problem. Ignorant me, I needed to mirror my device. All is well now! Thanks again for replying!!!:apple:
 
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