Macbook to TV Help??

[snook911]

Ok I have a 2011 Mac book pro that I am trying to hook up the TV with HDMI. I Have Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter and HDMI cord and when I hook it all up nothing happens. Is it possible I am missing a setting on the laptop?

 

[Puevlo]

Make sure the tv is set to HDMI input. System Preferences > Displays should have Detect Displays option. Try another cable/tv to isolate the issue.

 

[takeshi74]

If you're using gfxCardStatus make sure you're not set to Integrated Only.

I Have Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter and HDMI cord and when I hook it all up nothing happens.

That really doesn't help. What, specifically, are you doing? Are you switching the input on the TV?

 

[Mrbobb]

Are you switching the input on the TV?

Whaaaa? The TV doesn't automatically detects a new input has come on and switches to it? LOL.

Am sure OP has hit a few buttons already.

 

[JRHawley2307]

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Hi

I can connect my macbook to the tv through a thunderbolt to hdmi adapter and then hdmi from the adapter into the tv, the only problem that I have though is that my macbook can't use the internet whilst connected, does anyone know how to fix this issue?

 

[iLukeJoseph]

Ok I have a 2011 Mac book pro that I am trying to hook up the TV with HDMI. I Have Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter and HDMI cord and when I hook it all up nothing happens. Is it possible I am missing a setting on the laptop?

What TV do you have? It is very possible that your TV does not accept Computer resolutions on the HDMI ports. And/or see if one of your HDMI ports is says "DVI" on it. One of my Panasonic Plasma's does not like some common "computer resolutions" unless I use the one HDMI port that says "DVI" on it.

Of course there is always the option of using a VGA connection (unless you want the ease of audio through HDMI).

 

[snook911]

What TV do you have? It is very possible that your TV does not accept Computer resolutions on the HDMI ports. And/or see if one of your HDMI ports is says "DVI" on it. One of my Panasonic Plasma's does not like some common "computer resolutions" unless I use the one HDMI port that says "DVI" on it.


Of course there is always the option of using a VGA connection (unless you want the ease of audio through HDMI).

Thanks for the reply. It worked fine when I had my mac mini hooked up to it but I sold that and bought the macbook. I think its proabably the adapter. I was a cheap $10 dual dvi/HDMI combo. The DVI side works OK to hook up my monitor but the HDMI side I get nothing. I think I'll try a quality adapter from Apple and see if that works. Thanks again.

 

[Interstella5555]

Whaaaa? The TV doesn't automatically detects a new input has come on and switches to it? LOL.

Am sure OP has hit a few buttons already.

Funnily enough my new TV will only detect inputs where something is connected and turned on (great feature btw) but will not automagically switch to it