Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Retina MBP HDMI port sensitive to cable movement

T

tau101

macrumors member
Original poster
Jul 28, 2012
58
1
Hi Forum, I was hoping you could share whether you have had a similar experience with a behaviour I am noticing with my retina macbook pro.

Occasionally when I have my rMBP plugged into my HDTV via HDMI, and I move the rMBP to place it on a desk or my lap, the signal appears to drop momentarily so that both screens go blue, then reappear as they were. This is annoying, when it happens. I cannot seem to consistently replicate the issue by wiggling the cable around in any particular way. I did have this experience on a couple of occasions with the first faulty rMBP that was delivered to me also.

It seems strange to me that a HDMI signal could momentarily drop due to movement with the connector still connected to the HDMI port. Has anyone else had this happen?
 
tau101 said:
Hi Forum, I was hoping you could share whether you have had a similar experience with a behaviour I am noticing with my retina macbook pro.

Occasionally when I have my rMBP plugged into my HDTV via HDMI, and I move the rMBP to place it on a desk or my lap, the signal appears to drop momentarily so that both screens go blue, then reappear as they were. This is annoying, when it happens. I cannot seem to consistently replicate the issue by wiggling the cable around in any particular way. I did have this experience on a couple of occasions with the first faulty rMBP that was delivered to me also.

It seems strange to me that a HDMI signal could momentarily drop due to movement with the connector still connected to the HDMI port. Has anyone else had this happen?
Click to expand...

I generally don't move mine around alot when plugged in, but have had some dropouts when adjusting the positioning (late 2011 15" w/ Moshi Thunderbolt to HDMI). I can see it happening with just the straight connection, but may want to have it checked out if it's happening all the time.
 
  • Like
Reactions: gxgrant
Hi there - I'm having the same problem with my new retina mac. My cable isn't particularly great but have never had problems with it before on my Xbox or hdmi converter. Is this just a general problem with the new macs? Im not really sure I can be bothered to get it sent away to be fixed, but then I would like it to work as best it could :). Did a better cable work or you?

Thanks!
 
nickholl said:
Hi there - I'm having the same problem with my new retina mac. My cable isn't particularly great but have never had problems with it before on my Xbox or hdmi converter. Is this just a general problem with the new macs? Im not really sure I can be bothered to get it sent away to be fixed, but then I would like it to work as best it could :). Did a better cable work or you?

Thanks!
Click to expand...

I have the same symptoms with two high quality cables. I also had the same symptoms with the first rMBP that was sent to me, which I returned due to dead & sticking pixels.

I have to say it's very rare, and seems to be easily avoidable by handling with care. I guess I'll just get used to it. It's only a problem when it happens in VLC since I need to restart video to get audio out to HDMI after a glitch.
 
  • Like
Reactions: gxgrant
mmm... well I guess its ok if you dont move it around. It is a little bit dodgy though. I guess thats what you get when you get a first generation of something :(
 
It's fine if I move it around carefully. Even if I jerk it around it seems fine most times. It's a very difficult problem to produce consistently, but it happens with the cable firmly connected.

Annoying, but acceptable, I feel.
 
Mmm. Mines a little easier to replicate it seems (at least in vlc anyhow, haven't tried in anything else yet). Guess its not the end of the world
 
I have been having the same exact problem. Tech support on the phone told me to go into the store for testing..what a huge waste of time/effort!! I ordered some thinner/lighter HDMI cables ..maybe the beefy cables I have in there now are too heavy and not allowing a solid connection into the socket.
 
I have my rMBP connected to an external monitor most of the time via HDMI and have never experienced the issue you're describing. Sounds like you have a faulty port... Have you tried using a thunderbolt to HDMI adapter instead?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back