HDMI supports piping sound from a MacBook to a TV, but the adapter and the TV will have to support this feature. It may be the safest fall back if everything else fails. It is possible that VGA ports would be the most reliable because they lack any DRM that is involved with the HDMI standard, and which may sometimes cause issues. A very popular thread that has been running for a while can be found here, and it is packed with suggestions that may work for you. If you have problems with your Mini-DisplayPort to HDMI adapter you could search Apple’s MacBook support forums for some possible solutions. Mechanical issues may also be possible where the adapter is damaged through lack of proper care.
Screenrecycler mac mac os x#
Many people have had issues with a Mini-DisplayPort to HDMI adapter, where it stopped working after a while, and the solution was hard to come by aside from buying a new adapter.Ī problem may be caused by a Mac OS X update changing HDMI support, and by the firmware of your TV being out of date. Quality and reliability of adapters vary between manufacturers, and in some cases seem to be a hit or miss.
Thunderbolt port is backwards compatible with Mini-DisplayPort. If you don’t have a Thunderbolt port on your TV, however, you can safely treat your Thunderbolt port as a Mini-DisplayPort, and use it with any of the Mini-DisplayPort adapters mentioned above. Being a new standard for connecting peripherals, including displays, more and more TVs may support Thunderbolt directly so if you happen to buy a TV with a Thunderbolt port you won’t need any adapters, just a standard Thunderbolt cable with male connectors on both ends.
Screenrecycler mac pro#
If you have a MacBook Pro from 2011 or newer it will have a Thunderbolt port. Just as with Mini-DVI you will need either a MiniDP to HDMI, MiniDP to VGA or MiniDP to DVI adapter.Ĭables may also be an option with a MiniDP connector on one end and HDMI, VGA or DVI on another. Most people are likely to have a Mini-DisplayPort (MiniDP or MDP for short) on their MacBook (Pro), and there are adapters for them aplenty. Some of these also come in form of cables with Mini-DVI at one end and the chosen port on the other, so they can be connected directly to the TV without a separate cable. Buying them from Apple is generally more expensive. Mini-DVI to DVI would probably be the best option given that it merely converts between two types of the DVI standard itself, while still being more advanced than VGA.Īll of these are available from multiple manufacturers, and can be found through Apple or other stores. If you have an older MacBook (or MacBook Pro) with a Mini-DVI port you will need a Mini-DVI to HDMI adapter, a Mini-DVI to VGA adapter or a Mini-DVI to DVI adapter. The adapter you will need depends on which port is available on your TV, which is on your MacBook, and which do you prefer to use. Almost all digital TVs today have either an HDMI port, a VGA port, a DVI port or all of them. If your TV doesn’t have these ports, and chances are it doesn’t, you will need an adapter to connect your TV to your MacBook or MacBook Pro. MacBooks from 2008 and prior use Mini-DVI, those from 2009 till 2011 use Mini-DisplayPort, and those since 2011 use the new Thunderbolt port. MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks from Apple all use either a Mini-DVI, a Mini-DisplayPort or a Thunderbolt port for connecting display devices.
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