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MacBook to tv

  • 07-10-2011 4:10pm
    #1
    ladyjuicy08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 304 ✭✭


    I want to play my MacBook (2007)through the tv I got mini dvi to hdmi cable it plays video but audio still comes through my laptop. My tv is samsung not sure what sort apart from plasma and hd ready. On source list it has pc list but no VGA or dvi .I tried 3mm to3mm but it didn't work.any ideas on what I could get I asked in compu store would 3mm to component work but they don't seem to think it will.


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  • #2
    Sad Professor
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    Do you have a 3.5mm phono to RCA cable?


  • #3
    ladyjuicy08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 304 ✭✭ladyjuicy08


    Is an RCA cable the one with the colours?


  • #4
    Sad Professor
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    Yeah. Red and white.


  • #5
    ladyjuicy08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 304 ✭✭ladyjuicy08


    Will it work the guy in compu store seemed tink it wudnt cos I had a feeling dat was the one I needed


  • #6
    Sad Professor
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    It should work, yes, but it depends on your tv. Try and see if you can select a separate audio source for one of the HDMI inputs. Or (as with the user in the other thread) there may be a HDMI port specifically for DVI-in which will take audio from the component/composite connections.


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  • #7
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,630 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Make sure the cable is the correct one. My Mac does the same thing, but my Xbox plays fine! You can get video only dvi cables.


  • #8
    squonk_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 49 ✭squonk_ie


    Same thing happened to me with my new MacBook Air. I had to reboot the laptop with the dvi to hdmi cable attached. Then it appeared in the output section of Sounds. If I just plugged it in without rebooting it did not show the option to select it


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