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26 Questions from the Community
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could I connect my mac via mini diplay port too my my 42 inch hd plasma tv?
I"m considering buying a mini mac and sitting it under my plasma while using a wireless keyboard,is this set up possble???
- Asked by GH from Glasgow
- 17-Oct-2009
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Totally possible. I am running my new 13" macbook pro into my Samsung 42" HDTV using the mini display port adapter, and a DVI to HDMI cable I bought an apple keyboard w/number pad, hooked up my Logitech MX Revolution wireless mouse.....whallah....42" of Mac. Works absolutely fantastic.
For those of you who want to do this with a macbook......start with the TV off, I open the Macbook press the power button, then immediately close it all the way. Next turn on the TV. and you should be set. I use my laptop as a "desktop" literally everyday. When I do need to go somewhere however, I pull a few wires and walk out the door. The nice thing is, that i am not wearing out the keyboard and the laptop screen when i am hooked up to the flatscreen tv. the life of my macbook LCD screen will be extended ten fold.
Hope this helped.- Answered by EM from Uniontown
- 20-Oct-2009
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How can I use the Mac Mini with two monitors?
- Asked by GR from MIssissauga
- 15-Oct-2009
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I do not own a mac mini but I have seen this done many times in retail stores that want to show off the versatility of such a small desktop. The mac mini has two video outputs: a mini-display port and a mini-DVI port. The mini-display port is the same one you find on the current generation macbook, macbook pros (as well as the Mac Pro) and the Mini-DVI is the same as the on the old black/white macbook. I do not know why apple decided to go with two different adapter types but it works just the same as you will need two separate adapters to use two displays anyway. From there, you just buy two "dongles" (display adapters) which hook up to your respective screen input jacks (VGA or DVI) and you're set!
- Answered by BS from Golden
- 26-Oct-2009
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Cable to connect macbook to stereo
I would like to connect my mac book to my hi-fi/stereo so that i can play i-tunes through the hi-fi/stereo speakers.
On my stereo i have a digital optical in or phone -in- Asked by SH from London
- 1-Oct-2009
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Does the Mini DisplayPort on the new 13" MacBook Pro (OCT '09) put out an audio signal as well as the video signal, or is it 'video-out' only?
I Need to connect my new 13" MacBook Pro to 32" Philips HDTV. I have Apple Bluetooth wireless/keyboard. I hope to use the MacBook as a desktop with the display closed, using the Philips HDTV for display and audio. My TV has 3 HDMI ports and 1 USB 2.0 port.
Online AppleStore salesperson told me that for the VIDEO signal I needed an adapter to convert the Mac's Mini DisplayPort to DVI, then plug into a cable with DVI on one end and HDMI on other, to then plug into the TV's HDMI port. To get AUDIO signal from the Mac to the TV she told me I needed a "Y" cable to plug into the Mac's 'Audio-out' Headphones Jack. Said without this cable the TV's speakers wouldn't work, and I'd only get sound from the MacBook Pro's built-in speakers.
Descriptions for HDMI cables at several online stores claimed they were all-in-one cables carrying both video and audio signals. Will the HDMI cable do everything, or do I still need the "Y" cable from the Mac's headphone jack to power the TV speakers?- Asked by JM from East Haven
- 22-Oct-2009
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Can I use the Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter to drive two monitors from my MacBook Pro (17
- Asked by SM from Herndon
- 20-Oct-2009
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Dual-Link does not mean 2 DVI outputs. Its just a very misleading term used to indicate that it will carry a higher quality signal than the standard DVI adapter. If the macbook pro had more than one mini-display port, you could run multiple displays using multiple adapters, but it only has one so you will have to stick with the laptop's screen as the second screen with the monitor.
There might be a third-party product that splits the video signal in a DVI cable, but it would only work if you wanted to clone your desktop (mirror), not extend it.- Answered by BS from Golden
- 26-Oct-2009
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Can I use this to connect 27in iMac to my PC's graphics card and use the iMac as a external monitor?
- Asked by MZ from Ottawa
- 5-Nov-2009
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Is it possible to link 2 extra monitors to my macbook pro? One monitor is VGA and the other is DVI and I would like to connect them both.
I bought a splitter cable that splits the dvi signal into two outputs -one VGA and one DVI output but only one of the connected monitors pick up the signal when they are both plugged in, the other one says no signal and then goes to sleep.
- Asked by AC from Ealing
- 29-Oct-2009
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I need to connect a MacBook Pro 15 inch (2009) to a Dell 2408 flat panel. Which adapter and cable?
DVI to DVI MacBook Pro to Dell 2408
- Asked by BD from Mesa
- 19-Oct-2009
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why would I need to spend £60 on a Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter? what is the advantage over the DVI adaptor that comes with a mac mini?
I'm about to buy a mac mini and will connect it to a 32" Philips HD TV via the DVI input. I'm totally stumped as to why I should buy a £60 cable when the mac mini comes with a mini-DVI to DVI connector anyway ... am I missing something here?
thanks!- Asked by NW from Newbridge
- 30-Oct-2009
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can i connect pc to imac display
want to use imac display instead of existing pc monitor
- Asked by AF
- 21-Oct-2009
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could I connect my mac via mini diplay port too my my 42 inch hd plasma tv?
I"m considering buying a mini mac and sitting it under my plasma while using a wireless keyboard,is this set up possble???
- Asked by GH from Glasgow
- 17-Oct-2009
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Will the Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter allow my Mac Mini to work with dual monitors?
- Asked by MM from Los Angeles
- 27-Oct-2009
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I wish to connect my work Dell laptop PC to my iMac at home so the iMac monitor, and hopefully, the iMac keyboard, control my laptop.
- Asked by FT from Pleasant Hill
- 14-Oct-2009
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will the Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter work with my 24 in Samsung SyncMaster 216nw Monitor?
- Asked by TP from Plymouth
- 19-Oct-2009
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Does the Mini DisplayPort support analog video and if so can I use the Mini DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI with a DVI to VGA adapter
- Asked by JS from Mercersburg
- 27-Oct-2009
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Will this adapter work with the smaller 23-inch Apple Cinema Display?
More broadly, is a dual-link DVI cable or adapter compatible with standard DVI signals?
- Asked by JH from Seattle
- 28-Oct-2009
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Would this connect a Mac Book Air to an older 30inch cinema display (all aluminium)
- Asked by DJ from Zürich
- 1-Nov-2009
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I would like to connect my imac to a the cinema display screen using this lead isit possible and isit the right connection?
I wondering if this mini displayport to dual link dvi adapter will work with an imac next to it connected so i will be working onto screens?
- Asked by RS
- 8-Oct-2009
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How do I connect my Mac Mini to my Sony 1080P HD tv?
- Asked by AL from Richmond
- 23-Nov-2009
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