Monday, October 19, 2009

macbook-pro-to-tv-connect-hdmi

I have recently spent some time on college campuses across Utah speaking to students about cables. You might think that most students don't care or even know anything about cables. Well, that might be true for some students, but nowadays, these students have literally grown up with computers and many know what the cables do or at least get the basic idea of what they can do. So being the cable expert at the college campus, I answered questions that the students had about their cable needs. So what was the number one question I was asked?

“How do I connect my computer to my TV?” The cool thing about most campuses is that the students are carrying Macs, and Macs are easy to connect to new TVs that have VGA, DVI or HDMI. If you have a MacBook Pro, you'll need a Mini DisplayPort adapter. You'll need to find out which connection your TV has: VGA, DVI, or HDMI. Most new TVs have HDMI. If you need HDMI, you need a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter, along with an HDMI cable to connect to the TV. For most students a 10-15 feet cable will work.

For an HDMI TV, projector, or monitor to a MacBook Pro you'll need:
Mini DisplayPort to HDMI – Item # MDP-HDMI
HDMI Cable – 10 Feet – Item # HDMI-3M

For a DVI TV, projector, or monitor to a MacBook Pro you'll need:
Mini DisplayPort to DVI – Item # MDP-DVI
DVI Cable – 10 Feet – Item # DVI-3M

For a VGA TV, projector, or monitor to a MacBook Pro, you'll need:
Mini DisplayPort to VGA – Item # MDP-VGA
VGA / SVGA Cable – 10 Feet – Item # HD15MM-10

For an HDMI TV, projector, or monitor to a MacBook you'll need:
Mini DVI to HDMI – Item # MDVI-HDMI
HDMI Cable – 10 Feet – Item # HDMI-3M

For a DVI TV, projector, or monitor to a MacBook you'll need:
Mini DVI to DVI – Item # MDVI-DVI
DVI Cable – 10 Feet – Item # DVI-3M

For a VGA TV, projector, or monitor to a MacBook, you'll need:
Mini DVI to VGA – Item # MDVI-VGA
VGA / SVGA Cable – 10 Feet – Item # HD15MM-10

WhatAcable! cables are generally quite a bit less than the Apple brand cables yet are equivalent in every way to the Apple brand cables.

I enjoy getting out with the students because it allows me to see what is hot, what they want, and what they need.

Until next time – The Cable Guy
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