mini - how to hook a new mac mini to a tv

joshu2525 · joshu2525 #1 (**permalink**)

04-11-2009, 12:28 PM

hey i am thinking about getting a mac mini and hooking it up to a tv. that way i can watch tv though the net instead of dealing with charter expensive asses and as a back up mac and it would just be cool to have my tv as the moniter. is there a way to do that with the new mac minis? my tv is a phillps widescreen with hdmi and componet and compist cables

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

04-11-2009, 06:12 PM

The new Mac Mini has both a mini display port and DVI output for video. All you would need is an adapter cable and HDMI cable to go from the mini to your TV.

Lots of folks use their TV as a monitor. As long as your TV is a fairly new one it should be able to display good quality video.

Regards.

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joshu2525 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 03, 2009 Posts: 8	04-11-2009, 12:28 PM hey i am thinking about getting a mac mini and hooking it up to a tv. that way i can watch tv though the net instead of dealing with charter expensive asses and as a back up mac and it would just be cool to have my tv as the moniter. is there a way to do that with the new mac minis? my tv is a phillps widescreen with hdmi and componet and compist cables
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chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,974 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	04-11-2009, 06:12 PM The new Mac Mini has both a mini display port and DVI output for video. All you would need is an adapter cable and HDMI cable to go from the mini to your TV. Lots of folks use their TV as a monitor. As long as your TV is a fairly new one it should be able to display good quality video. Regards.
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