MacBook Pro connect to HDTV

Hi,

I recently made the switch to my Mac Book Pro.

I have a question:

Can I connect my Macbook pro to my HDTV using MiniDisplay port to HDMI converter (only for video) and have the audio streamed through my blue tooth headphones? The reason I ask this is cuz someone told me HDMI includes audio as well. I stay in a dorm, and don't wan't to disturb my room-mate while I am playing games.

Will appreciate if someone can help me with this.

Thanks,
Neil

no audio through HDMI

neil.kay said:

Hi,

I recently made the switch to my Mac Book Pro.

I have a question:

Can I connect my Macbook pro to my HDTV using MiniDisplay port to HDMI converter (only for video) and have the audio streamed through my blue tooth headphones? The reason I ask this is cuz someone told me HDMI includes audio as well. I stay in a dorm, and don't wan't to disturb my room-mate while I am playing games.

Will appreciate if someone can help me with this.

Thanks,
Neil

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I used to be in the same boat as you about 5 months ago until I moved into a room for rent. Anyway, with my PC i used to connect with HDMI and the audio would ocme out of my computer. So if you can get your Blue tooth headphones to work with the computer, your totally fine. If worse comes to worse you can plug in a chord headphone into the headphone jac in the MBP.

mattparmely said:

I used to be in the same boat as you about 5 months ago until I moved into a room for rent. Anyway, with my PC i used to connect with HDMI and the audio would ocme out of my computer. So if you can get your Blue tooth headphones to work with the computer, your totally fine. If worse comes to worse you can plug in a chord headphone into the headphone jac in the MBP.

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Thanks for your replies, I got it working with the sound streaming over my blue tooth headphones...thanks guys..

azndragon684 said:

no audio through HDMI

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Half right.... There is no audio coming out of the mini-display port. But HDMI can carry audio. The trick is you have to get a special mini-display port to HDMI adapter that combines audio from either the USB or from the headphone port. The adapter to do it will not be cheap, I think I paid about $40 for mine.

Now for what the OP is doing, not having audio from the mini-display port is probably a good thing because it means his TV will not have any sound.