Hooking up my Macbook Pro to an HDTV

Hello everyone,

I wasn't sure what forum to post this in, so I'm going with the more general one to be safe.

I've had my MacBook Pro for over two years now, and I love it. I'm a huge baseball fan, and watching my favorite team has not been an issue since I have been in-market for the local broadcasts. However, next month I will be moving out of market and will be purchasing a service called MLB.TV to watch my team on my MacBook Pro. However, it would be preferable to display the image on my TV screen, since it is much bigger. Back when I was a Windows user, I used this service while I was away at college. Unfortunately the situation is different since back then I had a Dell laptop and a non-HDTV. I now have a MacBook Pro and an HDTV, so the old wire I used back in the day will not longer work.

Any suggestions for a good brand of cable to hook up my MacBook Pro to an HDTV? Preferably one that feeds the audio out through the TV speakers as well, since I find the MacBook speakers a little too soft sometimes. I saw a couple on amazon.com that had some mixed reviews, so I figured I would ask some fellow MacBook users directly for help. Thanks in advance for any insight!

The Lounge forum is for off topic discussions. And since we have a forum for Mac notebook computers, this is where your post belongs. Moved.

I don't believe your MBP (you didn't mention year or model) is new enough to output both audio and video from the MDP. However, you can buy a special adapter which will work to do both.

Check with these folks: HDMI Cable, Home Theater Accessories, HDMI Products, Cables, Adapters, Video/Audio Switch, Networking, USB, Firewire, Printer Toner, and more!

I have a 2010 MBP. I bought a Mini Display Port to HDMI cable from Amazon for my HDTV. No need for adapter. Just plug straight into the HDMI on the back of the TV. It essentially function the same as a regular HDMI cable so just designate the audio from the computer to go through the same as a HDMI cable. 1 cable for both audio and video. Works great with downloaded movies that I want to watch on my HDTV.

Mini Display to HDMI cable

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/other-hardware-peripherals/193239-connecting-your-mac-your-tv.html

This is a very in depth sticky (common discussion point) in another thread. It helped me some and I help add info to it regarding what adapter to purchase. I use the mono-price adapter.

Chscag is dead on. If your Mac is too old you need a video and audio cable t the HDTV.

Everymac.com will tell you what all the ports on your Mac are called if you are unsure.