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Aluminum MacBook Problems Detecting HDTV through HDMI
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 858287" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>You can't go from VGA to HDMI without a converter.</p><p>VGA carries an analog signal. HDMI carries a digital signal.</p><p>If you've purchased a VGA to HDMI cable somewhere, my best guess is that it is not going to work. Most of the VGA to HDMI converter boxes start at about <a href="http://www.startech.com/product/itemlist.aspx?product_desc=vga+to+hdmi&search.x=0&search.y=0" target="_blank">$200 and go up from there</a>. (Yes, there are converters in the $50 range. You don't even want to go there if you want a good chance of success and/or want to be able to use HD resolutions on your TV.) </p><p></p><p>Apple does make a mini-display port to VGA adapter. But it is a shot in the dark as to whether it will work with your TV. Just check the reviews on it at Apple's site. Read the 'Please Note:' section on <a href="http://www.startech.com/item/DP2VGA-DisplayPort-to-VGA-Video-Adapter-Converter.aspx" target="_blank">this page</a>. This is what is happening with the Apple adapter also.</p><p></p><p>If you want to use your mini-display port to HDMI, you'll need either: </p><p>a mini-display to DVI-I or DVI-D adapter and a DVI to HDMI cable or </p><p>a <a href="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=5311&seq=1&format=2" target="_blank">mini-display port to HDMI adapter</a> and a HDMI cable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 858287, member: 24160"] You can't go from VGA to HDMI without a converter. VGA carries an analog signal. HDMI carries a digital signal. If you've purchased a VGA to HDMI cable somewhere, my best guess is that it is not going to work. Most of the VGA to HDMI converter boxes start at about [URL="http://www.startech.com/product/itemlist.aspx?product_desc=vga+to+hdmi&search.x=0&search.y=0"]$200 and go up from there[/URL]. (Yes, there are converters in the $50 range. You don't even want to go there if you want a good chance of success and/or want to be able to use HD resolutions on your TV.) Apple does make a mini-display port to VGA adapter. But it is a shot in the dark as to whether it will work with your TV. Just check the reviews on it at Apple's site. Read the 'Please Note:' section on [URL="http://www.startech.com/item/DP2VGA-DisplayPort-to-VGA-Video-Adapter-Converter.aspx"]this page[/URL]. This is what is happening with the Apple adapter also. If you want to use your mini-display port to HDMI, you'll need either: a mini-display to DVI-I or DVI-D adapter and a DVI to HDMI cable or a [URL="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=5311&seq=1&format=2"]mini-display port to HDMI adapter[/URL] and a HDMI cable. [/QUOTE]
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