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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1064102" data-attributes="member: 24160">Good one Clay - think I'll move it over there...You don't want to use VGA - why?&nbsp; Two reasons:First, because the max resolution accepted by that TV via VGA is 1360x768 - and all text, whether browsing the net or anywhere else is going to look, uhm, well, let's just say not good.&nbsp; Video, watching a DVD or iTunes HD will look great, no problem.Second, because you're going to need at least an 18' cable to get it from your Mac to the TV.&nbsp; 3' from the Mac down to the floor, 12' across the floor and another 3' back up to the TV.&nbsp; VGA with many video cards is going to start having issues when pushing more than 10-12' or so.&nbsp; Sometimes, it has to do with drivers, sometimes the card itself just can't push the signal that far with out adding on a signal booster in the path.Quite frankly, I've not used a VGA cable at home in at least 7 years.&nbsp; I have no idea whether your Mac will push a signal via analog that far, but I wouldn't suggest spending the money on a VGA cable to find out either.You are in luck in one respect, all of the 27&quot; iMacs support audio as well as video through their mini displayport.&nbsp; What you'll need is the mini displayport to HDMI adapter - make sure you get it from Apple at this time, none of the earlier versions of this adapter support audio.&nbsp; If you decide to get it somewhere else, make sure the specs say it supports audio.Then grab yourself an HDMI cable - <a href="https://www.monoprice.com/" target="_blank">at 20'</a> you're going to be looking at a pretty heavy duty cable designed for in wall installation - It'll be pretty stiff.&nbsp; If you can make do with <a href="https://www.monoprice.com/product/index?c_id=102&amp;cp_id=10240&amp;cs_id=1024009&amp;p_id=2529&amp;seq=1&amp;format=2&amp;AID=13804626&amp;PID=100046190&amp;ref=cj&amp;utm_source=cj&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_term=Skimlinks-5370367&amp;utm_content=13804626&amp;cjevent=621f4bb4b29b11ec81ed1b110a82b82d&amp;cjdata=MXxOfDB8WXww" target="_blank">a 15'</a>, probably not quite as stiff and about $6 instead of $22 at <a href="https://www.monoprice.com/" target="_blank">monoprice.com</a>.&nbsp; Don't go with the 15' if it's going to make it easier to pull one of your $2k pieces of equipment off it's table.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1064102, member: 24160"] Good one Clay - think I'll move it over there... You don't want to use VGA - why? Two reasons: First, because the max resolution accepted by that TV via VGA is 1360x768 - and all text, whether browsing the net or anywhere else is going to look, uhm, well, let's just say not good. Video, watching a DVD or iTunes HD will look great, no problem. Second, because you're going to need at least an 18' cable to get it from your Mac to the TV. 3' from the Mac down to the floor, 12' across the floor and another 3' back up to the TV. VGA with many video cards is going to start having issues when pushing more than 10-12' or so. Sometimes, it has to do with drivers, sometimes the card itself just can't push the signal that far with out adding on a signal booster in the path. Quite frankly, I've not used a VGA cable at home in at least 7 years. I have no idea whether your Mac will push a signal via analog that far, but I wouldn't suggest spending the money on a VGA cable to find out either. You are in luck in one respect, all of the 27" iMacs support audio as well as video through their mini displayport. What you'll need is the mini displayport to HDMI adapter - make sure you get it from Apple at this time, none of the earlier versions of this adapter support audio. If you decide to get it somewhere else, make sure the specs say it supports audio. Then grab yourself an HDMI cable - [URL='https://www.monoprice.com/']at 20'[/URL] you're going to be looking at a pretty heavy duty cable designed for in wall installation - It'll be pretty stiff. If you can make do with [URL='https://www.monoprice.com/product/index?c_id=102&cp_id=10240&cs_id=1024009&p_id=2529&seq=1&format=2&AID=13804626&PID=100046190&ref=cj&utm_source=cj&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=Skimlinks-5370367&utm_content=13804626&cjevent=621f4bb4b29b11ec81ed1b110a82b82d&cjdata=MXxOfDB8WXww']a 15'[/URL], probably not quite as stiff and about $6 instead of $22 at [URL='https://www.monoprice.com/']monoprice.com[/URL]. Don't go with the 15' if it's going to make it easier to pull one of your $2k pieces of equipment off it's table. [/QUOTE]

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