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Hooking Mac to TV-Getting background only
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<blockquote data-quote="EndlessMac" data-source="post: 1101128" data-attributes="member: 140470"><p>From what you have written so far it sounds like your MBP is detecting the TV. Mirroring mode shows a copy of your MBP screen onto the TV as the name implies. If you don't use mirroring mode then it should treat your TV as a second external monitor.</p><p></p><p>You then need to pay attention to where the second screen is in the display preferences. This will tell you where you can drag your files or applications you want to open in the second monitor (TV). </p><p></p><p>Is there a reason why you don't want to use mirroring mode? Are you trying to use your Mac while watching something on the TV through your computer? If that is the case then just drag the video to the TV monitor as I have mentioned above. Watching something in full screen mode will probably only show in the main monitor so you will just have to watch in a window and enlarge the window manually.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EndlessMac, post: 1101128, member: 140470"] From what you have written so far it sounds like your MBP is detecting the TV. Mirroring mode shows a copy of your MBP screen onto the TV as the name implies. If you don't use mirroring mode then it should treat your TV as a second external monitor. You then need to pay attention to where the second screen is in the display preferences. This will tell you where you can drag your files or applications you want to open in the second monitor (TV). Is there a reason why you don't want to use mirroring mode? Are you trying to use your Mac while watching something on the TV through your computer? If that is the case then just drag the video to the TV monitor as I have mentioned above. Watching something in full screen mode will probably only show in the main monitor so you will just have to watch in a window and enlarge the window manually. [/QUOTE]
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