I plugged the cord into my mac computer and the tv & I just had the desktop on the tv. It wouldn't show any video. Do I need to do anything different?
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You typically need to move whatever screen you are trying to watch from the laptop screen onto the TV screen.
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You got further than I did. I couldn't get the thing to work at all. Good luck.
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You will use a Thunderbolt or MiniPoprt Display to VGA converter to connect the Mac computer to the device's video input. Here's the link for the product manual so you can view the back panel of the device, file:///C:/Users/irish.simbajon/Desktop/PDFs/man_f1dh10xl_pm01808.pdf.
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Mine likewise does not work, it did work on older MAC, I believe this is a software issue, due to Apple being Apple you will need a patch from someplace, I couldn't figure it out and got firetv
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Sorry, not a mac person. But, its a generic HDMI switch, any spec HDMI cord should switch and pass through. And this is why I am a PC person, no need to buy dedicated cords. Why make life so hard?
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I got that when i tried to plug it into my computer, i got it once on my 4k tv,played with theplug, is your tv 4k samsung, seems it should work with any 4k, didn't work when it was copied to another drive either..
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I have. After a few months my Mac was not detecting my external display. I was able to unplug this adapter a few times and eventually it would detect the tv display. However after another month or so it stopped working all together. I ordered a replacement and it has been working so far, there are few options for early 2010 MacBooks.
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how did work out? I am travelling and I have been trying to download video but with no luck on my laptop(mac G4). I tried the 4 pin to the usb, 4 pin to the 6 Firewire, and a couple other connectors.
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Thanks Albert and A. Macharia. I'm a gal BTW... : ) I was able to use my HDTV as a monitor, but nothing more really. I bought the cable that you mentioned (A.) and I could watch Netflix, but the audio was still coming out of my laptop which wasn't fun. I ended up returning the cable to the Apple store and bought an Apple TV, but now downloading anything on that thing takes forever. Grrrrr...... Maybe it's time to bump up my wireless connection. IDK...
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You are doing nothing wrong,Mac mini ports don't always work properly.do you have an hdmi port?the standard size on your laptop they work .
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Its an HDMI device. I use Macs not PCs. So, I don't know what kind of output you have. What you need is HDMI!
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I haven't used this for some time now, but I remember it was tricky. I think what I did was have my video or photos open and ready to stream to the TV, then plug in the cables. It has to do with having it done a certain way. I tried different ways until it worked. Maybe start the sideshow, then plug it into the TV. I would try different ways before giving up. Good luck!
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Double check the type of cable connection. If you see the video on he built in screen it will-should play on an external source. If on a Macuse Imovie to connect. If on a PC use a similar video editing app to connect. Look carefully at manual. Set TV to proper channel.
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I'm on a Mac, but I had to get a different cable than the one that came with it. Good luck.
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I am not sure I am answering your question but here is what happened. I hooked it up from the VCR to the laptop and I could either watch the video on the television via the VCR or I could watch the exact same thing on the laptop simultaneously. Hope that answered your question.
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No. This cable did not work on my MacBook to connect to the TV. I have returned it.
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Our Mac Mini that we use as our media server has an HDMI output on the computer. Just connect that to one of the HDMI inputs on your TV. HDMI carries both the video and the audio streams so you usually don't need a separate audio cable. If you are using an older PC, you need an adapter to adapt the video output on the computer to HDMI before you can connect the computer to the TV. These adapters are readily available on Amazon.
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This one is cheap and it has no audio. I have mine plugged into the TV. I just push a button on the remote to change the input and there you go, you have video. I am not sure about connecting to a computer monitor. Maybe someone else can cover that. Have a nice day.