I connected it to the Thunderbolt port on Mac Air to HDMI adapter from TV. It is not displaying the Computer monitor. It just shows the screen saver
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If you see the screen that means it's working. Go to the Apple logo and choose System Preferences->Displays. If you are trying to use it as a Television to play media from the computer to the TV, you should probably click "Arrangement" and then click "Mirror Displays" at the bottom. It will then show whatever is on your desktop. Right now it is using the TV as a second monitor, so you can drag windows over to the tv off the right side of your main laptop onto the tv.
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I second what Mickey said, to check the box to show mirroring options on the Menu Bar. When I first used the adapter, the TV screen mirrored my iMac desktop, then one day it was only the Desktop background image. I found that mirroring options box was unchecked. Checked it again and all was well.- I'm a Mickey, too.
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If you see the screen that means it's working. Go to the Apple logo and choose System Preferences-&gt;Displays. If you are trying to use it as a Television to play media from the computer to the TV, you should probably click "Arrangement" and then click "Mirror Displays" at the bottom. It will then show whatever is on your desktop. Right now it is using the TV as a second monitor, so you can drag windows over to the tv off the right side of your main laptop onto the tv.
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It is suggested you use a fully digital connection (e.g. a Mini displayport to DVI adapter) if possible to preserve image quality, as VGA will generally always have (very) minor quality loss, due to it's analog nature. Something like this is suggested instead: BlueRigger Mini DisplayPort (Thunderbolt) to DVI Female Adapter Cable
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You have three options as I ran into the same problem with my MacBook Air. 1) Hold down the option button when clicking the "scaled" radio button within the display preferences. This may reveal the resolution option. 2) Install ScreenResX and set a custom resolution. While this worked for me, it was a pain and I don't recommend it. http://www.madrau.com/ 3) Buy a mini display port to display port cable. When I bought this for $10 on amazon, plugging it in simply worked right out of the gate. No tricks necessary. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C7RJQPY/
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Mine came with a VGA cable. If your MAC has VGA connector, it will hook up to it directly.
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Some of the cables are Passive. You will not be able to use the monitor on a Mac with a Passive cable.Fortunately for me, the one I bought was Active and worked the first time. Scroll down on this link to find the item named"Mini DisplayPort Male to DisplayPort DP Male Cable-6ft"http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-DisplayPort-Male-to-DisplayPort-DP-Male-Cable-6ft-/181173940008?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160This is probably the same cable on AmazonCable Matters Gold Plated Mini DisplayPort (Thunderbolt Port Compatible) to DisplayPort Cable in White 6 Feet - 4K Resolution Ready Some of the cables are Passive. You will not be able to use the monitor on a Mac with a Passive cable.Fortunately for me, the one I bought was Active and worked the first time. Scroll down on this link to find the item named"Mini DisplayPort Male to DisplayPort DP Male Cable-6ft"http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-DisplayPort-Male-to-DisplayPort-DP-Male-Cable-6ft-/181173940008?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160This is probably the same cable on AmazonCable Matters Gold Plated Mini... » Read More Some of the cables are Passive. You will not be able to use the monitor on a Mac with a Passive cable.Fortunately for me, the one I bought was Active and worked the first time. Scroll down on this link to find the item named"Mini DisplayPort Male to DisplayPort DP Male Cable-6ft"http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-DisplayPort-Male-to-DisplayPort-DP-Male-Cable-6ft-/181173940008?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160This is probably the same cable on AmazonCable Matters Gold Plated Mini DisplayPort (Thunderbolt Port Compatible) to DisplayPort Cable in White 6 Feet - 4K Resolution Ready « Show Less
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this cable is a "Thunderbolt" to "Display" I don't know if your monitor has a "Display" input. You would have to see what type of input the monitor has.
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Believe that is exactly what you need. Mine is about a year older. Try to zoom in on the smaller end if the cable and compare it to the external monitor port on the MacBook.
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I use this monitor with my MacBook Pro. I had to buy a Thunderbolt/mini-display to HDMI adapter (or Thunderbolt to DVI, or Thunderbolt to VGA) but the expense was minimal and well worth it.
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Should work so long as Display Port used. Understood originally that was similar to Mac Thunderbolt monitor without some features and perhaps notch below in quality.
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It's very simple, you just plug the display port end into the display port input in your macbook and then connect the other end into one of your HDMI ports on your TV. If you have multiple HDMI ports on your TV, you may need to try a few of them. Mine didn't work on HDMI 2 or 3, but it did work on my HDMI 1 port. Good luck, hope this helped!
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No, it only works with mini display port and thunderbolt. For that u would need a USB to HDMI cable.
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Zoom in on small connector (at right). Compare it to the monitor output on your MacBook. Order it anyway if you're not 100%, return it if it doesn't work.
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Sabrina, I connected it to my Macbook Pro through a "Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter". You can buy it from amazon for less than $10. Good luck!
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I am not sure how your MacBook conects to external monitors but a standard VGA cable works just fine when conecting to a PC. I hope this helps
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You need to use the displayport cables to display at 2560x1440. If your Mac has Thunderbolt connectors you'll need a miniport (thurnderbolt) to displayport adaptor. 2560x1440 will not display with HDMI nor DVI.
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I am sorry to say I can't answer it because he cable in question did not work. There seems to be issues on forums with this being a common problem between Mac / VGA. I only had luck with a direct hdmi to hdmi connection.
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I think you need the cheaper Mac display port cable. The TBolt is pretty much for data I believe.