Does the MBP43 transmit constant video, or does it "wake" on noise / sound?
1846794
Video is constant when parent unit is plugged in to outlet only. When operating on battery, after a few minutes the video turns off, and you have to push a button to turn on the video -- video on my unit does not come on with noise/sound.
98848
Ugh, this is bad news for me too. I hate that every BT device does this... especially in dealing with my MBP, because I have Boom installed and it will default to HDMI (crappy speakers in the monitor) when this happens. It's so annoying. :(
1508210
I had no issue with my rMBP. I usually just use HDMI, but a Thunderbolt (Mini-display port) to Display Port will also work, as well as Thumderbolt to DVI.
104579
Hey, I hear the beeping when I'm taking the video and when the video is played online. It's more than irritating. It's a defect. Also, the volume is way too low. I'm irritated that these critical things aren't right.
1184647
I do not notice any noise when it is on. It will plug into VHS, iPods and iphones and ipads. It needs to be able to plug into you computer, we had to buy a HDMI cord it comes with a VGA
1842260
Yes there is a video and audio stream. On the PC you can use MultiLive to record the video/audio. On the Mac you should be able to record using the Safari browser although I've not tried it.
104580
yeh the problem i'm having and i think the original poster is having is more of electronic beeping type noises rather than static, the static is probably just something to do with your hookup to the tv if it's fine on your computer and camera... but when i play back a video on my camera or computer i hear an annoying faint beeping sounding in the background
675810
I didn't notice any delays or lack of response. It is used for a computer mostly, but I tested with an iPhone hdmi adapter going to that monitor and it seemed just fine. I didn't do any high action videos though.
1496665
Actually, its not quiet. Not as loud as vintage Apple boards, but far from silent.
1109399
No I don't think that sound is normal because I am not hearing it.......and I do use my Mac everyday!!
1429068
video yes......the sound will have to come from your macbook audio out toexternal speakers.
1626817
I haven't but when I bought the MBP36 additional but FYI... it said that whatever additional function the 43 may have the 36 additional is not able to do. It makes sense but probably not something I would think about right away.
2255678
No it does have that specifically. You can turn the video off and then when it picks up enough noise it turns the video on. There is a ring indicator that changes color depending on the noise it picks up.
1695925
I haven't noticed any extra noise. My computer is very quiet most of the time. Only every so often does it make a surging sound for a few seconds, and that's usually only when I'm doing something like rendering a big CG animation.
1662979
Not sure - I returned mine because it was horrible during videos - lots of noise.
1673491
Works just fine with my MacBook Pro and Mavericks. The only thing that got me for a while is that moving the mouse does not wake it from sleep. But hitting any button (including the clear button at top next to the scroll wheel) does wake it and reconnects (quickly). The button click gets registered at the OS though.
1260188
I'm getting about 3hrs of continuous movie play at full brightness on mine. I didn't get a "service battery" alert although the old and tired original one did. Make sure you "calibrate" the system for the battery. Do a search for macbook battery calibration