CONNECT YOUR MACBOOK TO YOUR TV
April 4, 2011 at 4:37 pm
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You may have one of the new Macbook Pros (the one with the quad-core processors) and realized that it has a port on the left side with a new symbol on it – a lightning bolt. this symbol is beside the port that looks exactly like apple’s mini displayport. it has the same shape, and mini displayport adapters fit exactly to it.
This new port is called thunderbolt and it can accommodate huge amounts of data. The reason this is good for you is that is that if you need to perform any type of large data import, such as HD video to be edited, the time it will take will be drastically reduced thanks to thunderbolt. The port will also be able to accommodate high-resolution displays very easily.
Clocking in at 10 Gbps data transfer rates, this is by far the fastest data transfer port ever on a Mac. Thunderbolt is 12 times faster than Firewire and 20 times faster than USB. This port is bi-directional, meaning you can transfer data in or out of your Macbook Pro using this blazing fast port.
As other devices and peripherals come on the market that support Thunderbolt, the shorter your wait times will be when transferring large files. Thunderbolt also has the added featuring of allowing more than one device to be daisy-chained to it and still work with efficiency.
But the great news for you, the new Quad-core Processor Macbook Pro owner, is that if you simply want to hook it up to an HDTV or Non-HD (analog) TV, you should have very little trouble. This Thunderbolt port allows you to utilize mini displayport adapters if that’s what you still have lying around your house from older computers, or if you simply want to watch TV instead of hooking it up to a high-resolution monitor or screen.
How To Hook Up A Quad-Core Processor MacBook Pro To A TV
* You Will Still Need a PC to TV Converter*
1. A Mini Displayport-to-VGA adapter. This adapter connects from your Macbook to the next component. If You’re a die-hard for Apple products I’ve included a link to their adapter below, but other companies make this adapter as well and they should work just fine.
2. A PC to TV Converter Box. This converts the digital signal of your Mini DisplayPort to an analog signal that your TV can use.
**NOTE: The PC to TV converter I bought (VIDEOSECU 1L7) came with an RCA cable, and is USB powered. Check to see if the PC to TV converter you buy comes with any extra cables and yourself some $$$!
4. A 3.5mm to RCA cable. This is for the audio. It’s the same cable you need to hook an Ipod or Iphone up to a stereo, so you may already have this around too. This can be found at any electronics store also. Again, more expensive is not necessarily better when purchasing this cable.
There you have it, a frustrating problem solved.
Everything gets connected in this order:
Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter —>VGA input on the PC to TV converter —> RCA out to your TV.
The 3.5mm plug goes from your headphone jack on the side of Your macbook to the RCA audio jacks on your TV.
Now, procure these items, hook everything up, and enjoy watching video from the internet on your TV via your Macbook!
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Oh, one last thing, and this is optional, but it makes a big difference. I bought a wireless mouse with a far-reaching range to act as a remote since Youtube videos and Hulu shows are sometimes short and I didn’t want to get up to go to my computer every few minutes to click on a new video. A wireless 2.4 Ghz mouse will have a range of about 30 feet, which is plenty of distance.
Am I just lazy, or smart?
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