But the downside of this device is that it is bigger than a Lightning to digital AV adapter and is also requires a power cord. Personally, I like the Apple TV, because it has more features than just an adapter. This will allow you to not only connect your iDevices to your TV, but also allow you to stream iTunes content, and access other services such as Netflix and YouTube. The $99 involves buying for yourself an Apple TV set-top box and hook this up to your TV using an HDMI cable, which, oddly enough, is not included in the box. If you want to pipe content to a display that has a VGA connector, use the Lightning to VGA adapter, which will also cost you $49. The adapter will also carry audio from your iDevice to the TV. This adapter will allow you to mirror whatever is on the screen of your iPhone 5, iPad 4, iPad mini, and fifth-generation iPod touch – including apps, websites, photos, video, slideshows, and more – on any HDMI-equipped TV or display, up to 720p HD. See also: Cheap 'iPhone 5x'? Don't get your hopes up Plug the Mini-DVI end into your Mac, and connect the HDMI end to an HDMI (male to male) cable, then plug the cable into your HDMI input input jack. If you don’t want to have cables run all over your floors to get to your TV, BenQ Wireless Presentation System is a good choice for you.
#Connecting mac mini to tv hdmi how to#
This article explains step by step how to connect your Mac laptop to a TV with HDMI. This is simply a cable with a Lightning connection on one end, and mini HDMI on the other. Use this cable adapter to connect your Mac with a Mini-DVI video output port to an external monitor, TV, projector or other display device with HDMI input. Connecting your Mac laptop to TV with HDMI is almost as easy as plugging one end of the cable to your PC and the other end to your TV. Let's start with the cheaper of the two options – buying Apple's Lightning digital AV adapter cable.
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One option will cost you $49, and the other will cost $99.
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OK, if your TV has an HDMI port them you have two choices. I'm going to assume that since you own an iPhone/iPad/iPad mini that you have a TV that's new enough to have an HDMI port. How do I connect my iPhone5/iPad 4/iPad mini to my TV? Belkin UltraHD High Speed 4K HDMI Cable (2m) - Previous Gallery Image. It's a Saturday morning, which means it's a good time to answer a popular question from the Hardware 2.0 mailbox.