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Offline Raven

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Keynote on TV
« on: October 21, 2019, 09:46:54 AM »
How can I hook up my MBP to do a keynote presentation for a client that has a flat screen tv with HDMI cable? I usually use my LED Projector with VGA(?) cord and adaptor.
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Re: Keynote on TV
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2019, 09:57:47 AM »
1. What are the video out options on the MBP (assuming that's what you will be using)?
2. Must you only use the HDMI input?
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Re: Keynote on TV
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2019, 10:23:59 AM »
How can I hook up my MBP to do a keynote presentation for a client that has a flat screen tv with HDMI cable? I usually use my LED Projector with VGA(?) cord and adaptor.

SWHMBO travels with both the vga adapter and this hdmi adapter to make her presentations with her MBP. HTH:

I pointed to the wrong adapter. I get all of the buzz words ie:lighting, Thunderbolt, etc confused in my old brain.  The one that works is the adapter that hooks up to the mbp miniport. This one:

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HHLN2ZM/B/belkin-4k-mini-displayport-to-hdmi-adapter
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Re: Keynote on TV
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2019, 06:20:44 PM »
Raven, if you put the year of your MBP model in the info about your Macs, that would help us know what ports you have available. A 2012 to mid 2014 Retina MBP, for instance, has an HDMI port. A 2015 MBP has Thunderbolt 2 and USB 3, and current MBPs have USB C... Prior to 2012, MBPs had a display port. Basically, unless your MBP is a Retina model from 2012-2014, you'll require an adapter of some sort, as most flat screen TVs have only a couple of input options. I think it's fair to say they all have HDMI, and some (likely older models) have composite video and audio and possibly VGA.
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Re: Keynote on TV
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2019, 12:03:43 AM »
Thanks everyone. An HDMI to mini display port adaptor was the simple solution! :thumbup:
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