http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/ Engadget HD Comments for New Macs connecting to HDTVs: they just work http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/
My old iBook hooked up with HD-15 was a pain to get set up, but it's like 3+ years old now. Hearing how easy it is is just another reason I am DYING to get a new mac mini for my living room.
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I could go on and on about the new features I am looking forward to and Aero is not one of them. There is something for everyone in Vista. I love new technology not just Apple's, it just happens that Apple releases a new OS ever 18 months and MS does it every 3 or 4 years.

]]>Mar 3rd 2006 2:43PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/I read through that link but it only mentions Computer displays. What makes you think HDTV's are complying? Do know for a fact they are or are you assuming?]]>Mar 3rd 2006 2:45PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/

]]>Mar 3rd 2006 2:49PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/Mar 3rd 2006 3:17PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/Mar 3rd 2006 3:48PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/My tv has DVI so I didn't need to use an adaptor but considering the similarities between DVI and HDMI it should work the same with an adaptor.

Yes I mirrored the display and I don't think it slowed the playback of HD content. The MacBook as more than enough power so it would have had to slow it down alot to be noticable. Either way it wasn't dropping any frames.

One more tip I will add is don't put any content in your Movies folder that QT can't play because Frontrow doesn't like it.]]>Mar 3rd 2006 3:53PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/Mar 3rd 2006 4:03PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/Mar 3rd 2006 4:56PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/Mar 3rd 2006 7:03PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/Mar 3rd 2006 8:06PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/Mar 4th 2006 2:12AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/
Note that this option is not normally available in the laptop (and I am guessing, neither in the HP). So, yes there is some communication from display to PC.

Thus, it works quite painlessly in the Windows world too (when dealing with DVI).

As an aside, nothing like a massive desktop =)]]>Mar 4th 2006 11:59PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/That is prety nice but try a TV that doesn't support any res except 1920x1080i and let me know what it does.
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There is no particular reason why a current XP system cannot easily support HDTV output so long as the driver is up to snuff. The big difference in Vista is that HDTV support is becoming a requirement for WHQL approval. It was the appropriate point to make that transition. Before Vista it would have been difficult for Microsoft to make it a requirement without a lot of resistance from the vendors. This sort of thing is easier for Apple because they get to dictate everything in the box. So long as you stick with the stock video card (kind of hard to do otherwise in a Mini) you'll see the advantage. But in the DIY PC world it takes a lot more cooperation between companies. Such is the price of being able to make your own machine.

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I had a hell of a time when trying to connect a Mac mini to a Hitachi plasma. The Mac mini uses DVI-I which is compatible with both DVI-A and DVI-D, the connector on the back of it also fits both DVI-A and DVI-D cables. The plasma only takes DVI-D, no real problem there.

The problem was with the cable I used. It had the large field of pins on the one side, and then a flat blade on the other with four pins around it in a square. This fit just fine into the Mac, and seemed to fit into the plasma as well. The Mac even recognized that the plasma was there and gave me the model number and available resolutions, but the plasma couldn't see the mac. Eventually I discovered that the connector on the plasma didn't have those 4 pins around the flat blade. I pulled them out of the connector on the cable and that solved the problem.

What those pins were there for in the first place I don't know...]]>Mar 6th 2006 6:53PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/
Using a Dell 5150 Inspiron (2 yrs old), XP and I had zero issues attaching it and displaying HD video (WMV HD)or playing DVD's in HD. This is not a world only MAC's can play.]]>Mar 6th 2006 7:10PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/
I have a MCE machine at home I built ... and recently put an ATI Radeon 9550 in, also installing the latest Catalyst drivers.

I moved it over to my Sony KD-XBR960 (34" HDTV w/HDMI) and it also just worked.

It booted into 480p ... I opened Catalyst and it was detecting "Sony HDTV" ... switched it to 1080i and 32bit color his OK and all is working perfectly.

I have had so much trouble in the past with bad drivers, etc..... but it seems ATI at least has worked out the HDTV issues nicely.

Do the new macs support component out with a dongle?]]>Mar 6th 2006 7:17PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/
My TV only accepts on HD resolution 1080i(if you care about SD you are on the wrong site), which is not a normal PC resolution. It has always been easy if your TV supports a number of other resolutions but mine doesn't which is what makes it difficult.

It has alwasy been possible to tweek the driver (no matter how trivial) or find a way to make it work.

But the point of this post is that in this case it "just worked".

I guess PC users don't understand because nothing has ever "just worked". On the other hand they did finally fix "Plug and Play" in Windows XP.]]>Mar 6th 2006 7:30PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/
I'm severely bummed out that the TV overscans, so I can't see the menu bar at the top, but aside from that this setup is quite sweet - it's what we're using for DVD playback, since our old DVD player doesn't do 1080i.
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Was thinking about getting a Mac Mini and wireless keyboard and mouse to hook up in the living room.
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One question, does the image seem "solid"? As in typically progressive?

How does a desktop get converted to interlaced and then converted back to progressive since i am guessing your HDTV display is non-crt.]]>Mar 6th 2006 8:53PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/
My point is that I did not use any of the supported resolutions. As long as an HDTV has a digital display, XP + DVI seems to easily adapt to the Native rez of the panel.

May I ask whether your Mac works if you use the native rez of your panel, assuming again that it has one.]]>Mar 6th 2006 8:57PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/
Since it is interlaced it is hard to read text, but video looks great. ]]>Mar 6th 2006 9:38PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/Mar 6th 2006 9:40PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/
i understand now why you so appreciate the ease of use. For a CRT, its a boon.]]>Mar 7th 2006 6:12AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/That was impossible with the previous G4 model.

What do you use to deinterlace (the TV set or VLC?)?

]]>Mar 7th 2006 8:34AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/Yes the new Dual core mini can smoothly playback 1080i MPEG2 with VLC.

The playback software unless you were feeding the TV 1080i like in my case then it doesn't get de-interlaced.]]>Mar 7th 2006 9:17AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/What are the results trying to actually play 1080i and 720p content with this set-up, especially through H.264, VC1 or divx, xvid etc.?
I would love to set up a new Mac mini as a Media Center for my home entertainment system, but I read that without a brand-new graphic card, frames per sec would not be sufficient for smooth rendition of movies.]]>Mar 11th 2006 5:48AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/
Thanks.]]>Mar 17th 2006 11:28PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/and install them, at this point front row will support most files.
(or try downloading fortytwo from version tracker, once you run this application it auto installs a bunch of codecs for quicktime)

regarding mac mini with dvi or hdmi ,
everytime i connect via dvi it fits the screen perfectly,
but with hdmi no matter wha i do i cant get it to fit perfectly.
vga also fits perfectly also so when hdmi doesnt fit thescreen
i usually have to resort to vga : (]]>Mar 21st 2006 6:51PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/Mar 25th 2006 11:57AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/
Came across this web-site via google. I was wondering if you knew if the MacBook Pro could push out 1080p onto TV or not?

The image above shows a limitation of 1080i. Is that because of the TV or MacBook Pro? Please e-mail me back.

Thanks]]>Mar 27th 2006 1:50PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/
What's your experience in running Front Row on your HD set with the MacBook's "lid-closed" mode? I just got a new plasma and now want a MacBook, but this will be the deal-breaker for me.]]>Mar 30th 2006 10:11AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/I know it works fine when connected to a external monitor, so I don't see how this would be any different.]]>Mar 30th 2006 10:41AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/
one question that is not really clear
what kind of audio cable did you use?
or does the dvi cable include audio

i just ordered a dvi to hdmi cable to connect my mini to a HD LCD TV, do i need a seperate audio cable?

thanks for the info]]>Apr 8th 2006 5:48PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/May 9th 2006 3:35PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/May 19th 2006 12:38PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/Sep 29th 2006 3:13PM