cheeky-monkey
Level 1
(12 points)
Q: How can I hook my Mac Mini to my HDTV?
I would like to hook up my Older Mac Mini to one of My HDTV's ports so that I can use the TV as a display. Can this be done? If so, what sort of wire will I need? If anyone knows what this all means and can tell me what I need to hook it up, please let me know The TV has several HDMI input ports that I can use.
Thanks
I looked the Mini up on line via its serial number to get some specs on it but am not sure what they mean. Here are some details:
Apple Mac mini "Core 2 Duo" 2.53 (Late 2009) Specs
Identifiers: Late 2009 - MC239LL/A - Macmini3,1 - A1283 - 2336
Connectivity includes Mini-DVI and Mini DisplayPort, a Firewire "800" port, five USB 2.0 ports, combined "optical digital audio input/audio line in" and combined "optical digital audio output/headphone" minijacks, a 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet port, and built-in AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n) and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR.
1 Mini-DVI and 1 Mini DisplayPort. Details:
Supports dual simultaneous displays -- 1920x1200 on a DVI or VGA display using the Mini-DVI port and 2560x1600 on a dual-link DVI display using the Mini DisplayPort (with an optional Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter). Includes a Mini-DVI to DVI adapter.
Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.5), Late 2009 - MC239LL/A - Macmini3,1
lllaass
Level 10
(188,027 points)
Get a mini displayport>HDMI adopter
About Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapters - Apple Support
note if you want audio from the TV you need an adopter like this audio pass through
https://www.startech.com/AV/Displayport-Converters/Mini-DisplayPort-to-HDMI-Adap ter-with-USB-Audio~MDP2HDMIUSBAhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202079
