Connecting a Mac Pro to an LCD HDTV

That card is mainly for getting video into the computer. For HDMI output from the computer to a TV, you just need a DVI to HDMI cable, such as:
<http://store.apple.com/us/product/TL952LL/A?fnode=MTY1NDA3Ng&mco=Mjc2Mjg>

I haven't hooked my macpro to my 52" Toshiba Regza LCD 1080p, but i did use the DVI-HDMI to connect my mac-mini to it and its beautiful. very clear and colorful. WHY better than the samsung lcd computer screens i have.

hope that helps.

markdz wrote:
I haven't hooked my macpro to my 52" Toshiba Regza LCD 1080p, but i did use the DVI-HDMI to connect my mac-mini to it and its beautiful. very clear and colorful.

Was it only a test or permanent setup?

Can you use that as a monitor for daily computing or just to watch movies/games?

i set it up permanently, however i dont do 'work' on it. I use it to mostly view movies i've downloaded or copied. However, my wife does cruise the net with it, and its awesome to turn on the visualizer to settle our newborn. It has 3 HDMI ports so I utilized all of them.

last note, in the TV menu, i had to allow 'native' mode and NOT control the screen size/resolution through the operating system. that frustrated me for a few minutes when it wasn't working right.

Doesn't hurt the eyes like i thought it would. The viewing distance for most larger LCDs is usually further back than smaller ones. When i set my lcd to display native sizes, it changes sizes from 480i to 1080i and the picture changes sizes accordingly. If its game play, you should be ok.

This conversation is very interesting and sounds like what I'm after. I have a 30" Cinema Apple display connected to my Mac Pro and I want to buy an LCD 40-50" display to hang on a wall so we can work on the computer as well as watch cable television (via cable TV to EyeTV).

I love my current 30" display because I can put so many things on the screen at one time. Can I do the same with a 40-50" LCD screen and if so, where to look to find that size of a display and what maker would be best to buy?

Lisa

I love my current 30" display because I can put so many things on the screen at one time. Can I do the same with a 40-50" LCD screen

Even the biggest TV LCDs are only 1920 x1080. The pixels just get bigger. Many TVs don't interface nicely with computers, so you often can't get them to work properly at 1920 x 1080. There is no wat of telling from the specs if there will be problems, such as oversca. You just have to try them

Thank you Malcom. Since I can't afford to go out and buy several TVs to try them out is there a list somewhere that can confirm what large screen LCDs (40-50-60") do work with the Mac Pro?

Dear Reader, if you're using a large screen LCD as noted above won't you please tell us the make/model and any other relevant information?

I'm dying to go BIG! 🙂

Since I can't afford to go out and buy several TVs to try them out is there a list somewhere that can confirm what large screen LCDs (40-50-60") do work with the Mac Pro?

Take your MacBook, a Mini-DVI to DVI adapter
<http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9321G/B?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MTI1Njk>
a DVI to HDMI cable
<http://store.apple.com/us/product/TR842LL/A?fnode=MTY1NDA3Ng&mco=MTUwODQxMw>
and a DVI-D (M) to DVD-D (M) cable to the TV store and try various sets. If they won't let you try them, go to another store.
Find a DVI or HDMI port on the TV that supports 1080p and connect it to the MacBook.
In the "Arrangement" tab of "Displays" system preference, turn off Mirroring. Set the resolution of the external display to 1920 x 1080 non-interlaced. Make sure there is no overscan (the pointer should not go off the edges of the screen). In the "Arrangement" tab of "Displays" system preference, drag the picture of the menu bar (aim carefully, so you get just the menu bar, not the whole display) to the picture of the external display. Make sure the entire menu bar and dock show on the TV.
If a TV works well on the MacBook's DVI port, it will work with a Mac Pro.

Do you know if Keyspan RF Remote for front Row ER-RF1 would work on a Mac Pro G-5 PPC????

Then I could use Front Row from my couch.

Do you know if Keyspan RF Remote for front Row ER-RF1 would work on a Mac Pro G-5 PPC????

It will work. I use a Keyspan Remote for iTunes
<http://www.keyspan.com/products/urm15t/>
It has more buttons, so can provide more functions with other applications, as well as working with Front Row.