Connecting my G5 to a TV

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Connecting my G5 to a TV

I have a Power Mac G5 and I would like to connect it to my Panasonic 42" 1080p Plasma HDTV. It has 2 HDMI in connection ports. My computer has a DVI and a ADC port. It has the basic graphics card, but plenty of RAM. I went to go purchase a HDMI to DVI cable and I was told it was Video only.

What is the best way to connect my tv to my computer?

Power Mac G5 Dual 2.5 GHz, Mac OS X (10.5.8), 3.5 GB DDR SDRAM

Posted on Aug 7, 2009 2:51 PM

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Answer 1

bcom Author

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Aug 15, 2009 2:03 PM in response to Thomas Bryant

Hi Tom,

Thanks for your advice. I ordered the cable and it seems to be working great. I can now use my TV as a computer screen. The problem is:

The audio is not working. I have a cable that connects to the Audio Line-out port on my computer and splits into 2 component connections. This is not giving me audio no matter where I try to plug it in. And I have tested the cable.

Is the problem that I am not using a digital audio port? There is only a digital audio Out on my TV. But I have an I and an out port on my computer.

thanks,
Betsy

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japamac

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Aug 15, 2009 8:05 PM in response to bcom

Hi-

Rather than get sound from the computer to the TV, connecting the Digital out of the computer to a stereo will work to get the sound going.

A TV typically has component In for VCR connections.
It may be possible to connect the sound through one of those.

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Oct 24, 2009 5:25 AM in response to bcom

Tom,

I am trying to do the same thing you have done. I got a Belken DVI to HDMI cable, and it did not work with my LCD 37" TV. What adapter cable did you get? I have a G5 PPC Dual 2.7. I am not concerned at all with the audio side, just want to get the video to work.

Thanks.

Alan

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Answer 4

Aug 7, 2009 6:25 PM in response to bcom

Hi! I think it will work using a dvi to hdmi adapter but without sound. If you need sound use the audio ports. I have an old 1.5ghz mini hooked to a 52" lcd this way. Tom

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