Connecting a MacBook to a smart TV using a HDMI cable - HELP!

hello luliluli1942.three things come to mind: have you tried doing a reset smc/pmu and zap pram on your MacBook ? If you look on the cable does it say hdmi 1.4 or 2.0 on it ? If you have used the adapter with a Microsoft laptop and it works fine, then the adapter is OK. What year and model of MacBook Pro do you have ? If you go to "About this Mac" it will give you a rough model number. Here is apple's suggestion (link)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204388

and here's apple's support for the adapter itself...

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT207806

usually you have to make sure the display device or the source is turned off before you make the connection or unplug anything.

that's all I have for now

jb

Yes, it's possible you might have got a bum adapter. I'd say see if you can return it, and try another brand. Also, you may have to mess around with the HDMI settings on the Bravia tv itself. I don't know what model of Bravia you have, but you may also have to turn on "Deep Color" and press the "input" button on the tv's remote control until you get to the one into which you have plugged the hdmi cable. Apparently you also have to label the inputs as well, go to "menu", settings, then (+), setup then (+) again, then "label video inputs", press the down arrow, and choose the hdmi port your cable is plugged into, press (+) to select it, then press "menu" again to get out of that stuff. Now press the "input" button on your remote until you get to the hdmi port you assigned to the corresponding device.... and you should get a picture and sound..... if you don't get sound, make sure that HDMI is selected under Sound, then Output.......simple, huh ???

Hmmmmm.......

I'm tapped out on this one......

jb

I have my HDMI cable connected to my mac but it only shows a screen saver although the sound comes through the samsung tv

how do I tell the mac book pro to send the video which is on chrome to come through as well