Hello
I am not technically minded, but need some advice as to what the name of the cable I need to purchase in order to connect a monitor to my 2014 MacBook Pro? The monitor I have is a Leveno (which appears to use a 'scart like' connection cable at both ends plugged into a PC laptop. Please could anyone advise? Thank you very much in advance for any input provided.
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15
If your Mac has an hdmi output you just need a hdmi cable.
I am pretty sure all MacBook Pro 2014 have an HDMI direct output port. Just buy an HDMi-to-HDMI cable and live happily ever after...
... UNLESS you are using resolutions higher than 1920 by 1080, in which case a Certified HDMI cable with anti-counterfeiting tag might be needed.
Thank you - there appears to be 3 different products online
Belkin UltraHD High Speed 4K HDMI Cable (2m)
so I am assuming this one above is the best one for using in Teams meetings, and showing video clips and PPT presentations during training sesssions?
The cables you want for HDMI-only Monitors (higher resolutions than 720p TV sets) are generally marked as "Certified" , include an anti-counterfeiting tag, and are labeled:
"Premium High Speed HDMI cable" or that + "with Ethernet" --OR--
"Ultra High Speed HDMI cable" or that + "48G"
Cables with No Certification tags are good for your standard TV set, and not much more.
The ones in the Apple store will be good quality. They may not allow the anti-counterfeiting tags because of looks.
Exactly what input connections does the monitor have?
This is very helpful to have names of ports! Thank you! The monitor has HDMI, display port, VGA, audio, and an SS symbol
HDMI, VGA, Display port, audio and a SS symbol - was researching online for those port names then someone posted a diagram which helped!
Thank you very much. I will google online where to buy one of these cables if not from the AppleStore. Can you recommend any names of stores?
Thank you for your time in helping with this enquiry.
Connecting a monitor (Leveno) to my 2014 MacBook Pro Retina
