Why does my hd sony tv flash a white screen every 10 secs after I connect the Belkin mini display port cable from my mac laptop?

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albertheart Author

Level 1

4 points

Why does my hd sony tv flash a white screen every 10 secs after I connect the Belkin mini display port cable from my mac laptop?

It only flashes white with particles on my tv the laptop is fine. Any ideas?

Model Name: MacBook Pro

Model Identifier: MacBookPro7,1

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz

Number Of Processors: 1

Total Number Of Cores: 2

L2 Cache: 3 MB

Memory: 4 GB

Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz

Boot ROM Version: MBP71.0039.B0B

SMC Version (system): 1.62f7

Serial Number (system): W8018AN9ATM

Hardware UUID: 68C79A62-88C1-56D2-97E7-59A9E765F80C

Sudden Motion Sensor:

State: Enabled

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1)

Posted on Jul 17, 2013 12:50 AM

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Answer 1

MartinR

Level 6

19,019 points

Jul 17, 2013 6:19 AM in response to albertheart

Most likely one of the following:

Loose or bad connections
Bad cable(s) or plug adapter(s)
Faulty Belkin adapter

Which adapter are you using - miniDP to DVI or miniDP to VGA? If DVI, are you connecting to your TV via DVI or HDMI? Are you using any plug adapters in addition to the Belkin adapter (say, DVI-HDMI plug adapter vs. a DVI-HDMI cable)?

Did this work before? Is this a change in behavior?

Can you try connecting to some other external monitor or TV to test?

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