I have the cable but nothing worked when I plugged it in. I was wondering if the cable is a dud or if this connection is even possible? I want to use my TV as an external monitor. Thoughts?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)
It would be helpful if you indicated the EXACT model/year MBP that you have and the available connections on the RCA TV. Is the TV a CRT or flat screen LCD?
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Yeah, 2015 15inch mbp retina 2.5 intel core i7, intel iris pro 1536 graphics, with 500gb HD and 16gb ram. running the latest in yosemite.
TV is a big old flat screen. The ones that are 4 feet tall 3 feet deep. Has only RCA and s-video hooks ups.
I think that you will need something such as this:
Whether it is worth to do this is questionable. The picture quality is not going to be very good, certainly by current standards. But that is just my opinion.
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Yeah, thats the cable I already have. Aha I was asking if this connection is possible or if my cable is a dud.
There is a possibility that you may need a converter of some sort, but I do not know if that is the case. As you suggest, your cable may be faulty or perhaps the TV input itself.
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Im guessing the cable is because there are multiple inputs on the TV and I have tried them all. Plus the DVD and VCR player works with these ports. I just dont know if its even possible to use the MBP HDMI port and convert it to RCA to make a TV external monitor. Maybe the connection cant communicate in that way.
MBP Retina to RCA TV using HDMI to RCA cable.
