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Cable to connect apple laptop to tv.
This wikihow teaches you how to connect a macbook laptop to a tv.
Again it depends on what computer you have as well as the capabilities of your tv or the streaming device connected to your tv.
The easiest way is to use airplay.
Thunderbolt 3 oval port also known as usb c found on the backs of recent imac computers and on all recent models of macbook.
You can also use your macbook s airplay feature to connect to an apple tv if necessary.
Macs manufactured in the last 8 years will output both video and audio through one of the following ports.
Connect one end of the video cable or an adapter if necessary to the computer s thunderbolt port hdmi port or dvi port then connect the other end of the cable to the tv s video input port.
If you have an apple computer.
Connect a laptop to a tv using a cable.
If you need to adjust the resolution on your tv choose apple menu system preferences click displays then click display.
Select default for display to automatically use the best.
If you wanted audio too you needed an additional 3 5mm cable to plug into your laptop s headphone port.
Here s what you need to connect your mac and tv.
If your mac has a thunderbolt 3 port you ll need a usb c to hdmi cable.
You can connect your mac computer to a tv with a cable or wirelessly if you have the right equipment.