So I have a Imac ( bought it like early last year ), and a vivitek h1080fd projector.
I went out and bought a mini displayport to hdmi converter, then plugged in my hdmi cable to both the converter and then to the projector...
For some reason either my mac isnt letting a signal through or the projector cant read it.
I can plug in my windows netbook fine via VGA to VGA, and the projector can catch the signal.
Any ideas?
I'm just wondering what cables I need to connect my Alu Macbook to my projector.
Here is a picture of my Projector's ports:
How do you connect the air to a projector, what cable do you need.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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MacBook
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OS X Yosemite.
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2012), OS X Yosemite.
I am trying to run an Epson EMP-TW 720 projector from my mini mac. It is not showing the entire desktop, I can see the majority but not the top bar and not quite all of the bottom. What must I do, driver update?
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.3)
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btw,also tried on lcd tv.same result.
should i try a hdmi connector? worry abt wasting money.
