Updated MacBook Supports Both Audio and Video Output via Mini DisplayPort
A new support document posted today outlining the ports and connectors included on Apple's updated MacBook confirms that the new model supports transmission of both audio and video via its Mini DisplayPort output. The feature allows users to run a single cable (when using a compatible Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter) from their computer to their home theater system or television.
Mini DisplayPort (video out): Connect to an external display, projection device, or TV that uses a DVI, HDMI (audio and video) or VGA connector with a separate adapter.
According to a footnote regarding the HDMI compatibility, users should be sure to use a VESA-compliant adapter to enable the full capabilities.Apple's current MacBook Pro and iMac models already support this functionality, and it will be reassuring to some potential customers that even Apple's low-end notebook also offers the convenient connectivity.
Apple has yet to update its support document regarding non-compliant Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapters to reflect the new MacBook's capabilities, but will likely do so in the near future.
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23 months ago
do the 13" MBP (first gen aluminum models) support this feature?
It says it in the article... (yes.)
23 months ago
do the 13" MBP first gen aluminum models support this feature?
Not officially, but there has been talk about it being a firmware issue. Apple could update it later to support audio and video if they wanted to.
-The Tuck
23 months ago
This deserves a very slow clap...
Apple could have simply equipped the laptop with a HDMI port instead if they wanted to.
Now they should atleast throw in a mini Display port to DVI or HDMI adapter in the box. The laptop is god damn expensive enough to say its supposed to be 'low end'... christ... £850 in the UK.. That is very expensive for a low end laptop. The specs compare to a mid range Sony or Hp machine which are around £500.
Basically this laptop connects to no screen other than Apple's LED screen's (which hardly anybody owns) unless you buy an adapter.
That's apple all over that is. Colour me unimpressed.... not by the laptop mostly, but by the outrageous price for so little features.
Apple could have simply equipped the laptop with a HDMI port instead if they wanted to.
Now they should atleast throw in a mini Display port to DVI or HDMI adapter in the box. The laptop is god damn expensive enough to say its supposed to be 'low end'... christ... £850 in the UK.. That is very expensive for a low end laptop. The specs compare to a mid range Sony or Hp machine which are around £500.
Basically this laptop connects to no screen other than Apple's LED screen's (which hardly anybody owns) unless you buy an adapter.
That's apple all over that is. Colour me unimpressed.... not by the laptop mostly, but by the outrageous price for so little features.
23 months ago
Sorry if stupid question, but:
Is this a hardware or software change?
Ie, any chance this feature will ever be duplicated on my late 2009 unibody white macbook?
Is this a hardware or software change?
Ie, any chance this feature will ever be duplicated on my late 2009 unibody white macbook?
23 months ago
This really pisses me off that Apple NOW fixes the mini displayport and the rest of us with Macbook/Pros before the most recent ones are left out in the cold. Knowing Apple they are not going to issue a firmware fix for the older Macbooks. Just bought my office a projector that uses HDMI and it has a built-in speaker. I'm screwed because the mini displayport on my Macbook doesn't transfer audio. That's tech for ya. :rolleyes:
23 months ago
Why doesn't it specify anywhere if the Apple mini displayport to HDMI adaptor is VESA compliant? Not even on their own support page is it mentioned.
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