You will then need to tell your laptop how you want it to use your TV: as a second display that shows an entirely different screen from what is being shown on your computer or as a mirrored display that shows the same content that is currently being shown on your laptop.

Its not only because you can watch movies on your Mac, theres also a wider array of on-demand content available to you with the click of a mouse.

Apple computers are soon becoming the more convenient choice.

Of course, there are videos that are much better viewed from a wider screen.

Contents How to Connect Your Apple Laptop to a TV Apple Laptop Models and Ports TV Ports Connect Your Laptop to a TV Connect with HDMI port to a TV with an HDMI Port Connect with USB-C port to a TV with an HDMI port.

Connect with a Thunderbolt port to a TV with an HDMI Port Connect with a Mini DisplayPort to a TV with an HDMI Port.

Connect with a TV with a VGA Port SEE THE BEST PRICES ON NEW MACS ON AMAZON How to Connect Your Laptop to a TV Connecting your Apple laptop, be it a MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, to your TV can be as simple as connecting one end of a cable to your MacBook and the other end to your TV.

Or, it can be as complicated as using specific adapters that are compatible with both your laptop and your TVs available ports.

Available ports vary per laptop and TV model, so before you attempt to connect to a TV, make sure that they either have compatible ports or that you have the necessary adapters to hook them up.

SEE THE BEST PRICES ON NEW MACS ON AMAZON Apple Laptop Models and Ports Apple laptops have had at least six types of video-related ports: micro DVI port, Mini DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 2 port, Thunderbolt 3 port, HDMI port, and USB port.

Some laptops have at least two of them built-in (usually a USB port in combination with either a micro DVI port, Mini DisplayPort, or Thunderbolt port), some, like the MacBook version, only have one (although you can use specific adapters to accommodate other types of video connectors).

Much older models, however, typically have more built-in ports which can include VGA and HDMI ports.

SEE THE BEST PRICES ON NEW MACS ON AMAZON TV Ports Like Apple laptop ports, TV ports can vary by model and by brand.

There are, however, certain ports that are common among them, such as the following: HDMI ports The HDMI or High Definition Multimedia Interface port is probably the most common type of port on electronic devices.

These ports have been around since early 2000 because of their ability to transfer large amounts of data (allowing for higher resolution videos).

If your MacBook has a built-in HDMI port, it is the easiest way to connect your MacBook to a TV.

It is fairly common in laptops and PCs, but it is far less common in TVs than its predecessor.

DVI ports DVI or Digital Visual Interface ports are common in electronic devices released from the late 90s up to the early 00s.

They can usually be identified by their rectangular shape which has similarly rectangular holes in it and usually come in the color white.

VGA ports VGA ports are common in devices released between the late 80s and the late 90s, however there might be some later devices that still use them.

They can be easily identified by their elongated shape and the circular holes in them.

SEE THE BEST PRICES ON NEW MACS ON AMAZON Connect Your Laptop to a TV After youve confirmed that your computer and TV have compatible ports or that you have the necessary adapters to connect them, you can proceed with connecting your laptop to a TV.

Connect a Laptop with HDMI port to a TV with an HDMI Port Plug one end of the HDMI cable to your laptop.

After youve connected your laptop to your TV, your Mac will treat your TV as an external display.

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