How do i Watch Films off mac on a projector
01 February 2012, 04:47 PM
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How do i Watch Films off mac on a projector
Hi guys, i'm having problems being able to watch films that are on a portable hard drive plugged into my macbook air.
ok so i bought the dongle type thing to plug into the mac so i can plug a converter into it which has rca and svideo output, i normally use the rca on the projector to watch films off the dvd player.
Now the problem i have is i can see the film on the laptop but don't know how to make it go through this converter and come out the projector.
I assume that there is something i need to do on the macbook to make it do it as in a menu somewhere, but i'm too dumb to find it.
HELP as i'm >>>
ok so i bought the dongle type thing to plug into the mac so i can plug a converter into it which has rca and svideo output, i normally use the rca on the projector to watch films off the dvd player.
Now the problem i have is i can see the film on the laptop but don't know how to make it go through this converter and come out the projector.
I assume that there is something i need to do on the macbook to make it do it as in a menu somewhere, but i'm too dumb to find it.
HELP as i'm >>>
01 February 2012, 06:25 PM
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Yes, system, then display, detect displays and within there 'mirror display'.
Edit: I wasn't going to say this but changed my mind. It is really not obvious at all how to do this, I was so using just pressing Alt-F7 or something on a windows PC. I spent 10 embarassing minutes on google the first time I had to do a presentation on my MacBook.
Edit: I wasn't going to say this but changed my mind. It is really not obvious at all how to do this, I was so using just pressing Alt-F7 or something on a windows PC. I spent 10 embarassing minutes on google the first time I had to do a presentation on my MacBook.
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01 February 2012, 07:02 PM
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Go to www.ebay.com. Click the sell and item link, Sell the mac. buy a proper laptop that runs windows
01 February 2012, 07:34 PM
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Go to www.ebay.com. Click the sell and item link, Sell the mac. buy a proper laptop that runs windows
02 February 2012, 07:50 AM
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Go to www.ebay.com. Click the sell and item link, Sell the mac. buy a proper laptop that runs windows
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02 February 2012, 09:52 AM
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Go to www.ebay.com. Click the sell and item link, Sell the mac. buy a proper laptop that runs windows
Windows is the reason i know very little about computers as it almost put me off them for life.
In the mac i have something that does what it's supposed to every time i switch it on without fail, and it has done so for the last year, and it doesn't fall over when i do something other than switch it on.
Oh and thanks guys i watched pulp fiction and ****** last night on the projector
Now i am a mac fanboy
02 February 2012, 10:25 AM
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I'm too much of a skin flint for that, i'll stick with my 10yr old made in japan sanyo xu40 another thing that just does what it's supposed to every time i switch it on.
My only problem now is do i watch all of black adder or red dwarf
My only problem now is do i watch all of black adder or red dwarf
02 February 2012, 06:40 PM
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You mean I dared to use the product in a way that was outside the confines of how Apple wanted me to. I must apologise to apple for daring to be different and not being a robot.
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