If you need to adjust the resolution on your tv choose apple menu system preferences click displays then click display.
Hdmi cable for macbook air to tv.
Follow the same steps using the appropriate adapters and cables for your setup.
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How to connect a macbook air to a tv using hdmi.
For 2009 through 2015 macbook models the mini displayport end of the cable will plug into the port that has a label that resembles a tv screen.
Connects to hdmi using a third party mini displayport to hdmi.
Mac computers that have any of the following ports can connect to hdmi devices.
Connects directly to hdmi using an hdmi cable.
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For this demonstration we will be connecting a macbook air using a mini displayport to hdmi adapter connecting to the tv s hdmi port.
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For a macbook made in 2015 or later you ll plug the usb c end of the cable into the oval port on the left side of your macbook.
Once you have collected all the required hardware get ready to connect your macbook air to a tv.
If you have an older macbook with a thunderbolt or hdmi output you can hardwire your mac to most recent tvs just note you may need a cable that converts to hdmi if using the thunderbolt port.
Process to connect macbook air with tv.
Now take the hdmi cable and plug it into an hdmi port on your tv.
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.
Usb c or thunderbolt 3 usb c port.
Select default for display to automatically use the best.
Establishing the initial connection is remarkably straightforward and is just a matter of physically connecting the cables to one another from the mac to the tv.
First turn off both the devices the macbook air and the tv.