First turn off both the devices the macbook air and the tv.
Hdmi cable for macbook air to tv.
Connects directly to hdmi using an hdmi cable.
How to connect a macbook air to a tv using hdmi.
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If you need to adjust the resolution on your tv choose apple menu system preferences click displays then click display.
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.
Mac computers that have any of the following ports can connect to hdmi devices.
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.
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.
Now take the hdmi cable and plug it into an hdmi port on your tv.
Select default for display to automatically use the best.
Follow the same steps using the appropriate adapters and cables for your setup.
Learn how to identify the ports on your mac.
If the macbook pro has an hdmi port you can just connect the hdmi cable to the port this is what it looks like.
Usb c or thunderbolt 3 usb c port.
Process to connect macbook air with tv.
Connects to hdmi using a third party mini displayport to hdmi.
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.
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Once you have collected all the required hardware get ready to connect your macbook air to a tv.
Connects to hdmi using an adapter such as the apple usb c digital av multiport adapter.