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#1 2009-07-03 7:44 pm
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using mac mini with home hdtv and webcam for skyping bigscreen
anyone know how to set this up?
I want to se my home hdtv with a mac mini and webcam to skype. I want to be able to check into my home and see my family who can view me on the hdtv screen with the webcam and mac mini underneath providing a feed to me at the office. I want to check in to seethe home, check on the pups, and etc..."
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#2 2009-07-03 7:51 pm
Re: using mac mini with home hdtv and webcam for skyping bigscreen
Most HDTVs have some kind of "PC video" input, so you just connect the TV as if it was a monitor. You may (or may not) need an adapter.
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#3 2009-07-27 2:21 pm
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Re: using mac mini with home hdtv and webcam for skyping bigscreen
when I connected my mini to my tv, the color has a blue/green cast. I have a mini with core 2 duo, hooked to a vga adapter from the monitor port, to the vga input on my tv. I tried matching aspect ratios and resolutions. The monitor looks great, but the tv does not. I tried two tvs, but both Olevia, 20" and 37". Any help?
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#4 2009-07-27 3:15 pm
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Re: using mac mini with home hdtv and webcam for skyping bigscreen
A dvi will look better .. If you don't have dvi on the tv a dvi to hdmi cable will work
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#5 2009-07-28 1:37 pm
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Re: using mac mini with home hdtv and webcam for skyping bigscreen
minifreak wrote:
when I connected my mini to my tv, the color has a blue/green cast. I have a mini with core 2 duo, hooked to a vga adapter from the monitor port, to the vga input on my tv. I tried matching aspect ratios and resolutions. The monitor looks great, but the tv does not. I tried two tvs, but both Olevia, 20" and 37". Any help?
Did you try it with a different cable and adapters? That's what the tint sounds like. As mentioned, DVI is better. If your TV has a DVI input you can run it straight there. If your HDTV has an HDMI port you can use a simple adapter. DVI and HDMI are the same video signal.
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