Connect MBP to HDTV problem

bbqtofubbqtofu
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I'm trying to connect my MBP to an HDTV with a dvi/hdmi cable. When I plug it in, all I can see on my my HDTV is my MBP wallpaper. Another poster on another forum with the same problem said to mirror the displays, is this correct? And how do I do this, my display options (in the system settings) only has two tabs: display, and color. No arrangements tab. Does my MBP have to be connected to the TV to have an arrangements option? Please help, thanks.

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    areseearesee Posts: 776member
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    Originally Posted by bbqtofu View Post


    I'm trying to connect my MBP to an HDTV with a dvi/hdmi cable. When I plug it in, all I can see on my my HDTV is my MBP wallpaper. Another poster on another forum with the same problem said to mirror the displays, is this correct? And how do I do this, my display options (in the system settings) only has two tabs: display, and color. No arrangements tab. Does my MBP have to be connected to the TV to have an arrangements option? Please help, thanks.



    Yes.



    Oh, your HDTV will behave as a second monitor. So you may want to use it as a second monitor instead of as a mirror.
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