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Mac Treouser · April 2nd, 2009, 10:40 PM

Hi,

I have a used 19" HD Ready TV from Samsung.I wish to use it as my Editing Monitor.BTW ,i shoot in Panny SD100. And edit on MacBook Pro.

Question:

How s'ld i connect the 19' monitor (HDMI? AV? RCA?) with my editing software through MacBook Pro?

Thanks!!!

James Brill · April 5th, 2009, 01:37 PM

Best method would be a Matrox MXO. There should be countless blog postings and threads about it. If your monitor has HDMI then you just need a simple adapter to go from DVI to HDMI. Shouldn't be more than 20 dollars. DVI and HDMI are the same in this case so don't worry about quality loss.

Mac Treouser · April 7th, 2009, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James Brill

Best method would be a Matrox MXO. There should be countless blog postings and threads about it. If your monitor has HDMI then you just need a simple adapter to go from DVI to HDMI. Shouldn't be more than 20 dollars. DVI and HDMI are the same in this case so don't worry about quality loss.

i see.
Thanks ya!!!
So ,if my HDTV monitor do provided VGA input...will you recommend me preview from my DVI out to VGA in?

April 2nd, 2009, 10:40 PM	#1
Mac Treouser Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 43	How To : TV as Monitor Hi, I have a used 19" HD Ready TV from Samsung.I wish to use it as my Editing Monitor.BTW ,i shoot in Panny SD100. And edit on MacBook Pro. Question: How s'ld i connect the 19' monitor (HDMI? AV? RCA?) with my editing software through MacBook Pro? Thanks!!!

April 5th, 2009, 01:37 PM	#2
James Brill Major Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Goleta, CA Posts: 299	Best method would be a Matrox MXO. There should be countless blog postings and threads about it. If your monitor has HDMI then you just need a simple adapter to go from DVI to HDMI. Shouldn't be more than 20 dollars. DVI and HDMI are the same in this case so don't worry about quality loss.