Cable Matters 10 ft Mini DisplayPort Male to HDMI Male Cable with Audio Transmission in White in Retail Package Review

Cable Matters 10 ft Mini DisplayPort Male to HDMI Male Cable with Audio Transmission in White in Retail Package Feature
- Supports uncompressed digital LPCM 7.1, 5.1 or 2 channels and compressed digital Bit-Stream audio
- Supports full 1080p HD video
- HDCP compliant
- This cable can only pass signal from Mini DisplayPort to HDMI port. It is not a bi-directional cable.
- It won't pass signal from HDMI port to DisplayPort.
- Color: White
Mini DisplayPort was first used by Apple on October 14, 2008. Apple added
support for audio output using Mini DisplayPort in April 2010.
Thunderbolt compatible. Audio will pass through Thunderbolt port.
Technical Specifications:
* Supports
full 1080p HD digital video
* Supports HDMI Deep
Color 12bit per channel (36bit color depth)
*
Supports uncompressed digital LPCM 7.1, 5.1 or 2 channels and compressed digital
Bit-Stream (Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD Master Audio) through
HDMI Input.
* Connector: male Mini DisplayPort | Thunderbolt to
male HDMI
* Length: 10 Feet
List of Apple computer models (must be made after mid 2010) with audio
pass through :
* MacBook 13-inch (MC516LL/A)
*
MacBook Pro (MC374LL/A, MC375LL/A, MC371LL/A, MC372LL/A, MC373LL/A, MC024LL/A,
MC700LL/A, MC700LL/A, MC721LL/A, MC723LL/A, MC724LL/A,
MC725LL/A)
* MacBook Air (MC505LL/A,
MC503LL/A)
* iMac 21.5-inch (MB950LL, MC508LL/A,
MC509LL/A)
* iMac 27-inch (MB952LL/A, MB953LL/A,
MC510LL/A, MC511LL/A)
* Mac Mini (Server) (MC270LL/A,
MC438LL/A)
* Mac Pro(Server) (MC915LL/A, MC561LL/A,
MC250LL/A)
* All thunderbolt models
After connecting this cable from your Mac computer to HDTV, please follow the
below steps to send sound to HDTV:
1. Open Apple > System Preferences
2. Select
'Sound' with a speaker icon
3. Go under 'Select a device for
sound output' section to find your HDTV is listed as an output
device
4. Choose HDTV instead of built-in speaker as your audio
outlet