Watch items on TV (with BEAM) from MacBook

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My SONY TV only has one spare HDMI port. This used to have a Google ChromeCast attached, which has had to be removed in order to plug in the BEAM.

How can I watch things from my MacBook on my TV now that I am unable to cast them?

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AirgetlamAnswer

Your Sony TV has only a single HDMI port, which is the ARC port?

There are two options that pop to mind. First, I would investigate if this TV has an optical port, and if so, use that to feed the adapter that came with the Beam. There would be zero loss in fidelity.

Second, I’d look at a rather simple HDMI switch, that you can apply to your system.

Bruce

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106rallye

For future reference, I think you can download the manual for your TV here: https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/4689/46896421M.pdf

Airgetlam

She did say ‘I have 3 thick manuals for the TV ‘….. ;)

Having had an older Sony before, I completely understand. I recall mine was in three or four languages, and around 100 pages, and not as easy to read as I’d like. All the information was there, just densely packed, and never where I expected it.

Bruce

106rallye

Must have gotten the “excluding English” the wrong way round… ;-)

Airgetlam

Lol. There are so many languages in those things, sometimes it’s hard to tell. Plus they’re in something like 8 or 6 point type, and oddly formatted in two columns per page….just a mess, IMHO.

Bruce

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Thank you for the link to see my tv manual in English 106rallye. That is a great help.

A diagram in the online manual has confirmed that we were trying the appropriate tv port, but the BEAM adaptor does not fit. My brother is technically minded so I have asked him to search the net for a suitable adaptor.

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