How to Connect an iPod to a Vizio

Purchase a component or composite iPod video out cable (see References and Tips).
Insert the iPod output end of the cable into your iPod's power input.
Plug the TV input end of the cable into your Vizio's component or composite inputs, depending on which cable you purchased.
Turn on your Vizio.
Select the Vizio's input setting that your iPod is plugged into (composite or component).
Turn on the iPod.
Open 'Videos' on the iPod.
Choose 'Settings.'
Highlight 'Video out,' then switch it to 'On.'
Play a video on your iPod. The device's video signal will transfer to your Vizio's screen.
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How to Connect a MacBook to an LCD TV (6 Steps)

Determine what video cable you need for your MacBook. Older plastic MacBooks require a mini DVI to HDMI adapter and aluminum MacBooks require a mini display port to HDMI adapter. Also, 2009 plastic MacBooks use the mini display port to HDMI cable.
Plug one end of the video adapter into the video output jack of your MacBook. The video output port is on the left hand side of your MacBook.
Insert one end of the HDMI cable into the opposite end of the video adapter.
Connect the opposite end of the HDMI cable into the HDMI input jack of your LCD TV. This is usually located on one of the sides or the back of most LCD TVs.
Change the video input source on your TV to the input that your computer is plugged into. Press the 'Source' or 'Input' button on your remote control to change the video input source.
Optimize display settings on your MacBook. Click the 'Apple' menu followed by 'System Preferences.' Click 'Displays' under the 'Hardware' menu. Click the 'Detect Displays' and the MacBook automatically detects the LCD TV and optimizes the display settings.
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How to Transfer Video From DirecTV DVR to a Mac

Set your DirectTV DVR to record the program that you are interested in viewing. This will allow the show you want to transfer to be recorded as a digital video file on your DVR.
Connect the audio and video transmitter device to the 'SAT Out' output on your DirectTV DVR. This device allows for a smooth and high-quality transition. Any device that will allow a streaming signal to capture the digital video from the DVR and send it to your Mac will work. There are very few devices created for this purpose on the market.
Connect the FireWire cable from the FireWire output on the video and audio DVR transmitter device to the FireWire input on your Mac. This will allow the device that just downloaded the video file from the DVR to transfer that file in a usable form to your Mac computer for viewing.
Check the file that is created on your Mac to make sure the video and audio transferred from the DVR to the final file now on your Mac. Sometimes video or audio can get distorted in the transfer and before the cables are disconnected a test will save time and hassle.
Load the file in the video player installed on your Mac computer and enjoy the recorded DVR file on your computer.
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How to Change Your Mac OS X System Information in the Terminal

Click the 'Finder' icon on the Dock, then click 'Applications' in the window that appears. Click 'Utilities,' then click 'Terminal.'
Type 'uname --v' in the command line window that appears and press the 'Enter' key. Note the system information that appears in the command line output.
Enter 'hostname' at the command prompt and tap the 'Enter' key. Note the hostname assigned to the computer that is displayed in the command line output.
Type 'sudo scutil --set Hostname new_hostname' on the command line, except replace 'new_hostname' with the new hostname you wish to assign to the computer. Press the 'Enter' key.
Enter 'sudo date 1230' at the command prompt, except replace '12' with the current 24-hour clock hour and replace '30' with the current 24-hour clock minutes. Press the 'Enter' key.
Type 'sudo date 1108101230' on the command line, except replace the '11' with the current year, the '08' with the current numeric month, the '10' with the current day of the month, and the '1230' with the current hour and minutes according to the 24-hour clock. Tap the 'Enter' key.
Enter 'sudo /usr/sbin/systemsetup --listtimezones' at the command prompt and tap the 'Enter' key. Find your current time zone listed in the command line output. Type 'sudo /usr/sbin/systemsetup --settimezone US/Eastern,' except replace 'US/Eastern' with your current time zone as listed earlier in the command line output. Press the 'Enter' key.
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How to Play Wii on My Mac (3 Steps)

Place the Nintendo Wii next to the iMac 27 inch desktop. Plug the console connector at one end of the HD Wii cable into the A/V output on the back of the Wii. Plug the red, green and blue cables at the other end of the HD Wii cable into the red, green and blue connections of the DVI-to-Component cable.
Plug the DVI connector of the DVI-to-Component cable into the DVI connection on the DVI-to-Mini-DisplayPort cable. Plug the Mini-DisplayPort end of the DVI-to-Mini-DisplayPort cable into the Mini-DisplayPort connection on the back of the iMac.
Turn on the iMac. The computer components of the iMac will remain inactive due to the plug in the Mini-DisplayPort connection. Turn on the Wii. Watch the Wii’s startup screen appear on the iMac’s LCD screen.
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How to Play HDMI From Macbooks (3 Steps)

Plug the Mini DisplayPort end of the adapter into the Mini DisplayPort slot on the left side of your MacBook.
Insert the HDMI cable into the HDMI slot on the adapter. The other end of the HDMI cable should be connected to an output source, like a TV or monitor.
Open 'System Preferences' on the MacBook. Select 'Displays.' Click the 'Detect Displays' button if the MacBook hasn't detected the HDMI display.
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How to Connect a Mac Computer to a TV

Determine the type of video connection that you will need to make between your Mac and your television. Look at the available ports on both devices to figure out what kind of wire you will need. Most modern analog televisions include a VGA port, and high definition sets generally have at least one HDMI and/or DVI port. Your Mac will likely include a VGA, a DVI/mini-DVI, and/or an HDMI port.
Decide if you want your Mac to output audio to the television. If not, your Mac will still play sound through its built-in speakers while it is hooked up to your television. However, some setups are better served with external audio output.
Connect the Mac to the television with both of your wires, starting with the video wire.
Set your television to the input to which you connected the Mac. For example, if you connected it to the HDMI port, switch the television screen to the HDMI input. Your Mac should recognize the television as a new display and begin outputting audio and video to it immediately. If it doesn't, open System Preferences (Apple > System Preferences...), click 'Displays,' and then click 'Detect Displays.'
Use OSX to set up the Mac's output mode. Go into the 'Displays' panel using the process in step 3 and click the 'Arrangement' tab. You should see two boxes in the middle of the window; a large blue box with a gray strip on top and a smaller blue box attached to it. By default, the large box with the gray strip represents your main screen (in this case, your Mac's display), while the smaller box represents your television. You can move these boxes around to switch the orientation of your screens as well as choose which screen will act as the 'main' display (the one with the menu bar on it). You can also check 'Mirror Displays' in the bottom left corner, which will make both screens show the same thing.
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