How do you connect an iPad to a television or projector to display photos or video? What are the video out differences between iPad models?

What formats and resolutions does it support? There are a number of easy ways to directly connect an iPad to a television or projector to display photos or video or give a presentation. It's simply a matter of finding the correct adapter and being aware of the capabilities of your particular iPad.

When your laptop of choice is a MacBook Pro, however, a video adapter cable often is necessary to form the connection. This is because the MacBook Pro.

IPad to TV or Projector Adapter Options As noted on page 131 of the original iPad, the original iPad models can be connected to any appropriately equipped television or projector to display photo slideshows or video by using 'the, the Apple Component AV Cable, or the iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter.' The iPad 2 and iPad 3rd Gen models support the earlier adapters as well as the VGA-equipped '30-pin to VGA Adapter' and HDMI-equipped ' for connecting the devices to any television or projector with a VGA or HDMI port, respectively. The original iPad models support the 30-pin to VGA Adapter and Apple Digital AV Adapter, too. On the other hand, subsequently released iPad models -- the iPad 4th Gen and later -- all have a Lightning port instead of the earlier 30-pin Dock Connector and are not compatible with any of the earlier adapters.

Instead, they require the ' or the ' to connect to a VGA or HDMI-equipped television or projector, respectively. Televisions and projectors with connectivity older than VGA or HDMI are not supported. If you are not sure which iPad you have, see EveryiPad.com's section. IPad Video Out Resolution Support Different iPad models support different maximum resolutions on an external display, television, or projector depending both on the capabilities of the device itself as well as the adapter used. IPad Photo & Video Formats Every iPad model supports all photo formats that can be synchronized from iTunes -- JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only), and PNG. The iPad models also support the following video standards: • H.264 video up to 720p [1080p for the iPad 3rd Gen and 4th Gen], 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 [High Profile 4.1 for the iPad 3rd Gen and 4th Gen] with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in.m4v,.mp4, and.mov file formats.

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• MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in.m4v,.mp4, and.mov file formats. • Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in.avi file format. It is hoped that this answer makes it easy for you to understand the options to connect your iPad directly to a television or projector and the capabilities of each. .

Reader Dustin Flatt is flat out of ideas about connecting his MacBook to a projector. He writes: My roommate has a MacBook Pro and I own a MacBook. The Pro can be hooked up to our projector and we watch movies.

My laptop does not have a port for the projector. I was wondering if there is something I could buy to have a port for my MacBook. If so, what is it called? And where can I get it? If you want to connect your MacBook to the projector via VGA, you need Apple’s. It costs $19 and you can get it at any Apple Store or the online store, using the link I just provided.