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I have a MacBook Pro. Can I connect a Sony DVD player via HDMI and play the DVD on my Mac Book Pro?

can I connect my Sony DVD player via the HDMI cable and watch the video on my MacBook Pro?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Oct 18, 2023 12:58 PM

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Posted on Oct 18, 2023 01:21 PM

Not directly no. The Mac has no video input. Only output.

You would need a capture device and its associated software to view the video signal from the DVD player on the Mac.

You can however, connect a USB optical drive that can play DVDs and watch it that way using the DVD player app.

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Oct 18, 2023 01:21 PM in response to Flyboy1

Not directly no. The Mac has no video input. Only output.

You would need a capture device and its associated software to view the video signal from the DVD player on the Mac.

You can however, connect a USB optical drive that can play DVDs and watch it that way using the DVD player app.

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