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I’m having a really frustrating issue trying to connect my MacBook Air M3 to a Samsung Q70A TV using a high-quality USB‑C to HDMI 2.1 cable. When I connect the Mac directly to the TV, it often doesn’t detect the TV at all. It doesn’t show up in display settings and only AirPlay is available. Very rarely the connection works perfectly (4K 60Hz, stable, no issues), but most of the time it doesn’t detect anything.
I also tried routing the connection through my Sony STR-DH590 AV receiver (Mac → receiver → TV). With that setup the Mac always detects the TV and it appears in display settings, and audio works normally (e.g. YouTube sound plays through speakers), but there is no picture on the TV. I managed to get the image working once by toggling Samsung’s Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) off and on, after which everything worked perfectly in 4K 60Hz. However, as soon as I unplugged the cable and tried again later, I couldn’t get the picture back anymore, even with the same steps.
I’ve tried different HDMI ports, unplugging power from all devices, reconnecting cables, doing full resets, toggling Anynet+, switching inputs, using a USB‑C hub / HDMI adapter instead of the direct cable, etc., but nothing fixes it consistently. The weird part is that if I plug in my work laptop (Windows) using the exact same setup, everything works instantly every time without any issues. I also don’t have any problems with other monitors when using this Mac.
So the connection can work perfectly, but getting the picture to actually show up reliably is the problem. It really seems like some kind of compatibility issue between Apple (M3) and Samsung. Has anyone experienced something similar and found a proper fix?voitko suomentaa tämän samalla

I’m having a really frustrating issue trying to connect my MacBook Air M3 to a Samsung Q70A TV using a high-quality USB‑C to HDMI 2.1 cable. When I connect the Mac directly to the TV, it often doesn’t detect the TV at all. It doesn’t show up in display settings and only AirPlay is available. Very rarely the connection works perfectly (4K 60Hz, stable, no issues), but most of the time it doesn’t detect anything.
I also tried routing the connection through my Sony STR-DH590 AV receiver (Mac → receiver → TV). With that setup the Mac always detects the TV and it appears in display settings, and audio works normally (e.g. YouTube sound plays through speakers), but there is no picture on the TV. I managed to get the image working once by toggling Samsung’s Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) off and on, after which everything worked perfectly in 4K 60Hz. However, as soon as I unplugged the cable and tried again later, I couldn’t get the picture back anymore, even with the same steps.
I’ve tried different HDMI ports, unplugging power from all devices, reconnecting cables, doing full resets, toggling Anynet+, switching inputs, using a USB‑C hub / HDMI adapter instead of the direct cable, etc., but nothing fixes it consistently. The weird part is that if I plug in my work laptop (Windows) using the exact same setup, everything works instantly every time without any issues. I also don’t have any problems with other monitors when using this Mac.
So the connection can work perfectly, but getting the picture to actually show up reliably is the problem. It really seems like some kind of compatibility issue between Apple (M3) and Samsung. Has anyone experienced something similar and found a proper fix?

I’m having a really frustrating issue trying to connect my MacBook Air M3 to a Samsung Q70A TV using a high-quality USB‑C to HDMI 2.1 cable. When I connect the Mac directly to the TV, it often doesn’t detect the TV at all. It doesn’t show up in display settings and only AirPlay is available. Very rarely the connection works perfectly (4K 60Hz, stable, no issues), but most of the time it doesn’t detect anything.

I also tried routing the connection through my Sony STR-DH590 AV receiver (Mac → receiver → TV). With that setup the Mac always detects the TV and it appears in display settings, and audio works normally (e.g. YouTube sound plays through speakers), but there is no picture on the TV. I managed to get the image working once by toggling Samsung’s Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) off and on, after which everything worked perfectly in 4K 60Hz. However, as soon as I unplugged the cable and tried again later, I couldn’t get the picture back anymore, even with the same steps.

I’ve tried different HDMI ports, unplugging power from all devices, reconnecting cables, doing full resets, toggling Anynet+, switching inputs, using a USB‑C hub / HDMI adapter instead of the direct cable, etc., but nothing fixes it consistently. The weird part is that if I plug in my work laptop (Windows) using the exact same setup, everything works instantly every time without any issues. I also don’t have any problems with other monitors when using this Mac.

So the connection can work perfectly, but getting the picture to actually show up reliably is the problem. It really seems like some kind of compatibility issue between Apple (M3) and Samsung. Has anyone experienced something similar and found a proper fix?

I’m looking for honest advice from other junglers who’ve managed to climb consistently above a 50% winrate.

I used to play back in S8–S9 and got to Platinum pretty easily in around 200 games without even playing that well. Now I’ve come back, and even though I genuinely feel like my macro and mechanics are better than before, I’m completely stuck in low Gold. In my first 50 games I climbed from Bronze 2 (after placements) up to Gold 2 with a good winrate, but since then I’ve been stuck around Gold 4–3.

The biggest issue is that I feel like I can’t win games even when I perform well. Games can fall behind quickly, and a pattern I’ve noticed is that top and bot lanes quite often lose on their own without jungle interaction, which makes it hard to play for priorities. When that happens, the enemy team naturally has control over vision and objectives, so things like early drakes or Heralds end up being very difficult or even impossible to contest without taking big risks. That lack of prio and vision control tends to snowball the game in ways that feel hard to recover from. Sometimes it also feels like coordination around key moments like Baron or Elder just isn’t there, which makes closing out games really inconsistent.

What’s frustrating is that I usually get fed. In most games my damage is often significantly higher than my teammates, most cs and money, least deaths and I have games with 20+ kills, but I still lose. I’ve even lost games where I’m extremely ahead.

One weakness I’m aware of is that I probably die too much. A lot of the time it feels like I have to take higher-risk plays because I’m the main carry, so I go for things like Baron steals, forcing fights, or trying to salvage bad situations. That probably leads to unnecessary deaths, even if the intention is to keep the game alive. At the same time, it sometimes feels like when I die in a key moment, the game immediately slips away, which makes those decisions even more stressful.

I used to be toxic, but I’ve fully disabled chat for the last 20 games to focus more on my own play. Unfortunately it hasn’t really changed results, and my recent winrate is still around 30%. I’m Honor 5, so behavior wise I don’t think that’s the issue.

I know I’m not perfect, I definitely make mistakes and have bad games. But it often feels like my mistakes have a much bigger impact than my good games, and I struggle to consistently convert early leads into wins.

I mostly play Graves and have decent stats on it, which makes me wonder if it’s a champion issue, a playstyle issue, or just a skill gap. I’m trying to figure out whether I should change my champ pool, approach to the game, or even role entirely, or if I just need to accept that I’m currently playing at a Gold/Silver level.

What confuses me a bit is that when I look at other players’ profiles after games, their winrates are sometimes higher even if, from my perspective, their individual performance seems inconsistent (mechanics, vision, rotations, etc.). I’m sure I’m missing something there, but I don’t know what.

I’ve had noticeably better results when playing duo, but I don’t currently have a consistent partner at my rank. Right now I just feel stuck and unsure what I should actually focus on improving.

If you were in my position, what would you change first, champion pool, playstyle, early game focus, or macro decisions? Or does this sound more like a mentality issue?

At this point I’m honestly pretty frustrated and just trying to figure out a clear direction on how to improve.

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