[poison]

I know that i can connect my ibook to a larger monitor, but can I connect it to my tv so i can watch dvds on tv? If not buy default, do i have to get some cables etc.?


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[Peter]

Providing your iBook has an A/V Port you can get one of these -

$19.

[alien]

The cable on the picture is not for the iBooks that are sold today. If you have a newer iBook, you'll need other cables. I think Apple has some technotes on their support pages telling exactly which one you need.

[tr]

for the newer iBooks, you'll need this:

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...5.10.11.7.13.0

so you'll also need a video cable (either RCA or S-Video), and a cable to hook up to the audio jack if you need sound.

tr

[El Mago]

Yeah, you might need the monitor port adapter that has S-video and yellow RCA video.

I made the mistake of getting the one in the picture...sounds worked...but not video

[poison]

thats shity! Ive got the 900mhz 14" ibook. I cant open the link to the apple store page, can you tell me the name or the article number of the cables and whatever i will need.

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[poison]

I told my local apple dealer that the ordinary av connection wont work and posted him your replyes, so he now replyed to my mail and told me that he will order:
- Video Adapter for iBook, PB12", iMac 1Ghz (SVHS, Composite)

will it work ? will i need any other cables with this?


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[Sosa]

You still need a cable to transfer sound from your sound out jack (headphones) to the sound in jack in your tv. Apple doesn't sell it. I keep forgetting to check with RadioShack, but they should have it.

[Volanges]

I'd also like to be able to hook my iBook up to my television (albeit OLD... will need to buy a modulator I guess too). I'm rather confused by the postings above as to determining which cable (the pictured A/V cable or the other one discussed) I will need.

What exactly is the determing factor for this?

[alien]

Check out this web page:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88396

It should give some answers...

[Volanges]

Thanks; I have a late 2001 iBook (which came with a VGA Cable (RGB Cable) but I guess this is saying I do need the Apple A/V Cable to play DVDs from it to my ancient television.

I really don't NEED it as I can watch everything in my living room set-up but it would be nice to have this for my bedroom as I've put off buying another DVD player.

[Mastrap]

Originally posted by Sosa:
You still need a cable to transfer sound from your sound out jack (headphones) to the sound in jack in your tv. Apple doesn't sell it. I keep forgetting to check with RadioShack, but they should have it.

What? Sorry, but this is nonsense.

All you need is the original Apple AV cable for your model iBook to play your DVDs on your TV. The iBook has been able to do this from the very beginning, i.e. the clamshell.
The only time the AV cable changed was when they moved from the clamshell to the dual USB.

[ccsccs7]

Originally posted by Mastrap:
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All you need is the original Apple AV cable for your model iBook to play your DVDs on your TV. The iBook has been able to do this from the very beginning, i.e. the clamshell
The only time the AV cable changed was when they moved from the clamshell to the dual USB.

I really do "miss" this feature. I too have a Late 2001 iBook and am kinda glad I did when I did, as these were the last models to support the all-in-one AV cable.

[GORDYmac]

You can use the first cable mentioned to transfer the audio. That cable will do that no problem. It just won't carry video, but you can plug it into the audio out jack and hook the red & white connectors to the TV.

[Volanges]

OK... I'm getting confused; as often on a message board you can't tell who's replying to who (unless it is stated with posters name, and if that poster lists their iBook model, etc.)

ccsccs7: I have the same model as you

Plainly as possilbe, WHICH cable do I need? Doesn't the yellow part of the cable shown in the picture of this thread's second posting carry the video signal, and the red and white the audio?

Sorry if I'm being dumb

Thanks!

OR -- here's another possibility

If I also have a Formac TVR I wonder if I could play DVDs through the firewire connection to that and use the OUT Video/RCA to my television or the S-Video out to my television (and to prove how dumb I am -- one more question: does an S-Video connection even carry audio or just video signal?

Sorry I'm really not that proficient with visual things electronically I'm afraid, but appreciate the help. I dread the day I start trying to make DVDs...

[GORDYmac]

Volanges,
Unless you have a 500 iBook Dual USB or an iBook FireWire, the first cable will not carry the video signal. There is another cable for higher iBook models, as noted elsewhere above. So, it sounds like you will need two cables, one that will carry the video, and a 3.5mm to RCA patch cable for the audio.

These two items should do:

Apple Video Adapter (to get the iBook's VGA signal to RCA/Composite video)


iCable (to get the audio out of the iBook and to the TV/Projector)

Actually any 3.5mm to RCA patch cable will do.

[ccsccs7]

Originally posted by Volanges:
OK... I'm getting confused; as often on a message board you can't tell who's replying to who (unless it is stated with posters name, and if that poster lists their iBook model, etc.)

ccsccs7: I have the same model as you

Plainly as possilbe, WHICH cable do I need? Doesn't the yellow part of the cable shown in the picture of this thread's second posting carry the video signal, and the red and white the audio?

Sorry if I'm being dumb

Thanks!

OR -- here's another possibility

If I also have a Formac TVR I wonder if I could play DVDs through the firewire connection to that and use the OUT Video/RCA to my television or the S-Video out to my television (and to prove how dumb I am -- one more question: does an S-Video connection even carry audio or just video signal?

Sorry I'm really not that proficient with visual things electronically I'm afraid, but appreciate the help. I dread the day I start trying to make DVDs...

Is your 600MHz iBook from late 2001 or early 2002? This is important, as the 2001 models could use the original cable (audio and video all on one cable, the first one mentioned in this thread). The icon for the port is marked with a slightly rounded box with a couple of curved lines on either side. Otherwise, you'd need the adapter that plugs into the monitor port (the one marked with a squre and a straight line on either side). You would then need either an RCA cable or an S-Video cable to carry the video, and for sound, you can either use the iBook AV cable as mentioned, or just get a stereo miniplug to RCA cable adapter (should be available at Radio Shack or other electronics store).

As for the Formac TVR, it isn't configured to work that way. Only a DV aware program would output video to it.

[El Mago]

Just go the radio shack to get the headphone jack to red/white RCA cable...much cheaper than the iCable. Only 7 or so bucks for 6 feet. Plus, you don't have to wait on shipping.

[El Mago]

Oh, and S-video only carries video. Sound comes from red and white RCA cable. You can also just use the yellow video cable to get video. Hope this helps.

[Mastrap]

yellow cable = video

red cable = right audio channel

white cable = left audio channel

[El Mago]

infinite wisdom....

[Volanges]

oh -- the agony!

I've always assumed I have the Late 2001 model (bought it first week of Feb 2002). The actual model is M6497 on the underside. I've always assumed I just made the cut-off between the two models and have the Late 2001 (excuse my ignorance -- this is my first Mac after using a PC for over a decade at work; I switched to a Mac on the advice of a good friend as I've wanted to get into audio production and, well... PC's have always seemed wretched and completely non-intuitive )) The down-side was that I felt like an OS-X guinea pig as it had just come out and even friends of mine who did Mac support for a living seemed rather lost about certain aspects of it, at that time when I bought it... at least I've never had to mess with OS-9 much!)

I have a VGA port (display adapter came with my iBook... never have used it -- this is for an external monitor isn't it?)

...AND I also have a Audio/video port which is, I guess, the one ccsccs7 describes as "sqaure and a straight line on either side", right?

SO -- I guess I do NOT go with GORDYmac on this one and go with the originally posted Apple AV Cable -- right???

I live in NYC so maybe I can just snag one at the Apple store or Tekserve.

I'll still need to get one of those modulator boxes for my television from Radio Shack I think. My TV is so old the only input is for an antennae or cable. At this rate I should just buy a cheap DVD set-top unit I guess -- I just hate buying more STUFF when all I really need is a little cord.

[ccsccs7]

Originally posted by Volanges:
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...AND I also have a Audio/video port which is, I guess, the one ccsccs7 describes as "sqaure and a straight line on either side", right?

Just to be clear, to use the original AV cable, you must have the slightly-rounded-rectable-with-curvy-lines-on-both-sides icon where you would plug in headphones. If you see a "headphones" icon, then you'll need the video adapter and the other supplies mentioned. If you haven't already, check out the Knowledge Base article that alien mentioned to get familiar with the cable/adapter/solution(s) you need.

The confusion caused by this is why I so dislike the fact that Apple left the simple all-in-one AV cable. True, the Video adapter does supply more control and perhaps better picture quality, but that simplicity is lost with the need for so many extra parts and adapters (assuming that the AV cable's connection would have been sufficient).

I think some people had problems with their AV ports which could lead to Apple changing things, or some folks needed different connections. Assuming the latter, I feel that it would have been geat if Apple had left the AV intact when adding support for the video adapter--assuming it was possible.

[ccsccs7]

Volanges,

Seeing as how you have a Combo drive iBook, I suspect that you do indeed have a 2001 model iBook as the 2002 model only had CDROM, while the 700MHz model got the combo drive. Not to mention that the 2002 models didn't come out until May...

Another way to tell the difference between these two models is to look in the System Profiler (Apple menu->About This Mac-> click the "More Info..." button). Late 2001 models have a 256K cache, 2002 models have 512K.

Just to make a statement, all iBooks before 2002 with video out (up to 600MHz with up to 8MB VRAM) use the AV cable. All later models (600MHz+ and at least 16MB VRAM) use the video adapter.

[Volanges]

OK -- I have the 256K cache; so we have the same iBook then.

I was quite sure mine was the Late 2001 model as I had to look this information up once before and have it bookmarked somewhere.

I'll follow your information then for rigging myself up to my television.

Thanks for all your help.