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Hey I was just wondering if anyone has used the Monster iTV link http://www.smalldog.com/product/12651738 for the iBook. I was looking for a way to connect my iBook to the big screen in the living room. Also... I have a powerbook on the way and wondered if anyone knew if the cable would work for both. The product description is kind of sparse.
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You can get a video port (between the 1/8" stereo jack and the first USB port) to RCA/S-Video adapter from Apple for $20. Get your own RCA or S-Video cable (and audio cable) for about $5 at RadioShack.
Anything they sell a Monster cable for you can do yourself for cheaper if you don't mind the inconvenience. Also, if the cable consists only of the parts shown in the picture then I don't understand how it transfers audio. The video port doesn't output audio as far as I know.
And I don't believe iBooks and PowerBooks use the same video port adapter. Poke around on the AppleStore for more info.
(Last edited by wataru; Apr 10, 2004 at 06:05 PM.
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Monster's iTV link for iBook is different from the one used for the Powerbook. I love mine. It works perfectly! A worthwhile expense. I appreciate that it is 10 feet of cable, and is an all-in-one solution. Worth the extra cash, IMHO.
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20" iMac G5 2GB RAM, 933Mhz 14" iBook G4 640MB RAM.
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Originally posted by wataru:
Also, if the cable consists only of the parts shown in the picture then I don't understand how it transfers audio. The video port doesn't output audio as far as I know.
The Monster cable has a 1/8" mini-jack and a video plug. That's the beauty of it. It's both in one cable.
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Originally posted by rixter55:
The Monster cable has a 1/8" mini-jack and a video plug. That's the beauty of it. It's both in one cable.
The picture only shows one 1/8" jack. So either they're just not showing the other one, or the video out port also outputs sound, or it doesn't carry sound at all. I guess it's not the last one, so which of the other two possibilities is it?
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connectors, from left to right: left audio channel output, right audio channel output, S-video output, stereo input, VGA input.
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The picture above is the cable for the PowerBook.
The iBooks use a 4th connector on the minijack to carry composite video. No S-video available on the iBooks.
Picture of Apple's iBook video/audio cable.
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Originally posted by Cadaver:
The picture above is the cable for the PowerBook.
The iBooks use a 4th connector on the minijack to carry composite video. No S-video available on the iBooks.
Picture of Apple's iBook video/audio cable.
that's the old video adaptor. newer ibooks do not use a modified headphone jack for video. they use use a different adaptor for the video out port and have S-video in addition to composite. here's what it looks like:
the monster cable linked to in the original post supports both ibooks and powerbooks.
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Yeah, I'm not sure what I was thinking. That's lack of sleep for ya.
But where's the RCA video out!? Not everyone has S-video capable TVs. (Well, I guess everyone buying Monster cables does  )
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