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DakotaXS · Oct 2, 2005, 05:10 AM

What cables do I need to connect my Powerbook G4 17" to a TV with an S-Video input?

Thanks!

toneloco28 · Oct 2, 2005, 05:51 AM

A err... S-Video cable? Your powerbook has a S-Video connector built in so this is all you need. To transmit audio as well your going to want to get a Y adapter audio cable. It has a 1/8 connector on one end that splits out into two RCA audio cables(red and white). At least this is what I have for my current set-up, and it works great. Both items can be found at Radio Shack, or something similar, for less than $10.00.

blindemboss · Oct 2, 2005, 10:23 AM

Or get this all in one from Apple.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...nMore=M9109G/A

toneloco28 · Oct 2, 2005, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by blindemboss

Or get this all in one from Apple.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...nMore=M9109G/A

That won't work on his/her model Powerbook.

JKT · Oct 2, 2005, 10:54 AM

Can you get the Monster iTV link for PowerBook 15"/17"Aluminium and iPod photo where you are based? If so, that is the cable (or something equivalent) you want.

DakotaXS · Oct 2, 2005, 03:40 PM

After buying and connecting an S-Video cable, I found that the image on the my 32" CRT TV seems to be a bit blurrier than on the Apple. Are there any specific resolutions for both the TV and Powerbook that I should have set?

Thanks!

stevesnj · Oct 2, 2005, 04:02 PM

For reolutions try 640x480 or 800x600 and no need to use millions of colors...thousands work fine...mirroring is not recommended...try sing them as seperate displays.

MichiganRich · Oct 2, 2005, 04:23 PM

*laughing* "seems to be a bit blurrier"... uhm, duh.

JKT · Oct 2, 2005, 04:51 PM

It is going to be a blurry because a TV's resolution is significantly worse than any monitor/LCD - TVs aren't designed for up close viewing so historically they have had low resolutions (HDTVs may change that, but I don't know).

You will never stop it from being blurry, but you can improve things a bit by developing a calibrated Colorsync profile for your TV (for instance, I increased the contrast and gamma to give as sharp an image as I could). When you have the TV attached, you can do this via the Displays preferences as you would for your monitor. When it comes to using it as a way of watching slideshows and DVDs, the blurriness isn't a problem, but it does make it harder to use as a second monitor for the OS.

imacgeek · Oct 5, 2005, 10:26 PM

if you have a DVI Tv it will connect through that or it is going to be blurry on anything bigger than about 26" max