[timmerk]

I would like to watch some movies I have on my 17in Albook on my 27in Sony TV. Both have s-video. How is the quality? Are they any settings I should change to make it look the best?

Thanks!

[iomatic]

I think it goes, in terms of quality:

Coax (RF munged video+audio)
Composite (yellow RCA)
S-Video (the 4-prong plug you mention; also the same as the old Apple ADB cable)
Component (three RCA video plugs)
DVI
HDMI (?)

S-Video is fine, really on a CRT 4:3 (regular) TV. It looks great to me at 27". Though component video is quite nice. Dang. Now I really want to go into debt to get an HDTV.

Also, go into System Preferences --> Hardware/Displays and you can have spanning displays, i.e., the TV can not only mirror, but be an extension of your desktop. QuickTime Pro --> Present Movie works real well.

[ibook_steve]

HDMI is actually just about the same digital signalling as DVI, but includes signals for digital audio in the same cable.

Steve

[shabbasuraj]

Originally Posted by ibook_steve

HDMI is actually just about the same digital signalling as DVI, but includes signals for digital audio in the same cable.

Steve

ya, what he said

[tigas]

Originally Posted by ibook_steve

HDMI is actually just about the same digital signalling as DVI, but includes signals for digital audio in the same cable.

Steve

And copy protection...

[tooki]

The same copy protection is used on DVI; that is no different from HDMI.



As for S-video settings: the Mac lets you set a resolution for s-video output. This resolution is then scaled down to NTSC or PAL video's resolution. Because of this, lower resolution settings often give you a better picture, or the same with less artifacts from scaling.

I usually use 640x480 on S-video, because that's the closest to native NTSC.

tooki