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MacBook Pro & S-Video
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: München, Deutschland
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For years, I've connected my Powerbooks with my TV via the S-Video port. Close lid, attach cable, wake up. So I just noticed Apple "steved" another port on the MBP. Sure, you can use the DVI->S-adapter, but
- adapter not included
- another item to think of
- inelegant
- long winded (de-attach monitor, attach adapter, attach S-Video)
PB.
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Aut Caesar aut nihil.
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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Yeah, I do miss the S-video out. It was pretty handy on the PowerBook.
But, I bought an adapter and am dealing with it. I'd prefer to have it built-in, but I guess it just wasn't a big enough feature for most users.
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MacBook Pro - 2.0GHz Core Duo
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Moderator  Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: San Jose, CA
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Originally Posted by Bryanmc
Yeah, I do miss the S-video out. It was pretty handy on the PowerBook.
But, I bought an adapter and am dealing with it. I'd prefer to have it built-in, but I guess it just wasn't a big enough feature for most users.
More like it was too big a connector to fit with everything else.
Steve
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Carmel, IN, USA
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I have the DVI to S-Video/Composite adapter sold with MacBook Pros, but I can't seem to get it to work. When I hit detect displays, I don't get anything. The first time I press it, I get a blink on the screen, but it seems that the MBP has no idea the display is connected. Does anyone have ideas of how to make that work?
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Yeah, that's the one port I miss the most. During high school my class always depended on my PowerBook to have the S-Video out because our projector only worked with S-Video and no one else had a laptop capable. Also, whenever I would have a party I connected my PowerBook to my FireWave which allowed for surround sound and connected my 5.1 Speakers and then connected the big screen in the living room to the s-video port and put on the iTunes visualizer. Everyone was always like OMG that's so cool... now I can't (It's an old big screen so no DVI)
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Carmel, IN, USA
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Yeah, so I guess the adapter I have simply doesn't work on my unit. Right?
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