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    Mini Display Port > S Video Adapter

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by SuperDayv, Feb 20, 2009.

  1. SuperDayv

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    I'm trying to hook my aluminum macbook up with my TV. I've gotten all the wires but it isn't working, is there something I have to do on my Macbook? Something to press?
     
    SuperDayv, Feb 20, 2009
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    Have you set the TV to receive signal from its S-Video port?
     
    Budding, Feb 21, 2009
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    I didn't know that there was a mini display port to S video adaptor available yet... if so where did u get it as I'm interested in one.
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    Underpantman, Feb 21, 2009
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    you need a full converter box to get s-video from the mini-DP... just hooking up the VGA and plugging in like a VGA->Svideo converter will not work...

    something similar to this...

    http://www.grandtec.com/products/video/untimateEZ.html

    but there are many many brands out there making devices like this.
     
    doh123, Feb 21, 2009
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    Right now I have the Minidisplay Port > VGA
    Then VGA > S Video
    Then S Video > TV

    So if I get that box I'll be able to do it for sure?
     
    SuperDayv, Feb 21, 2009
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    How much does a good one cost?
     
    SuperDayv, Feb 22, 2009
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    My professor has one, and I'll ask her about it tomorrow. I'll make sure to find out where she got her's at, and I'll give you a link when I find out. ;)
     
    Colton, Feb 22, 2009
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    That'd be awesome thanks!
     
    SuperDayv, Feb 23, 2009
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    Hmm how do I do that?

    Oh maybe I'm doing something wrong, the VGA>S Video adapter has two outputs the S Video one and the yellow RCA plug. I'm just connecting it to my TV via the yellow RCA plug. Is that wrong?
     
    SuperDayv, Feb 23, 2009
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    Your S-Video adapter thing is not just an S-Video adapter, since the yellow RCA is most likely composite out.

    So, if you're using the composite cable, you are connecting to the TV not using S-Video. Depending on your TV, there should be options in the settings menu of the TV for displaying from a different input.
     
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    The only one I see is TV/Video. There is one video channel but it is just blank.
    So what exactly does composite out mean? Is that likely to work?
     
    SuperDayv, Feb 23, 2009
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    Composite is just another output. The quality is not as good as S-Video, but the difference is not that great. On analogue TVs (old TVs), the video channel (AV channel, usually mapped to 0) should display input from composite. Assuming the port itself does work (test by pluggin in a DVD player or something), it's a problem with your setup that's causing the S-video/composite not to output anything.
     
    Budding, Feb 24, 2009
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    It's weird, when I use my X Box I plug it into those inputs and put it on TV/Video, but when I try that with my X Box, nothing.

    Have you heard of other people using that setup?
    (mini display port to VGA, VGA to S-Video/Composite, Composite to TV via a yellow cable)

    Definitely nothing I have to do on my computer? Just plug and play?
     
    SuperDayv, Feb 25, 2009
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    Can the unibody's output standard def composite/svideo? like doh123 said, im not sure if they do out of the box
     
    sulkorp, Feb 25, 2009
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    If not, is there anything I can get or do that would let me do it?
     
    SuperDayv, Feb 25, 2009
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    if you get a video box like i posted earlier... you can get other output types to work. Just plugging in the way you tried with 2 adapters does not work on the Unibodies, nor is it supposed to.

    A full external box that you can hook up to with VGA, will actually convert the signal out to other types... which does work.
     
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    Alright cool. What are the specific specs that it has to have?
     
    SuperDayv, Feb 25, 2009
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    Anyone know?
     
    SuperDayv, Feb 26, 2009
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    if you look at the one I linked.. and get it, or something similar, you should be good...

    http://www.grandtec.com/products/video/untimateEZ.html

    I had the link saved in case I needed it, but I haven't had the need yet. I read on several other message boards people using those devices, someone using that specific one, and it working fine on their Unibodies...

    not sure what more info you need...
     
    doh123, Feb 26, 2009
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    Would this one do it?

    Do they all work for all computers?
     
    SuperDayv, Feb 27, 2009
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    And is that a good price?
     
    SuperDayv, Feb 28, 2009
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    I don't have an S-Video port on my TV, I was planning to just use a 'yellow' cable (not really sure what it's called), is there any other option?

    Anyway to tell if it will work for sure?
     
    SuperDayv, Mar 4, 2009
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    Yellow cable is called composite. It uses a RCA plug
     
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    Does that support it? It seems to have one of those wires in the picture.
     
    SuperDayv, Mar 5, 2009
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    Has anyone actually used that converter with the new aluminum Macbook?

    It's the only one I can find that's sold in Canada on eBay.
     
    SuperDayv, Mar 6, 2009
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