Buying TV, need to know if this will hook up to my Macbook?

[Dynamyk]

I just ordered my Macbook and when I get my new place I would want to attach the Macbook to the TV once in awhile. The TV will mostly be for my 360, and I have my iMac as my desktop but if I'm working on a project for work it would be cool to be able to hook it up.

Is there anyway to do it?

 

[Eidorian]

It'd help to know which TV...

 

[plinden]

Well, yes, without knowing the TV, it's impossible to say exactly. But if the TV has s-video or composite inputs it will be possible with a mini-dvi video adapter, like this - http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=6C04E07A&nplm=M9319G/A

You would also need the cables, since that's just an adapter.

If the TV is HDMI or DVI, you can get the mini-dvi to dvi connector http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=6C04E0D7&nplm=M9321G/B and a dvi cable or a dvi to hdmi cable - http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP...wo/StoreReentry.wo?productLearnMore=TH573LL/A

 

[Dynamyk]

DOH I had the link on my clipboard but never pasted it.

here it is:

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10086211&catid=23242

 

[plinden]

That should work. You have HDMI and S-video. With the mini-DVI -> DVI connector and the DVI->HDMI cable, you should be ok.

Only, I'm not sure about this, but you might need to handle the audio separately ... anyone else know about this? I know my wife's MacBook doesn't send audio via the s-video connector (which is to be expected), but I'm not sure about HDMI.

Edit: Just checked, DVI->HDMI doesn't carry audio so you'll need a separate audio connector.

 

[swiftaw]

DOH I had the link on my clipboard but never pasted it.

here it is:

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10086211&catid=23242

It has a VGA input, so you could get a mini DVI -> VGA adapter

 

[plinden]

It has a VGA input, so you could get a mini DVI -> VGA adapter

He'll get better quality video with HDMI. Edit: Erk, I just looked at the price of the DVI->HDMI cable I linked to previously. $120 is a bit much. He'll probably get a better quality than VGA with the s-video connector ($20 + $10 for the cable)

Edit 2: then there's cheaper DVI->HDMI cables like here: http://www.ramelectronics.net/HTML/DVI-hdmi_cables.html#hdmidvi-r2