Connecting MacBook Pro to TV with RCA

[dws90]

I'd like to connect my MacBook Pro to my TV, which only takes RCA input.

A few questions:

1. What cables do I need? From what I could gather using the search function, I'll need mini-DVI -> VGA -> RCA. Is there a more direct route?
2. Would this only do video, or is there a way I can play the sound through my MacBook's speakers?

Thanks.

 

[jdcrow711]

an easy way to do sound out to the tv is a headphone minijack to rca cable. i used one on an old dell and now on my ibook -- soon on my mba! that way you can run it into the tv or into a stereo instead of the laptop speakers.

 

[TheStu]

I'd like to connect my MacBook Pro to my TV, which only takes RCA input.

A few questions:

1. What cables do I need? From what I could gather using the search function, I'll need mini-DVI -> VGA -> RCA. Is there a more direct route?
2. Would this only do video, or is there a way I can play the sound through my MacBook's speakers?

Thanks.

YOu get the MiniDVI-Video adapter, and run a composite cable from that to the TV. Then, get a 1/8"->Stereo RCA cable and run it from the headphone jack on the MacBook to the TV.

 

[gr8tfly]

You need the DVI->composite video adapter. It has both S-VIdeo and standard composite on RCA jack.

For audio, you use your headphone jack and a mini-stereo to dual-RCA adapter cable.

 

[dws90]

That sounds simple enough. Thanks for the help!