Converting a macbook into a desktop

[Optimus Primes]

So I wanted to convert my macbook into a desktop. I dont mean taht I want to run in a clamshell mode but literally remove it from its casing and make it run. SO my first step was to remove the lcd from it. Which I did. Now I hooked it up to a TV that I have with a component cable but the picture on the tv is VERY bad. I dont know if its the cable or its just the computer itself. Is s-video better? The display properties only give me a choice to go upto 1024x768.

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[vistadude]

S-video is a really poor input method. It's better to go with a vga cable or hdmi. The macbook can output 720p with no problem, it probably can go up to 1080p.

 

[AlphaDogg]

The OP likely has a standard definition tv, not an HDTV. Only HDTV's support VGA and HDMI. The OP might want to get a new external display/TV.