MacBook Mini DVI port to S-video?

[chinelke]

I have a MacBook 2,1 with a mini DVI port which I want to connect to a TV without HDMI (I've successfully connected it to HDMI before on another TV). This TV has component video, S-video and Scart. I bought a bunch of leads to connect it to the component video (following a thread on here which told me what I needed) but I can't get it to work on any TV.

I thought my next best bet was to try connecting to S-video. Apple still does a micro-DVI to video converter (which my partner has and uses successfully on this TV) but there's no longer an equivelent for the mini-DVI (apple have discontinued it). Any suggestions? I was thinking of getting a mini DVI to vga adapter and then VGA to S-video but I'm not sure if this is the cable I would need
http://www.amazon.co.uk/S-VIDEO-ADA...UB24/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345809432&sr=8-1

Or is it possible to connect to Scart? Help please!

 

[simsaladimbamba]

You could get a Mini DVI to VGA adapter (Apple or Monoprice) and then get a VGA to S-Video/Composite adapter (Monoprice), as you stated. Since the adapter you linked to should work, but is quite cheap and has not a good rating, you might not get the results you want though.

Mini DVI

Mini DVI is a digital common interface on the later G4 12" PowerBook, on Intel iMacs till 2009 and on the white and black pre-Unibody MacBooks and on Intel Mac minis before they changed the design to Unibody.

Mini DVI adapters can be bought online from:

Mini DVI to VGA adapter from Apple
Mini DVI to Video (Composite and S-Video) adapter from Apple
Mini DVI to DVI adapter from Apple

Mini DVI to VGA adapter from Monoprice
Mini DVI to HDMI adapter from Monoprice
Mini DVI to DVI adapter from Monoprice
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Also of interest: "Mini DVI, what it is and how to capture it"
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[chinelke]

You could get a Mini DVI to VGA adapter (Apple or Monoprice) and then get a VGA to S-Video/Composite adapter (Monoprice), as you stated. Since the adapter you linked to should work, but is quite cheap and has not a good rating, you might not get the results you want though.

Thanks for reply. So would this sort of thing be a better bet? It's a lot more expensive and I'm don't know if it's necessary: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Proxima-Dir...XING/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1345810388&sr=8-3

Or should I just search for a more expensive version of that simple VGA to s-video cable?