MBP + not original "DVI to VGA connector" + TV = ?

[kaskone]

hello

i just baught not original "DVI to VGA connector". I was shure it will work, but it doesn't. I tried with both RCA (Video) and S-Video. in system preferences/monitor i see that i have two displays... but the screen on tv is a bit shaking - showing nothing.....

any idea? i never tried to make a simillar config with mac, is it possible to have different resolution on mac and tv? or it must be the same?

My setup:
connector
- http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270433061450&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
- i have a MBP 2,33 dual core with a DVI-I output
- my old sony 28 inch TV. that tv has a RCA (Video) / S-Video

 

[Andrew Henry]

From the auction:

****The Cable Not Support your Computer Monitor Video Port, or Y , Cr, Cb Video. Your Video Source Must Provide a YpbPr Component Video Signal form the DVI-I Video Ports to Use Cable ****

You should have just bought a DVI - HDMI.

 

[kaskone]

From the auction:



You should have just bought a DVI - HDMI.

sorry i don't understand you, i dont need hdmi! my tv has only OLD RCA (Video) and S-Video connector!

 

[waw74]

you'll need to drop the resolution significantly to get an image on the tv. i don't have multiple monitors hooked up at the moment, so i'm doing this from memory. Normally the resolution settings are on each monitor, but there is a button on the screen that says something about "gather windows," that will bring the window from the external screen to the main screen, you should be able to set the resolution there.

when i say drop, it will require some experimentation, don't know the exact numbers but drop to 1024*768 and go down from there.

also using this as a second monitor won't work well for having to read text on something (the text will be nearly unreadable), It'll work ok for watching videos though.