Problem Connecting MacBook Pro to Panasonic Plasma TV

[chunjeanim]

Hi
I am having trouble connecting my MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8) to a Panasonic TV 42inch. (model No. TH-42PA50A)

Unfortunately this tv doens't have a HDMI but only component video jacks


I have the mini display port to VGA adapter and VGA to RCA Componect RGB cable.



When i connect all the cables, my screen blinks BLUE for a second but the tv stays black with no changes to its screen.

Am i doing something wrong?
How can i make this work?
Please. Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated.

This URL links to the TV Manual if it can be of any help:
https://support.panasonic.co.nz/docstore/TH42PA50A Operating Instructions.pdf

Thank you.
Scarlett

 

[1member1]

Do you see two screens in the display settings ?
also I believe you changed source to AV2..

 

[chunjeanim]

yes two screens come up.
One saying VGA Display and the other Colour Display.


And about switching source to AV2, did you mean that i should use other source?

Thanks in advance

 

[shootist]

Have you set the TV to get a signal from the AV1 input. Just checking as that setting is sometimes overlooked.

 

[TonyHoyle]

1600x1200 is way too high for a TV.

The TV manual states that you must use 480p, 576p, 720p or 1080i. It's unlikely anything else will work. I'm not sure if OSX can be persuaded to output 1080i rather than 1080p (never tried, TBH).

OTOH looking at the specs it's an 852x480 panel so would likely look a bit pants at anything higher anyway..so set that resolution if you can.

 

[blueroom]

OTOH looking at the specs it's an 852x480 panel so would likely look a bit pants at anything higher anyway..so set that resolution if you can.

Yikes, that's awful resolution. Not HDTV by a longshot.