Apple Video Adapter
Use a video adapter cable to connect the mini-VGA video output port on your iBook, eMac, or iMac G5 to any S-video or Composite enabled device.
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Overview
Compatible with:
iBook without an external reset button, eMac, iMac G5, or 17-inch iMac (1GHz) with mini-VGA port.
Most Useful Reviews
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Apple Video Adapter
Works fine. But don't forget the audio.
Written by RB from Illnau
7/11/2005
My "sunflower" iMac G4 connects beautifully to my wide-screen TV. The iMac will automatically recognize there is a "second display". You can then set the resolution for the iMac display and the output to TV. (tip: I keep the iMac display resolution low so that the video card has more power to mirror the screen to the TV)
What isn't explained anywhere, is that no audio is transmitted through this adapter. (in fact it is not the adapter's fault, but the Mac's vga port itself). So you also need to link the audio-out port of your Mac to the TV by using a cable with a mini-jack at one end and two RCA jacks on the other.
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Apple Video Adapter
Apple Video Adapter is Awesome
Written by NB from MIlwaukee
7/09/2005
I work at a K-8 school and we use the Apple Video Adapter to connect our eMacs to the s-video port on Projectors and TV's. It works great! We don't have to make any changes in display settings. It just works. …More
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Apple Video Adapter
Great for TV display
Written by MM from Gainesville
28/09/2005
This is a really handy connector if you need to make presentations on something bigger than your computer screen but don't have access to an LCD projector. In both conference and classroom use, I'm not always sure what display options I'll have, so being able to connect to a TV is convenient. …More
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Most Recent Reviews
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Apple Video Adapter
Works as expected
Written by LB from Sacramento
19/02/2009
To the person who says "picture quality is poor", are you using composite ("RCA") connector to a TV screen? You say VGA connection is better. With VGA, are you looking at a computer monitor? Typically, a TV screen showing a computer desktop or text will not have the picture quality of a computer monitor, no matter the connection, but S-video connection may be a bit better. Advertisers don't use 10 point font on TV except for those long, boring disclaimers for the side effects of a prescription drug because no one can read it. …More
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Apple Video Adapter
Works but poor quality
Written by SB from Brighton
27/11/2008
Adapter is truly plug and play but the quality of the picture is poor. I also have a vga display adapter and the picture is great but not with this s-video/rca adapter. I find the text is blurry and hard to read. Maybe I received a bad adapter? I have changed the resolution to the 3 offered for the ibook G3 lcd but no improvement to the tv picture. I am attempting to use this on a Samsung 40" LCD. The intent was to use the TV's picture in picture feature to watch tv and surf the net at the same time. I have hooked up a windows laptop using the s-video or rca video to this tv and got a good picture. So it is either a faulty adapter or it is the G3's video out limited capabilities. Any comments or assistance would be appreciated. …More
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Apple Video Adapter
Easy to connect-works great!
Written by KT from Collegeville
19/11/2008
This adapter was exactly what I needed to connect my ibook G4 to my plasma tv. You need an additional S-video cable or just a normal yellow video cable to connect the two. The picture was a bit fuzzy at first, but after I reset the resolution on my ibook it worked fine.
Keep in mind that this adapter doesn't transmit sound, so you'll need external speakers or a sound cable for it. …More45 of 52 people found this useful
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Questions & Answers
Most Interesting
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Can i hook up my Xbox 360 to my iMac with this?
- Asked by EV from Wellesley
- 16/10/2009
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can i use this with macbook
- Asked by PT from seattle
- 8/10/2009
Best Answer
You cannot use this adapter with your MacBook. If you have a plastic MacBook, you need to get the Mini-DVI adapter. If you have an aluminum MacBook, you need to get the Display Port Adapter. …More
- Answered by BS from Toledo
- 10/10/2009
- 9 of 10 people found this useful
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can you use this product for a macbook pro?
- Asked by JA from Virginia Beach
- 7/10/2009
Most Recent
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How can I connect a VGA monitor wirelessly to my iMac 24?
- Asked by DL from Pierrefonds
- 29/11/2009
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can this be used to transfer video from 8mm camcorder to iMovie
- Asked by AH from Milton Keynes
- 28/11/2009
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Can I use my new iMac as a display for my existing non-mac notebook with VGA output?
- Asked by CL from Chelmsford
- 25/11/2009
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What adapter do I need to connect my 13" Macbook to my TV??
- Asked by SR from East Elmhurst
- 21/11/2009
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I have a Imac G5, will this connection work on it
- Asked by GA from Glencullen
- 13/11/2009
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I have a macbook and I'm wondering what cords I need to hook up my macbook and be able to see it on tv
- Asked by NH from fairbanks
- 10/11/2009
