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Macbook and TV

Oct 30, 2010 2:36AM PDT

I have a 2010 Macbook and I'm trying to playing video from it on my television. I purchased an S-Video cord, but it doesn't fit into any of the outlets on my computer. What type of adapter do I need? Also, will it play video and sound or do I need another device? As you can probably tell I am not great technology.
System:
Mac OS X
10.6.4
2.26 GHz
4 GB

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hi
Dec 1, 2010 2:16PM PST

try looking for the apple tv it cost $100 and is pretty simple to setup just be sure to have a wireless network with internet access and an itunes account of course this is for watching video and playing music

i still recommend the above for being simple but there are other methods which i will list

this method is if you have a hdtv also known as a widescreen tv first you need to check the back most hdtv's come with an hdmi port or two it'll say hdmi next to it but there are some hdtv's that come with a vga port(its a blue upside done trapezoid with 15 or 14 holes within) if it has that the great just buy a "mini display port to vga"(its at apple.com for $30) and also a vga cable. for the hdmi port you'll need a "mini display port to dvi"(also listed at the same price in apple) and also a dvi to hdmi cable(about $5-$20).

in both cases above you would probably need an audio cable that has a headphone connector at one end and splits to two red and white pins that fit the tv just to hear from the tv

now if your really determine to use the s-video cable then you'll need the "mini display port to dvi"($30) and apple's "dvi to video adapter"($20) and the above audio connector(which is about $5 to $10)

good luck

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Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here
Dec 2, 2010 9:55AM PST

If you're admitting to not being very good with technology, and show clear signs of not being interested in learning, then you should probably just give up now. Either pay someone to set this up for you, or move on to something else.

This sort of thing almost always quickly snowballs into a much larger problem, and you need to have a fair degree of technical competence with both computers and AV equipment to be able to sort it out.

The idea of some kind of device like the AppleTV, Western Digital's LiveTV, the O!Play, etc, might be the better idea for you. Virtually all the work has been done for you. You just connect a few cables and go.