[DM-MUG] Television as iBook monitor

[CW Smith]

Ray:

I presume you're using Panther or at least Jaguar.

Are you using the three-RCA cable that plugs into the A/V port?  I've never
been able to get that to work on mine either.

I use a cable that plugs into the mini-VGA port (next to the A/V port) and
terminates in an RCA and S-Video output.  The cable is listed on Apple's
site:

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/70901/wo/gb5
N6B0Ga0193Xg0THd1O41tKAU/1.3.0.6.10.3.20.1.13.0

Using this RCA/S-Video cable, and a split-stereo RCA cable in the A/V port,
check the following:

Go to your Displays preferences and check the box to show Displays on the
menubar.

>From the Displays icon in the menubar, Detect Displays.

Give your iBook a moment to detect the VGA/VCR/TV setup, then go to the
Displays icon again.

You should show (1) your iBook's display at your preferred resolutioh and
(2) the VGA display (actually your TV/VCR setup) with NTSC and PAL options.
Select a resolution that matches your iBook display, and NTSC.

I hope you find this helpful.

Peace,
CW

On 6/29/04 10:07 PM, "Ray Bowler" <rbowler@mchsi.com> wrote:

> I would like to use my iBook (G3 600 MHz/640 Mg) to play DVDs and
> watch them on the television set.
> 
> Apple help on the iBook says to turn the TV off and shut down the
> computer. Then connect the cables and restart the computer and turn
> the TV on. I have the TV cable plugged into a VCR and the VCR to the
> TV. If I plug my cable from the computer to the video-in and the
> audio-in on the VCR the iBook doesn't seem to want to start. If I
> wait for the "bong" and then plug it is it will boot but no picture
> from the computer on the TV screen. If I go to System Preferences >
> Displays there seem to be two displays showing: a 60 Hz NTSC and a 50
> HZ PAL. Am I correct that the red plug is not used in this setup and
> that the other two plug into the video-in and the audio-in or did I
> misunderstand?
> 
> TIA