DVI to Video adapter doesn´t work! HELP!

I bought a dvi to video adapter (RCA or SVideo) and I already tried on two diferent TVs and none of them worked? What should I do? Does it have a setup to do?

We really need some more details to be able to help with your situation.
Is the adapter an Apple one, or some other brand?
What model TVs do you have? Please be as specific with the model numbers as possible.
When you say it doesn't work, what exactly happens?
And finally: what kind of Mac do you have? You posted in the Mac Mini forum, but your signature says MacBook.
If it is a Mac Mini, did you set it up initially using a regular monitor first?

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