SVGA to S-video Cable?

Using the provided Apple adapter, I want to run my video signal out of my MacBook Pro and into the s-video input on the front of my Sony receiver and displayed via a ceiling mounted Sony projector. Can this be done without an appreciable loss of signal?
Thanks!
GB

You can use the Apple DVI-to-video adapter ($19), which will output to both component video (RCA-type jack) and S-video. There will be "loss" of resolution, but the limitation is not due to the adapter per se, but to the video format - S-video is an NTSC signal, which is limited to a resolution of 720x480 (compared to your MBP display at 1440x900). The DVI-to-VGA adapter that came with your MBP carries higher resolution signal, so if your projector is capable of higher res (e.g. 1024x768, aka XGA) then you should use that to connect to your projector.
Just FYI, "VGA" has two meanings - the VGA signal is the same resolution as NTSC (720x480), but now VGA is commonly used to refer to the type of plug, so a "VGA cable" can carry higher than VGA resolution (e.g. WXGA at 1366x768), it just has the VGA-style plugs.
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