What adapter needed to connect to S-video or composite video on TV

My MacBook Pro has a mini-display port and I can't seem to find an adapter that will allow output to S-video and composite video. I have the adapter that worked with the Powerbook G4 12".
Thanks

S-Video is limited to 720 x 480. Unless you have a standard TV (not HD-TV), or older projector, S-Video is not ideal anymore. Plus you end up with an almost unusable external display unless all you are showing is video and stills and slides.
A mini-DisplayPort is adaptable to VGA with this adapter:
http://store.apple.com/us/searchresult?p=MB572Z/A
which can be adapted to S-Video fairly easily with a cable such as this one:
http://www.eforcity.com/pothvgasvrc1.html
A mini-DisplayPort is adaptable to DVI:
http://store.apple.com/us/searchresult?p=MB570Z/A
which can be adapted to component here from:
Buy.com (I never shop here, but that's the specs).
However, the audio will not come out of DisplayPort. For that you need a separate audio cable such as this one:
from StarTech if you have a compatible Toslink speaker system.
Otherwise, you can use a standard RCA minijack cable to hook up to your stereo speaker system.
Note the only store links I shop from are Apple from above. I just found these cables on Google, and have no idea how good any of the other stores are.

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