Conect my PowerBook G4 17" to my HDTV

How can I connect my PowerBook G4 17" to my HDTV to watch DVDs? And once it is connected do i need to do anything to enable the picture to start?
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.4)

You can connect using a VGA standard cable (previous hour HDTV has such a connection) or through a S-Video cable. VGA works perfectly with my Powerbook 17 connected to a Samsung Lcd screen 46" (wow)
Then you manage your TV from desktop of your laptop as a 2nd screen.
Some other adapters, such Scart-VGA, or video composite are also available,
but why spend extra money?

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Hello,
I'm a "newbie" who is very eager to learn everthing I can about post-production using Final Cut Studio . . . I was going to reply to an archived post but not sure if anyone would stil be viewing that topic. Sorry if this is a well weathered question!
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Hi Domchristian,
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I recently purchased a Samsung LN-S4695D - a 46" LCD TV capable of 1080p with HDMI and VGA inputs. I've had been using my 23" Cinema Display + a Mac Mini G4 + Rotel Amp as the centerpieces of my Home Theater, and decided to change out the display to accommodate a gaming system and perhaps some other digital or component inputs (and, of course, nab a larger viewing surface). It seems like a fairly standard use of the Mini, but unfortunately many of us are running into disappointing results using our Minis as connected to an HDTV display. I'm writing here to see if we can clear up the issue with the mini and to attempt to identify reasonable workarounds or solutions until Apple gets the Mini right for HD home theater.
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2) Assuming the Mini video hardware is at fault, has Apple improved this with the new Core 2 Duo line? Has anyone had success where previous Minis or other Apple hardware failed at 1080? If not, is there any announced intention to make the hardware that is positioned as being most ideal for the living room (ie, Mac Mini) actually DVI/HDMI-compatible with the finest HD living room devices?
3) An unfortunate sideffect of the DVI connection to the TV is that it requires the image from the Apple device to be oversanned (about a menu-bar's worth of pixels disappear on each edge) or underscanned (2" of black space around the image). Is there a common industry standard to correct this? Who is managing the overscan - the TV or the Mini? Also, can any utility, such as ScreenResX correct this until Apple manages to build in correction options into the OS for their living-room devices?
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David,
Great post. There's a lot to digest here. Let's get started!
The first question relating to noise, or static, over a TMDS (DVI) connection has to do with with the interoperability of various TMDS transmitters and receivers and how they are implemented. At this point in the market place there are thousands of combinations of transmitter/reciever pairings and obviously some are working better than others.
If you were to observe a TMDS signal with a scope there is something called the "eye" which is framed by the swing voltage and the bit time. When the eye collapses and is encroached upon, digital noise is the result. The noise margin is degraded by higher bit rates. That is why the mini and your TV are working at 720p but failing at 1080p...because the dot clock is that much higher for 1080p. The solution for cases such as this is to build a custom 1920x1080 timing that has reduced blanking, which allows for the lowering of the dot clock. Generally you can lower the dot clock sufficiently to get the noise to stop. LCD displays are relatively immune to reductions in blanking time so you can squeeze a lot out of a timing that was designed more with a CRT in mind.
To answer your second question, you can't fairly say the problem is with the mini. When you consider TMDS compatibility between two devices you have to take a whole system view. This includes not only the transmitter (mini) but the transmission line (PCB traces from the TMDS transmitter inside the mini to the mini's DVI connector -> the cable -> PCB traces from the DVI connector on the TV to the TMDS receiver in the TV), and the receiver. All three have to work together to make things come out right. You could probably just as easily find a display that works well with the mini that doesn't work with your PowerBook. It can be really had to pin the blame down to one device except in the most obvious cases where a certain device seems to be incompatible with just about everything. But I don't think the mini can be labeled that way. Compatibility is definitely an issue the industry still struggles with, especially at the higher clock rates approaching the 165MHz TMDS speed limit.
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If you want, I can help you to build a reduced blanking, 1080p timing that will most likely eliminate the DVI static. But you'll still be stuck with overscan. I should point out that a lot of manufacturers are starting to "get it" with respect to the public's desire to attach computers to their hi-def LCD televisions. I see a real shift in 2006 models. I believe the current crop of FHD (Full HD; native 1080) LCDs from the three "S" companies (Samsung, Sharp and Sony) all can display 1080p bit-for-bit now, meaning no overscan. So at least that is changing for the better. Write back if you want help with the timing.
Cheers. And thanks for starting this great thread.

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I recently purchased a 4 m Radio Shack DVI to HDMI cable to connect the PowerBook to the Samsung TV. I am connecting the DVI cable through the DVI to Mini-DVI converter from Apple to the PowerBook.
At first, when I had the Mini-DVI/DVI connector attached to the laptop, I had the TV turned off and plugged in the HDMI cable to the TV. I turned on the TV, and my computer's display definitely recognized the external display. The problem initially was probably a refresh rate/resolution problem I guess, since the TV was reporting "No Signal" but the laptop definitely recognized an external display, which had its own icon in the System Preferences Displays panel (running at what looked like 640 x 480, definitely smaller than the native res 1024 x 768 of my primary display).
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jayschr
Thank you for posting on this specific topic. The combination of a Sony KDS-R50XBR1 & a Mac Mini is a keen interest & current distraction in my life.
To this point, I can confirm that out of the box the Mini will reliably support a max 16:9 resolution of 1280x720, when connected to this TV via DVI-to-HDMI, albeit with over-scan (all edges off screen by a distracting degree). Display quality at this resolution is clear/readable (although some text may have some minor distortion or artifacts). Alternatively, connecting via DVI-to-VGA (PC 8) provides a crisper display, however (confirming pg 100 in the tv's manual) the Sony limits to the same 1280x720 resolution. Via this input the image has under-scan (black bands [letter & pillar box) all edges ~2"). Obviously, given the published specs of both devices, this is sub-optimal. That unfortunately is the straight forward answer to your question.
This lack of out-of-the-box native compatibility is not unique to the XBR. I have confidence that those more qualified than me, may be able to prescribe a pixel for pixel solution/work around. Throughout this forum, many informative posts have been generously/gratiously contributed by those in support of Mac Mini/HDTV harmony, quite often leading to success.
Significant among these have been contributors such as BSteely. I am both encouraged to see that BSteely has replied to your post, and concerned by the words of caution. I'm hopeful that this thread will continue to develop, ultimately leading to an optimal solution for this pairing.
There are many indications that a full native resolution of 1920x1080 should be possible. The Mini's display settings will recognize this particular Sony and register 1920x1080 (interlaced) as an example. However selecting this will cause the display to go black. This apparently is an out of the box limitation of the Mini, as my 17" PowerBook will display/maintain this setting (again with over-scan). So far I have not found the alternate settings (including those registered by the PowerBook) & techniques posted elsewhere in this forum to be effective when adapted to the Mini/XBR.
Please note that my primary objectives (equally weighted) going into this were;
1) getting on the HDTV bandwagon, by purchasing what I believed to be the best combination of technology/quality/future proofing/price. Regardless of how the Mini might ultimately perform when connected, I'm very happy with this set as a TV (Although the 1080p capability via 1080i input continues to confuse).
2) connecting a Mini I had purchased last summer, to a large digital display. The obvious & elegant manner in which a Mini can be integrated into a home theater/home network, is (I can attest) truly compelling.
Although I have yet to find the holy grail we both may be seeking, in a world where any thing seems possible, I remain optimistic.
Stay tuned here & elsewhere
SB
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I have a 15" MacBook Pro that has been working perfectly since I got it. I tried today to connect it to my Hitachi 51" HDTV (via DVI) and got an instant Kernel Panic. I used my 15" Powerbook with this HDTV without any issues.
I've searched and found folks with kernel panics when waking their MBP if the RAM is faulty, but nothing at all about issues when connecting an external display. I am running with all the latest updates, firmware update, etc.
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panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0019CAEF): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 0=divide error), registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x35863000, CR3: 0x00d6e000, CR4: 0x000006e0
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EFL: 0x00010247, EIP: 0x0078ca44, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x0a8c0010
Backtrace continues...
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com.apple.kext.ATINDRV(4.2.6)@0x771000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.4.3)@0x574000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.4.3)@0x58f000
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dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.0)@0x565000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.4.3)@0x574000
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