Connecting a Powerbook G4 12-inch to HD TV

Does anyone know or can they recommend which cable is best to connect a 12-inch Powerbook G4 to a HD TV? (the TV has component, HDMI, S-Video, Scart connections)
Through it's production span I think the Powerbook was built with two different ports on the left hand side, mine was one of the last made before the introduction of the Intel Macs.
Apologies for not getting very technical with this question!
Any help would be much appreciated.
Regards
Ollie

Yours is like mine, if it is the last to roll out before the Intel-based MacBooks and MacBook Pros. (Gross! I love my 12-inch PowerBook!).
We have the mini-DVI port and to get a digital signal to the TV, all you need to do is connect it via DVI. I've been able to play HD content in crystal clear resolution by being connected that way.
I have never tried connecting via HDMI, which probably gives true HD resolution (if it was crystal in DVI, I'd love to see it in native resolution!!), but as you can see from this external link, they state that there is no difference in image quality between DVI and HDMI:
http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/34579/122868.html
So, you can get away by using the mini-DVI to DVI adapter that should have come with your PowerBook, connect a DVI cable from that to your TV, and you should be set! (If you want HDMI, you'll have to get a DVI to HDMI adapter to connect to your mini-DVI to DVI Apple adapter first).
**by the way, I have a 26" Olevia LCD TV with HD, that I got from CompUSA. (Now I just have to buy an tv one of these days and I'm "set").

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