Connecting a tv as an extra monitor - 2009 iMac variation

I have a 2009 IMac and I too want to export a video signal to my analog TV auxiliary input. Any suggestions? My TV accepts RCA plug and S-video. Also, any comments about the picture quality would be appreciated. Thanks.

In a quick Google search, I do not see any Mini DisplayPort (which is the type of video port on the new 2009 iMacs) adapters that go to composite video (RCA and S-Video). There are adapters that go from Mini DisplayPort to HDMI (used on HDTVs). Mini DisplayPort is a new standard, so there may be such adapters in the future.
However, I have read that the new Mini DisplayPort is a pure digital connection, so there may be no way to use a simple adapter to go to a purely analog output (such as for composite video). This is not confirmed in any Apple document that I know of, so it may not be true.
You can look at this rather extensive topic thread
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9155451
especially the excellent post by Lougle (the one with pictures), who provides a solution that he (or she) has shown to work.
As for picture quality, I have used older Macs to connect a standard TV over S-Video and RCA. The result is mixed. If you are using something like DVD Player or QuickTime Player to display a video in full screen mode on the TV, it works about as well as that TV would from a stand-alone DVD player. However, if you want to use it as a computer display (like a second screen to extend your Desktop), it is not worth the effort. The resolution will be low compare to a real computer display, and very very blurry.

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