Connecting MAC Air to Projector - which is better, hdmi, vga or usb?

HDMI is thje preferred digital replacemnt for older analog video standards, which your other choices use. It offers far higher signal and definition quality.
Apple has an adapter that is used with your Thunderbolt port/ Mini DisplayPort, if yours is equipped as such.
I've not had a problem with this. It is a Belkin.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/HA824ZM/A/belkin-mini-displayport-to-hdmi-adap ter?fnode=51

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Thanks for the question. It sounds like your display setup is configured to extend your desktop. If you would rather mirror your desktop (what you see on the projector is the same as what is on your computer), check the “Mirror Displays” option in Display Settings > Arrangement:
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My argument is: if you have and dvd, it will look the same when projected because the resolution is the same be it a MB or MBP. They swear it would look better because the MBP has a better video card than the MB. I wouldnt think this would make a difference because the output from the DVD is not that high (its not an HD signal) so at the highest resolution of the DVD, either MB or MBP could read this exactly the same. (I am talking DVI to VGA or Svideo on both MBs.)
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Ok so i looked at my TV, turns out that you were right, and it does NOT have a VGA. But it has S-Video.
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[IMG]http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l507/pinkmarshmallow97/1a944991e4e48663864c4 425d9a05b0a.jpg[/IMG]
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