Hooking 12" PowerBookG4 up to Television

What adapters do I need to hook my 12" PowerBookG4 up to my television so that I can watch movies?
Also, will I be able to use the television as a monitor once it is hooked up like this?
Thanks for the help!

Given those specs, you will want to buy the Apple video adapter for your model that has an S-Video connection on it, then use an S-Video cable to plug it into the S-Video connector on your TV. This will provide the best available picture on your TV from your PowerBook. You must also plug a 1/8" stereo cable into your PowerBook and run it to the RCA audio inputs on the TV. Check your TV manual to find out which audio input pair goes with with the S-Video input.
While your TV has a higher quality Component connection, I don't think there is a way to get Component out of your PowerBook, so S-Video it is. Don't bother with the AV (composite) video ports, they are lower resolution than S-Video. S-Video should be more than good enough for playing back DVDs, Internet videos, and slide shows.
But if you were planning on using the TV as another computer monitor, prepare to be disappointed. Good computer monitor resolution doesn't start until you have a TV with at least a VGA and preferably HDMI connection. The best you will do with S-Video is probably around 800x600 if you want to keep computer UI text readable, maybe 1024x768 if you're lucky (which would match the LCD on the PowerBook 12"). But don't take my word for it, when you get the cable keep turning up the TV resolution in the Displays preference until you can't read the text.

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