Mac to TV..Simply

Can someone please just SIMPLY tell me-without complicated computer jargon-just how to connect my MACBOOK PRO to my TV. I just want to be able to hook my mac up to my tv when watchin movies. I have all the standard things that came with my MacBook Pro; Charger, and bulky white thing that screws in.
Please Help!

That adapter is for video only. Thus, it is only the yellow RCA plug or S-Video cable that goes from that to the TV.
You also need a mini-stereo plug to RCA (red and white) to connect up the audio (from your headphone plug on the MacBook Pro).
Some further information that may be useful. When you connect up to your TV you will have a few options for how you configure things. I have found it most convenient to run the MacBook Pro in lid closed mode using Front Row to control the movie selection using the supplied remote. To do this you need to follow these instructions. (You may have to open up the Monitors control panel and make sure that the TV is selected as the main monitor - by dragging the menu bar icon across to the TV in the control panel - because Front Row will only work on the main screen, that is, the one with the menu bar on it). You may also prefer to select the option for overscan in the options as this leads to a result much like normal TV programs where the picture fills the TV - but parts of the picture get lost over the edge of the screen (don't worry, TV shows are designed to accommodate this). But it does mean that the menu bar can get lost off the edge of the screen so you may have different preferences for how to set things up.

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I have my own web, FTP, and email server. (OSX 10.4.4 Server). I've been managing my own server services since AppleShare V.6 .So I've done this a few times. I have set up an account for myself "nino" on the server that people email to, you know "[email protected]".
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http://homepage.mac.com/ik_zelf/oracle/

How do I swap screens on the fly on a 8 core Mac Pro Westmere running OSX Snow Leopard?

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The heuristic for multiple displays is that you create one continuous "Extended desktop". You can freely drag and drop windows in any position on that Extended desktop, including straddling displays, and the parts on each disply will be updated in a sensible fashion.
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MacOS and Switchres and displayconfigx are detecting the LCD TV correctly. I get only those resolutions displayed in the System settings that are specified by Philips for this TV.
I really don't know what to check else .Every thing works fine but a MAC - Philips connection simply doesn't work.
Here is the DDC file, If anyone can have a look at this or maybe have another suggestion, that would be great.
BTW: It took me so long to convince my wife to buy a Mac Mini for the living room. Now it looks like my wife was all the time right. I hate loosing against my wife !
DDC block generated by SwitchRes X for display
Philips FTV
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
0 | 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 41 0C 00 00 01 01 01 01
1 | 00 00 01 03 80 40 24 78 0A E6 92 A3 54 4A 99 26
2 | 0F 4A 4C 21 08 00 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01
3 | 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 1D 80 D0 72 1C 16 20 10 2C
4 | 25 80 80 68 21 00 00 9E 01 1D 80 18 71 1C 16 20
5 | 58 2C 25 00 80 68 21 00 00 9E 00 00 00 FC 00 50
6 | 68 69 6C 69 70 73 20 46 54 56 0A 20 00 00 00 FD
7 | 00 30 3E 0F 32 09 00 0A 20 20 20 20 20 20 01 E3
Valid DDC block: checksum passed
EDID Version........1.3
Manufacturer........PHL
Product Code........0 (0000) (0000)
Serial Number.......16843009
Manufactured........Week 0 of year 1990
Max H Size..........64 cm
Max V Size..........36 cm
Gamma...............2.20
DPMS Supported Features:
Display type:
RGB color display
Input signal & sync:
Digital
Color info:
Red x = 0.640 Green x = 0.290 Blue x = 0.150 White x = 0.289
Red y = 0.330 Green y = 0.600 Blue y = 0.060 White y = 0.299
Established Timings:
800 x 600 @ 60Hz
640 x 480 @ 60Hz
1024 x 768 @ 60Hz
Manufacturer Reserved Timings:
Standard Timing Identification:
Monitor Description blocks:
Descriptor #0 is Timing definition:
Mode = 1920 x 540 @ 50Hz
H. Active...............1920 pixels
H. Blanking.............720 pixels
V. Active...............540 lines
V. Blanking.............22 lines
HSync Offset............528 pixels
HSync Pulse Width.......44 pixels
VSync Offset............2 lines
VSync Pulse Width.......5 lines
Pixel Clock.............74.25MHz
Horizontal freq.........28.12kHz
Vertical freq...........50.04Hz
H Image Size............640mm
V Image Size............360mm
H Border................0 pixels
V Border................0 lines
Interlaced
Sync: Digital separate with
* Positive vertical polarity
* Positive horizontal polarity
Descriptor #1 is Timing definition:
Mode = 1920 x 540 @ 60Hz
H. Active...............1920 pixels
H. Blanking.............280 pixels
V. Active...............540 lines
V. Blanking.............22 lines
HSync Offset............88 pixels
HSync Pulse Width.......44 pixels
VSync Offset............2 lines
VSync Pulse Width.......5 lines
Pixel Clock.............74.25MHz
Horizontal freq.........33.75kHz
Vertical freq...........60.05Hz
H Image Size............640mm
V Image Size............360mm
H Border................0 pixels
V Border................0 lines
Interlaced
Sync: Digital separate with
* Positive vertical polarity
* Positive horizontal polarity
Descriptor #2 is Monitor name:
Philips FTV
Descriptor #3 is Monitor limits:
Horizontal frequency range.......15-50 kHz
Vertical frequency range.........48-62 Hz
Maximum bandwidth unspecified
Mac Mini Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Concerning "Shouldn't here also appear the video formats ? How does the Mac detects the other formats, if they are not in the DDC ?"
Those are standard video timings and they pre-exist inside Mac OS, though I don't know exactly which file contains them. Honestly I don't know how the Mac can know which video timings your TV can work from because DDC is not supported over video connections like S-Video and Composite Video as far as I am aware. Perhaps when you previously made a DVI connection and the EDID was read, the information about supported ranges in Descriptor #3 (near the bottom of the EDID file) was matched to the pre-existing video timings inside Mac OS and only those which matched up to your TV are presented in Display Preferences. I am just guessing.
I doubt cable length is giving problems. True the mini has poor drive out the VGA port but I have not heard the same of the DVI port. I use an inexpensive 3m DVI cable with my mini and TV it works without issue.
One other thing you might want to try since you are seeing video timings which you would like to access when making a DVI or VGA connection...as far as I know, if you boot a Mac and hold down Command-Opt-A-V keys all together while the Mac starts up, this will force the Mac to treat the attached display as an AV display. In that case the video timings you see may become available under Display Preferences even though you are making a "PC" connection (VGA or DVI) and not a video connection. I am not sure this will work but it is worth a try.

Mac Mini Install

Hi,
I just got my new Mac Mini with the most current wireless keyboard and magic trackpad. I have the Mac Mini connected to my home theater system via HDMI. I'm "initializing" the system, and the first images that appear are the wireless keyboard and mouse. The magic trackpad is connected, but the keyboard "image" on the flat screen shows the keyboard (how to turn it on - with an arrow pointing at the power button) and an arrow pointing to the right encircled.
That is as far as I can get.
Please advise, thanks!
Paul

IIIaass,
Thank you for your reply.
Yes, the light on the Apple Wireless KB flashed. Yes, I've tried turning on the KB on/off. Removed the batteries, but they're literally brand spanking new right out of the box.
It appears the only way to properly pair the Apple Wireless KB is by having a wired keyboard attached first - which IMO defeats the purpose of someone getting a wireless KB as their only keyboard. You will need a wired KB to start out with at first, because when you first initialize the Mac Mini, it simply won't recognize the KB.
I went on Apple Care, and as helpful as the tech was, this is pretty much the only solution.
Thanks again for your reply.

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