Mini displayport question?

I have a mac book pro 13" 2009. I want to hook it up to a television that uses RCA composite plugs (might be able to go the s video route as well).
On my G4, I was able to do this without any problem. Now, I see that apple only sells mini display port to either VGA or DVI. Is there any way to do get one of the mini displays that apple makes to go to s video or RCA using a third party adapter or something? Kind of weird that Apple doesn't make this adapter for the mac book pro.

Since you need to convert the signal with more than just an adapter this is the best and most cost effective way of doing it.
Mini-display to VGA - $18-Male
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?cid=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&pid=5107&seq=1&format=1#largeimage
VGA to Video/S Video - $23 (includes all cables.)
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?cid=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011407&pid=4724&seq=1&format=1#largeimage
1/8'' to RCA- To send audio to your tv -3.40
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp? cid=102&cp_id=10218&cs_id=1021804&pid=5599&seq=1&format=1#largeimage
This will effectively convert VGA from your macs mini display port to RCA inputs for your TV.

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While we all have MacBooks in this forum most of us don’t run Lion. There's a Lion Support Community where everybody has Lion. You should also post this question there to increase your chances of getting an answer. Lion seems to have problems with external monitors. https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/mac_os_x_v10.7_lion

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Well, a bit confused here, maybe TB...
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19. How do I connect my Mini DisplayPort monitor or monitor using a Mini DisplayPort adapter to my Thunderbolt-equipped Mac when I have other Thunderbolt devices connected?
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kmac1036 wrote:
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I got the same error with mine back then as it already had the update when I bought it, even tho I did so BEFORE apple posted the firmware, so units leaving the factory already had the updates.
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The Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter works on a Mac Mini, so that's OK
The DVI cable works fine when plugged into a PC or Mac Mini, so that's OK
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** Sorry if this is in the wrong place, I just found a forum specifically for the iMac so posted it there but not sure how to delete this one. **

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You are overthinking this.
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Your Acer monitor's maxiumum resolution of 1680 x 1050 is not high enough to require a dual-link connection.
"In single-link mode, the maximum pixel clock frequency is 165 MHz that supports a maximum resolution of 2.75 megapixels (including blanking interval) at 60 Hz refresh. For practical purposes, this allows a maximum 16:9 screen resolution of 1920 × 1080 at 60 Hz (1915 × 1436 at a 4:3 ratio).
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I've scoured the newsgroups and discussions for an answer, but all the answers I found didn't help me.
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Hello, and thanks in advance for any help. Also, my apologies if these issues have been previously resolved; I've spent 2 days searching for answers and none of my effort has resulted in a solution, either here or elsewhere.
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Edit: After more research I've fit the desktop image to the screen by adjusting the TV's "Picture/Advanced picture/HD size" setting from "Size 1" to "Size 2". Now my only question is if it's possible to somehow play a 1080p movie at the TV's native resolution of 1920x1080 or if I'm stuck with the laptop's navtive resolution of 1600x900.

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Extending it should also allow you to run the 1600x900 T430 screen plus the 1920x1080 TV screen each at their native resolutions.
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