S-Video Vs. VGA

After getting my MacBook Pro a few days ago, I'm eager to hook it up to a TV and watch some video from bittor'...i mean uncopyrighted content
However, the TV I want to connect it to doesn't have any digital inputs, although it does have both S-Video and VGA inputs. Which one is better for connecting my MacBook Pro?
Thanks,
*nathan

Are you certain it's really "VGA"? It's not a "composite" connection? The "yellow" connection that looks just like the red & white audio connections? A TV with a VGA connection would be a kind of odd thing. But any one that has s-video would probably also have composite connections. S-video would be better than composite, if you have a choice between the two, but VGA would be even better.
You will also need an to go from your MBP's headphone port to the audio-in on the TV. Unless you want to listen to the audio from your laptop.
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