VGA to RCA

I'm looking for a way to connect a laptop with screwless VGA to a tv that only has rca?

Best Buy only sells the kit on its website to convert such signals. It costs $81.
If you are interested go here: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/StarTech.com+-+VGA-to-Composite+or+S-Video+Converter/9881207.p?id=121826...
And read about. it.
I do know they carry the stand alone cables elsehwere but due to forum rules, we cannot link to other competitors due to pricing information.
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I have a Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter, then I purchased 3 VGA adapters: a VGA to HDMI, VGA to Component, and VGA to RCA. When I hook them up to my TV (I've tried multiple TVs) they do not detect a display, even when I click Detect Displays.

Does anyone have any suggestions on a solution for this? The only other Mini DP I found was a HDMI connection. I want to make sure I can connect to not only TV's via HDMI, Component or RCA, but also projectors (some of which may be older requiring a Component or RCA connection).
I'm using this Mini DisplayPort:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB572Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDA3Ng&mco=MTA4NDU0NjA
These are the VGA Adapters I'm using:
VGA to HDMI:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001OLCHJ6
VGA to Component:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P3Q0YW
VGA to RCA:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Y7T5UU
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

None of the three lower adapters pictured in your post will do you any good with your MBP.
1. The VGA-HDMI adapter does the reverse of what you want: it yields VGA output from HDMI input. The opposite is not possible; a VGA input does not contain all the information necessary to create an HDMI output. You'll have to get a direct mini-Displayport-to-HDMI adapter instead.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/H1824ZM/A/Moshi_Mini_DisplayPort_to_HDMI_Adapt er?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY
2. VGA-Component: Lots of posters here when the MDP-equipped MBs and MBPs first came out tried adapters like this one with no success. What does work with the MDP (and a VGA adapter) is a converter box like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Startech-Component-YPbPr-Video-Converter/dp/B000G6Y0S6
3. VGA-Composite: This doesn't work with MBPs either. For Composite or S-Video output, you need a converter box like this:
http://www.amazon.com/PC-To-TV-Video-Converter/dp/B001CJOLBW/ref=pd_cp_e_2
or this:
http://www.startech.com/AV/Converters/Video/High-Resolution-PC-VGA-to-TV-Convert er-with-Remote-Control~VGA2NTSCPRO
These converter boxes will work fine in combination with your Apple MDP-VGA adapter.

Mini display to vga to vga to rca!!!!!!! macbook!!!!!

i have a mini displayport to vga cable (plugged into my macbook) and the vga to rca adapter connected into my tv's rca input. however there is no signal. is it possible to see my computer monitor on my tv? is there a setting on my computer? please help!!!
thanks.

Possibly too many adapters.
Signal strength dropped off when I used minidisplay-to-DVI/DVI-to-VGA/VGA-keyboard-viedo-mouse splitter, and "nothing" came through. minidisplay-to-DVI/DVI cable worked fine.

Mini Display Port to RCA (Yellow Phono)

I would like to connect my iMac to a secondary display like a TFT LCD TV Monitor or a projector via the Mini Display Port. Now since I used to connect my older iMac via it's Mini DVI port by an Apple Original Mini DVI to RCA/SVideo composite adapter, I had installed a 15 meters RCA cable from my computer to my TV/Projector.
Now I have already bought an Apple Original adapter for my new iMac that converts the Mini Display Port to VGA. I have also bought a VGA to RCA cable from eBay too, but when I connect the VGA to RCA cable to the Apple's MDP to VGA adapter the computer screen freaks. It's seems that they are not fully compatible.
Do I have to buy a Digital to Analogue converter which I found to be around 40 sterlings or shall I replace my previously installed RCA cable to a VGA cable?

Hi there, I'm not sure you'll find a lot of people here in the Tiger forums with 10.6.2 & a Mini Display Port, you might ask over here...
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=132

Options for VGA to S video/ composite video over Mini displayport

I have a mid 2009 13" macbook pro that i want to connect to a standard def tv with s video and composite inputs. I already own the mini displaport to VGA adapter. I have found two adapters on amazon that convert VGA to s/composite video. one is $4 and is just a cable. The other is a $40 box with vga input and video output. my question is, do i need to shell out for the expensive one or will the cheap cable do just fine? i have heard NTSC out a lot while poking around. does my computer have that?
Adapter #1 (cheap one) http://tinyurl.com/yc6topv
Adapter #2 (expensive one) http://tinyurl.com/yd6qnvs
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Hello, I am first time forums user and a new mac owner.
What I am having trouble with is a very similar thing but I have a brand new macbook pro 17 so I am pretty sure my connector is slightly different. I found this...
http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9319G/A
This seems to be a connector which comes out of the mini-dvi port and has a connector for rca/svideo. I have a mini-dvi to vga that I bought with the mac and then I have an old vga to rca/s-video connector cable like the cheap option the original poster gave.
My mac responds as it should but the tv signal is totally screwed up. I also tried hooking it to a projector using rca and that said no signal. The mini-dvi port to vga works but I am not 100% on the vgs to rca connector I haven't used it in so long. It is going to be a pain for me to test it though.
Should this work? DO I need to mess around with refresh rates?
Thanks

How to send my iBook's video to RCA-in? (Not THAT again!)

Yes, it's the cursed question, asked one too many times! I'm not going to let that stop me, because my situation is very specific, and I haven't been able to find the answer by searching the forums.
I'd like to output video from my iBook G4 to a projector that needs RCA-in (the three little colored plugs).
I have the video adapter that came with my iBook. It plugs into my mini-AV port, but the other end of the adapter cable is... what? I don't know what it's called, but it's 15-pin and will not go into my projector. (Is this called SVGA?)
I'm looking for an adapter that is 15-pin female on one end (to mate with the Apple adapter), and RCA male on the other end (to go into the projector). Can anyone point me in the right direction? (I've been searching RadioShack.com but am losing my mind amidst the dazzling variety of plugs and adapters there.)
I've also heard that I'll need an audio Y-cable (to go from my headphone jack to the projector's audio-in). Your help and advice much appreciated!

You just need a VGA to RCA breakout cable, one like this should work
http://www.digitalconnection.com/Products/Cables/SCVM3R.asp
or just type in "vga to rca breakout" to get a plethora of results, (you probably want to convert to a X3 RCA not X5)As far as the Y adapter goes it kidof depends on you set-up but that probably would be the easiest and most dynamic solution

HDTV connection using vga---- compositve

Hi. I recently bought the mini-dvi to vga converter for my macbook to connect it to my television, and it works great. I just bought another HDTV however, and it does not have a vga input. After some research, I'd like to set up a connection between my mac and the tv using component rather than the popular hdmi (i've read some bad things). i'm looking into buying a vga to rca component cord to connect the two devices (plug in the mini-dvi to vga adapter into the mac, then connect the vga>rca cord from the adapter to the tv, and then of course buy a separate audio cord as well). does anyone know if my mac model (the black one) can support this type of configuration. i have an intel gma x3100 chipset card.

TeenTitan wrote:
You would need to connect your mac using HDMI to do this you need two adapters:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB204G/A mini dvi to dvi
http://store.apple.com/us/product/TR842LL/A hdmi to dvi
or startech makes a single cable that converts mini dvi to HDMI
http://www.startech.com/item/MDVIHDMIMF-Mini-DVI-Adapter-to-HDMI.aspx if you use froogle to search for a low price you can find this cable for about 15 dollars. on amazon a similar cable is only 5 dollars.
It's important to note these cables do not transmit audio.
Message was edited by: TeenTitan
The OP specifically stated that he'd rather not use HDMI. What you are suggesting will theoretically work, however, it's hard to judge exact configurations, and the only way to find out for sure is to try it out. Your MacBook will support this, however some features such as display detection may not work with the component converter.
Hope this helps you!

VGA to HDTV

I have a Lenovo 3000 N200 with a VGA output (no SVideo) I want to send video to my Panasonic HDTV. I have a VGA to RCA/Svideo adapter. A signal goes to the TV but it is all static. Is it not possible to connect them or am I missing some software?

these cable doesn't work terribly well. I would suggest you get a lenovo usb2dvi dongle to get the video sent to the lcd.
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Connection to a monitor via VGA - Is it possible??...

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As the title says im thinking of hooking my phone up to my monitor at work but it only has VGA input.
All i can see is VGA to... ive tried one of the below but no joy.
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Crispy

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Yeah hooking up the yellow to yellow didnt work nor the changing to ntsc from pal
Connect your cable to a DVD player or something like that and check it...
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TV signal from T60p VGA port ?

Hi !
I would like to connect my T60p laptop to a TV. I saw VGA to RCA/S-Video cables available, but they require to have support for TV (RCA/S-Video) output through VGA port.
This is the recommendation from the VGA to Svideo/RCA cable seller: "please be sure to check the manual of your system to make sure the Video Card of your system supports TV (RCA/S-Video) output through VGA port. Not every Video card will work with this adaptor. Only certain Video cards which have TV Output function built into VGA port will work through this adaptor "
Can someone tell me if the T60p ATI Mobility FireGL V5250 video adapter supports this ? so I would not need to buy a more expensive VGA to TV converter, but just get the VGA-to-Svvideo/RCA cable.
Thanks,
Laszlo

If your older TV has either component (seperate RGB inputs) or VGA input with separate left/right audio jacks, you should be able to use either Apple's component or composite video cables. I have an iPad1 and I output Netflix from my iPad using the composite video cable as iPad1 doesn't output HD video, but standard VGA. Works great!

MiniDisplayPort to RCA / Composite

Just got a new MacBookPro, , and now noticed that the old Mini-DVI is not around anymore.
I need to connect to an older TV, that doesn't have HDMI or VGA inputs.
My only option is to go to RCA/Composite .
I could go from miniDisplayPort to VGA and then VGA to RCA...but there should be a faster and easier way. I found this online.
http://www.hdtvsupply.com/mini-displayport-to-composite.html
Has anyone tried this option? Is there something else out there?

HI Dennis,
Thanks for the help. I noticed on Amazon that there are other converters that look a little bit better than the EZ. I might go that way...
It seems like noone has ever tried the converter o linked on my question.
Thanks again,
Auudio

IMac to extrernal VGA tv input.

I own a iMac 27" and would like to connect a small tv that i own. Its a Polaroid 15" Tv with an D-Sub (VGA) input. I have bought the mini display to vga adaptor and a male to male vga cable. Hooked it all up and cannot get the iMac to detect the display. I have tried using the vga cable on other monitor and it works (so it is not the cable). I have also tried using the mini display adapter on another mac and it works (so it is not the adapter). I have the TV set to D-SUb source and it says 'no input signal'. I have tried putting the imac to sleep, restarting it, shutting it off and turning it back on. I have read many different posts about iMac not detecting external display but nothing has solved my problem. Any one have any ideas?

The Mini DisplayPort connector does not carry the signal needed for composite output. So while it does work on a computer display that uses VGA (as you proved to yourself), that older TV probably needs the composite signal that is not present. If you used a second adapter that went from VGA to RCA (or S-Video), then connected it to the TV, it would not work for the same reason.
There is a rather long topic thread about how you can do it, but it is not very elegant
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9692969
(the post with the pictures is the solution.)

MiniDisplayPort to RCA... Doesn't Exist! Options??

I have a MBP Unibody and a projector with RCA in. I'd like to go from my MBP to the proj., but currently there is no MDP (minidisplayport) to RCA. Super annoying.
Would the next advisable option be MDP --> DVI (or VGA) --> RCA?
Which would throughput a higher quality signal, VGA or DVI, or does it not matter?
Since the projector isn't HD (RCA inputs = quality cap), I don't need HDMI cabling or anything on the exuberabtly expensive side.
What do you guys think is the best way to go about this? Cost isn't really a limiting factor, but I'm not expecting this to be a huge bill... 3rd party adapters to Apple's overpriced MDP --> (anything) adapters are more than welcome... if they work!!

Hey Sin,
HDMI is not appropriate for an RCA whatsoever, so the only way would be what you said, and that would be MiniDisplay to VGA, then VGA to RCA. Both give about the same quality output, so yeah!
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MBA to a TV(None HDTV, RCA )

how do i connect my mba to my tv i bought a VGA to RCA but my mba did not detect it
plz help

have you this? http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB202G/A
this is the adapter that works for sure. If you use micro DVI -> VGA -> RCA it may not work since adapters not necessarily can be chained up.
volker

Xbox to iMac VGA

Is there any way that I can connect my Xbox (with VGA cable) to an iMac display?

You can use a composite RCA connection or an S-Video connection, through an USB interface device like this one
http://www.daystartechnology.com/AppleMac_Products/XLR8_Macintosh_Products/Mac_USB2_Video_Transfer_OSXPS.html
to display the feed in a window on the screen (or go full screen). It's basically a standard-definition video capture device plus software, so there are many other similar products.
I don't know of any device that works with a VGA connection, unless you can convert VGA to RCA or S-Video.

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