Ian - I feel your pain. Twice in large family gatherings I tried to hook up my PB to do a slide show on TV and got only a scrolling display. Turned out to be set to a European PAL (50hz) format instead of the local NTSC (60 hz). Figured it out, but not in time for the two shows, or to avoid Mac jokes.
TV sets are not 640x480, they are approximately 512x392 (I'm not sure about that last number). When I choose that format off my menu for DVD playing on the TV, it looks fine. Using a direct S-video cable into your TV (if you have the input) will be a marginal improvement, but mostly unnoticeable. I always use the S-video to RCA adapter with no ill effects. I can't comment on the games, because most of mine default to 640x480 on the primary monitor and won't let me choose to show them on a TV. Crappy video on a projector is most often because someone uses the S-video hookup instead of the monitor video cable. If you still get bad results with the monitor video cable, do a side-by-side with someone else's laptop (PC and/or Mac, same cables, same program, same image, etc.) and report the results. I missed your original post, but would be glad to try to help if you can offer more info. - Jeff Lentz --- Ian Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I gotta say that I have had this iBook for a couple > of years and I > noticed the poor Video Out quality when I first > connected it to my TV > to play Myst: Exile. Thought it was just "shitty" > TV resolution. > But the other day I borrowed this projector for a > presentation, which __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
