Laurent, Thanks for the thorough instructions. I already managed to watch a DVD based on Tom's off list instructions, but yours help explain a few things.
So when did OS X bring this feature back? When OS X first came out it wasn't possible to watch a DVD on a TV through a Pismo and I never got the word that it was possible again. Jim On Friday, September 6, 2002, at 02:03 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: > If your TV has components input or your VCR, then it's pretty easy. > Component means an RCA kind of connector, or what we used to call > "phono" > jack. Usually, the video one has the yellow color associated to it, > while > the audio are red and white. Well, you have to look inside the jack to > see > the color as the external is usually gold plated to make contact with > the > plug. Then, if you have that, you should have got an adapter with your > Pismo, if you bought it new. It's an S-VHS to components adapter. The > S-VHS > plugs right in the back of your Pismo. At the other end is a component > jack, > like on your TV or VCR. You'll need a component video cable to plug > the 2 > together and Radio Shack sells them. If you don't have the S-VHS to > Component Video adapter, I think they sell this too. The port cover on > your > Pismo will have the picture of a camera with a "S" on it and the word > "OUT" > below it. That's where you plug your adapter. > > Then, you have to get the sound to your TV or VCR. Again, Radio Shack > is > selling adapters that will have a 1/8" plug that goes into your Pismo > to 2 > RCA plugs, one for each stereo channel, the red and white jacks on > your TV > or VCR. That's all what there is to it. You put your computer to > sleep, plug > the required adapters and wake up the computer which should sense that > the > S-VHS jack has something plugged to it, and using the Display > preferences, > you should be able to move the menubar from your Pismo screen to your > TV. > That's an important step because the DVD Player will go full screen > only on > what it considers the "main" screen, and the main screen is the screen > with > the menubar. You also need to adjust the TV screen for Thousands of > colors, > because I think I've read there is a bug in the DVD Player and if your > TV > screen display is not set correctly, DVD Player will report an error > and > will quit. Then, when that is done, launch DVD Player. Choose "Enter > Full > Screen" from the "Video" menu. I think you can even close the lid of > your > Pismo (although I'm not positively sure, as I haven't tried that since > I > upgraded to 10.2 and can't tell if that feature is working or not. > Worse > case, the movie will stop playing as your Pismo will go to sleep, but > it's > not very hard to wake it up). > > I'm not sure, but if your TV or VCR have an S-VHS input, you would > only have > to get an S-VHS cable, as this includes video and audio signals. But > since > I've never had any equipment with S-VHS input, I can't tell for sure. > > -Laurent. -- 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
