Connecting Latop to TV

nd32k3nd32k3
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
Is it possible to hook my iBook up to my TV? Will a AV to RCA cable work for this? How do I make it read the TV as a display?

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  • Reply 1 of 4
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Yes, the AV->RCA cable will work.



    And to make it recognize it... plug it in, then either tell it to Detect Displays (System Preferences -> Displays), or, what most people do, simple close the lid, and open it, and it'll do the detection when it wakes up.



    That's it.
  • Reply 2 of 4
    nd32k3nd32k3 Posts: 187member
    Well I bought one (17 bucks seems like a lot for a cord haha) but unfortunately it does not work. Able to return it though. I tried both ways you said and it just does not work. Then I went on Apple and they have a cord that plugs into the display port (for a monitor) that goes into an S Video, so that one should work.
  • Reply 3 of 4
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Riiiiiiight, I'm sorry, what AV port did you mean, if not the display port? That's the only video port on the laptop.
  • Reply 4 of 4
    nd32k3nd32k3 Posts: 187member
    I know with some laptops (and with iPods etc) you can plug the AV directly into the headphone jack then connect it to the TV through that.
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