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Sep 11, 2015 9:09 PM in response to Bruce Aby Jan Hedlund,Hi,
Does the TV have HDMI, and/or other ports (if necessary, please post the exact TV make and model)?
If HDMI, there are adapters/converters from VGA. A device that does not require special drivers could possibly be worth testing (together with the adapter already needed for VGA).
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Sep 11, 2015 9:10 PM in response to Bruce Aby Csound1,Non VGA doesn't tell us what it is, only what it is not.
What type of connector does it use, MDP, DVI, something else?
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Sep 12, 2015 7:01 AM in response to Bruce Aby Bruce A,Thanks for your reply.
It's a recent Sony KDL - 40R380B that came along with minimal inputs: only HDMI, component, composite, and USB.
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Sep 12, 2015 7:15 AM in response to Bruce Aby Csound1,OK, you can't use the USB, it's not a video input, and as the max resolution of this TV set is only 1080 the quality is not going to be great. Composite or component are your only options that will work.
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Sep 12, 2015 7:25 AM in response to Bruce Aby Jan Hedlund,There are several options available. To begin with, you may want to take a look at the Sony support article https://us.en.kb.sony.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/42805/c/65,66/prods/KDL40R380B / for an overview.
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Sep 12, 2015 7:27 AM in response to Bruce Aby Csound1,Use an Apple TV, plugged into the HDMI input
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Sep 12, 2015 8:33 AM in response to Bruce Aby ChitlinsCC,You need to convert from VGA to Composite (I have seen a 'tail' length cable, reasonably priced) Click > HERE
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Sep 13, 2015 9:03 AM in response to Bruce Aby Jan Hedlund,The manual at https://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/0/MA573/en_US/PowerBookG4_15inch1.67-1.5G HzUserGuide.pdf appears to describe your PowerBook. The available ports for the connection of an external monitor or TV are shown on page 8 (DVI and S-video out). At least according to the text on page 45, a DVI-to-VGA adapter and an S-video-to-composite adapter came with the computer.
The specifications for the TV are at https://docs.sony.com/release/specs/KDL40R380B_mksp.pdf.
The best way would probably have been to establish a direct connection from the DVI port of the computer to an HDMI (PC input) port on the TV, providing that an appropriate DVI-to-HDMI cable or adapter could be found. However, the existence of various DVI variants complicate matters (see also the note about DVI-to-HDMI cables or converters in the aforementioned Sony support article).
Otherwise, as indicated earlier, one could possibly use an existing DVI-to-VGA adapter, combined with a new VGA-to-HDMI converter (maybe something similar to the device at http://www.clasohlson.com/uk/VGA-to-HDMI-Adaptor/Pr384705000), for a connection to HDMI on the TV.
Alternatively, you should be able to directly use an existing S-video-to-composite adapter for a connection to the composite video input on the TV.
You may have to carry out a few experiments in order to find a suitable solution. Good luck!
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Sep 13, 2015 10:04 AM in response to Jan Hedlundby Csound1,What about the sound? DVI (and VGA) do not carry audio. S-Video is probably the best choice for Video, that still will need a solution for Audio though.
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Sep 13, 2015 10:15 AM in response to ChitlinsCCby Csound1,That will depend on the TV, not the Mac. If there is an audio input that can be selected simultaneously with a useable Video input or not.
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Sep 13, 2015 10:21 AM in response to Csound1by Jan Hedlund,If sound is needed, you could use a separate cable connection for audio. See, for example, the aforementioned Sony support document in fine.
See also, as an example of another method, the VGA-to-HDMI device (link above).
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Sep 13, 2015 10:27 AM in response to Jan Hedlundby Csound1,There is no audio over VGA, so how would that work?
As I said before it depends on whether the TV has an audio input that can be active at the same time as a separate video input (that the Mac can use). Don't simplify this too much, you're leaving bits out.
If the TV can not combine inputs then a separate audio system will have to be used.
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Sep 13, 2015 2:48 PM in response to Csound1by Jan Hedlund,Csound1,
>There is no audio over VGA, so how would that work?
The VGA-to-HDMI converter (link above) has a separate audio input. There are similar devices with audio capabilities from other sources (for example, http://www.aten.com/doc_data/pdf_dm/vc180_converter_ss_en.pdf). These converters may or may not work together with the DVI-to-VGA adapter mentioned in the PowerBook manual, and they may or may not work with the HDMI input of this very TV.
>As I said before it depends on whether the TV has an audio input that can be active at the same time as a separate video input (that the Mac can use).
That should not be too difficult to determine (a good start could be to read the technical specifications and the user manual for the TV in question).
>Don't simplify this too much, you're leaving bits out.
It is not that complicated. We do not even know whether sound through the TV is needed in this case. My intention has been to provide ideas/options, not necessarily a ready-to-use pre-packaged solution. As I said, a few experiments may have to be carried out.