iBook - connecting an ibook g4 to a television

Glenners · Glenners #1 (**permalink**)

07-08-2007, 04:08 PM

I am about to inherit a ibook g4 form my cousin. Within the first month she owned it she stepped on it while it was shut and broke half the screen. So I figure I'll hook it up to my tv and just use it to play my extensive movie and tv collection. Do ibook g4's use the same little converter (mini dvi?) that the new macbooks use? Thanks!

milessthomas · milessthomas #2 (**permalink**)

07-08-2007, 10:13 PM

Yes mini DVI is what they use. The Ibook will mirror the desktop to your tv, but I would suggest downloading screen spanning doctor, (google it). It will allow you to close the screen and keep the mirrored image on your tv. Otherwise the tv screen will go black when you close it as well.

Glenners · Glenners #3 (**permalink**)

07-09-2007, 06:37 PM

perfect thank you for the information! I recieved the ibook today and it is one of the last ones they made I thought it would be alot crappier!

Glenners #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 18, 2006 Location: Windsor, Ontario Posts: 172 Mac Specs: 14" ibook g4, 1.42ghz. 512mb ram, 60gb hdd	07-08-2007, 04:08 PM I am about to inherit a ibook g4 form my cousin. Within the first month she owned it she stepped on it while it was shut and broke half the screen. So I figure I'll hook it up to my tv and just use it to play my extensive movie and tv collection. Do ibook g4's use the same little converter (mini dvi?) that the new macbooks use? Thanks! "Come on big operating system, big operating system!" - PC
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milessthomas #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 28, 2007 Location: Outer Banks, NC Posts: 763 Mac Specs: MBP 3.06Ghz, MBP 2.2Ghz, Mini G4, B/W G3 (Media Server), Toshiba Laptop, LCII, Beige G3	07-08-2007, 10:13 PM Yes mini DVI is what they use. The Ibook will mirror the desktop to your tv, but I would suggest downloading screen spanning doctor, (google it). It will allow you to close the screen and keep the mirrored image on your tv. Otherwise the tv screen will go black when you close it as well.
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