It amazes me how some people offer advice when they either don't fully comprehend the problem, or simply have no clue what their talking about. The person who started this thread (livinitup1) was right on point. He is absolutely correct. At this point, Apple is not offering a Mini Display to Composite/S-Video adapter as they did for the previous gen MacBook Pro for their DVI. Contrary to what at least one person posted on this thread, the new MacBook Pro does not have a Mini DVI port, it is a Mini Display port, which is completely different. So please make sure you know what you're talking about before you put out information.
I work as a Video DJ incorporating my MacBook Pro with turntables using software called Serato. The MacBooks tend to work much better for this than do PC's. I purchased the previous gen MacBook Pro for this purpose and it works flawlessly.
A friend of mine who has also started to DJ using video just purchased the newest model MacBook Pro for this same purpose. I was very surprised to see that the above mentioned adapter was not available for his new MacBook. After verifying with an Apple sales associate on the phone, I thought that I had resolved the problem. My solution was to advise my friend to buy the Mini Display to DVI adapter along with a DVI to composite/S-Video adapter.
After setting up at the club last night with his new MacBook Pro, we attempted to connect the two adapters together and to our surprise, they actually would not fit. We didn't know it, but Apple had included a Mini Display to DVI adapter with the computer, so we actually had an extra one to try. Even though they looked like they should, neither adapter would physically connect to the DVI to composite/S-Video adapter and therefore the night of Video DJ'n that we had promised our customers was not possible. This was very embarrassing to say the least and the club owner was not happy at all. This is a terrible error on Apple's part and it's totally inexcusable.
So, to those people who thought there was little or no need for a Mini Display to composite/S-Video adapter, clearly you are wrong. There's also the fact that he would also like to be able to connect to his Plasma TV at home for various reasons, not limited to watching movies. Aside from that, why are some people giving opinions about what other people may or may not want, especially when you clearly don't know. Why would Apple have made the adapter for the previous Gens if nobody would need them? Why would people be posting about this problem in the first place if the adapter wasn't needed?
If anyone has a solution for this, please let me know. My friend will have no choice but to send the MacBook Pro back to Apple if he can't find a solution in the next few days. Does anyone know where he can buy a new MacBook Pro of the previous Gen that is new and not refurbished?