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Television used as a monitor with a composite video connection
Using a television and a monitor together
The amount of video random-access memory (VRAM) determines whether
you can view the desktop simultaneously on both a television and the
computer monitor.
If your computer is equipped with 4 megabytes (MB) of VRAM, you can
connect a television and a computer monitor simultaneously and view the
desktop on both the monitor and the television.
If your computer is equipped with 2 MB of VRAM, you can only view the
desktop on either the monitor or the television. When you start up your
computer with both a monitor and a television connected, the desktop will
appear on the monitor, and the television screen will be dimmed or black. To
use a television as the only monitor, shut down your computer and disconnect
the computer monitor. Then turn on the television and then start up the
computer.
For further instructions on using a television as a monitor, choose Macintosh
Guide (or Mac OS Guide) from the Guide (h)menu; click the Guide’s Index
button, and choose “video” from the index.
For information on installing more VRAM, see Chapter 8, “Installing PCI
Expansion Cards and Additional Memory.”
TV
Composite
video
output port
Audio output
ports
(left and right)
Video In
port
Audio In ports
(left and right)
Triple RCA-plug cable
(available at most electronics supply stores)
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