About the PowerBook G4 and iBook Apple Video Adapter
Learn about the Apple Video Adapters used with PowerBook G4 and iBook computers.
Products Affected
iBook G4, iBook, PowerBook G4
The Apple Video Adapter allows you to connect a television or projector to your PowerBook G4 or iBook computer. The adapter has a composite video port and an S-video output port. See Figure 1. You connect the adapter to your computer using the RGB style connector. See Figure 2.
Figure 1: Composite video port is on the left, S-video output port on the right
Figure 2: RGB style connector on the other end of the adapter
This video adapter does not work with earlier iBook computers that have an RGB output port, and will not work with the original iMac (Flat Panel) computer's RGB output port. The iMac (17-inch 1GHz) and iMac (USB 2.0) computers are compatible with this adapter.
This adapter does not come with the iBook (16 VRAM) or iBook (14.1 LCD 16 VRAM) computers, but may be purchased from The Apple Store (http://www.apple.com/store/).
With the release of the PowerBook G4 (12-inch), Apple has revised the Apple Video Adapter. This Apple Video Adapter looks similar to the earlier Apple Video Adapter.
The later Apple Video Adapter model number is M9109, while the earlier Apple Video Adapter model number is M8734. Apple will no longer sell the earlier Apple Video Adapter.
It is important to use only the later Apple Video Adapter with the PowerBook G4 (12-inch), iBook G4, and iBook G4 (14-inch) computers. If you use the earlier Apple Video Adapter, the video is diminished. This diminished video could be described as out of focus and being slightly blurry.
The later Apple Video Adapter works correctly with all the previous iBooks that can use the earlier Apple Video Adapter.
This video adapter does not work with earlier iBook computers that have an RGB output port, and will not work with the iMac (Flat Panel) computer's RGB output port.
The following is a list of compatible resolutions through each port on the Video Adapter:
NTSC Resolutions
PAL Resolutions
Figure 1: Composite video port is on the left, S-video output port on the right
Figure 2: RGB style connector on the other end of the adapter
This video adapter does not work with earlier iBook computers that have an RGB output port, and will not work with the original iMac (Flat Panel) computer's RGB output port. The iMac (17-inch 1GHz) and iMac (USB 2.0) computers are compatible with this adapter.
This adapter does not come with the iBook (16 VRAM) or iBook (14.1 LCD 16 VRAM) computers, but may be purchased from The Apple Store (http://www.apple.com/store/).
With the release of the PowerBook G4 (12-inch), Apple has revised the Apple Video Adapter. This Apple Video Adapter looks similar to the earlier Apple Video Adapter.
The later Apple Video Adapter model number is M9109, while the earlier Apple Video Adapter model number is M8734. Apple will no longer sell the earlier Apple Video Adapter.
It is important to use only the later Apple Video Adapter with the PowerBook G4 (12-inch), iBook G4, and iBook G4 (14-inch) computers. If you use the earlier Apple Video Adapter, the video is diminished. This diminished video could be described as out of focus and being slightly blurry.
The later Apple Video Adapter works correctly with all the previous iBooks that can use the earlier Apple Video Adapter.
This video adapter does not work with earlier iBook computers that have an RGB output port, and will not work with the iMac (Flat Panel) computer's RGB output port.
The following is a list of compatible resolutions through each port on the Video Adapter:
NTSC Resolutions
- 640 by 480 60 Hz (NTSC)
- 800 by 600 60 Hz (NTSC)
- 1024 by 768 60 Hz (NTSC)
PAL Resolutions
- 640 by 480 50 Hz (PAL)
- 800 by 600 50 Hz (PAL)
- 1024 by 768 50 Hz (PAL)