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If your PowerBook has a DVD-capable optical drive, you can use your PowerBook as a DVD player to watch movies on an external monitor or television.
Basic Steps
1. Shut down the PowerBook and turn off the external monitor or TV.
2. Connect a video cable from the video output port on your PowerBook to the video input port on the monitor or TV. You'll have to find the right combination of ports on the computer and monitor or TV. For example, if your computer has an S-video output port and your TV has an S-video input, you could use that connection for the picture, and then connect an audio cable from the sound output port on your computer to the sound input port on the TV.
3. Turn on the monitor or TV, then start up your PowerBook. You'll probably also have to switch to the video input on your TV once it's on.
4. Make sure you can see the computer's desktop and menu bar on the monitor or TV. If not, ch
Connect your computer, HDTV, or AV Receiver to the GreenPower Control Outlet.
Connect your monitor, printer, scanners, speakers, DVD/Blu-ray Disctm player and other devices that consume energy in stand-by mode.
No. It is recommended that you plug your DVR/TiVo® or other hard-drive based device, such as a game console, into an unswitched, non-GreenPower outlet on your PowerCenter.
Plug your UPS into an unswitched, non-GreenPower outlet on your PowerCenter.
Yes, the surge-protected RJ45 network connection is gigabit capable.
Dual Link DVI transfers data at speeds of 7.92 Gbps whereas Single Link DVI reaches speeds of only 3.96 Gbps. With double the bandwidth, Dual Link DVI supports display modes at higher resolutions and faster refresh rates.
The fastest USB cable in the Digital Life line is rated "Advanced High Speed." Advanced High Speed data transfers are as fast as 1200 Mbps. Compare this with standard USB 2.0 specified at 480 Mbps.
Current USB cables in the Digital Life line are designed and built to USB 2.0 specifications. USB 3.0 is in development and coming soon.
The Digital Life series offers DVI-D Dual Link cables.
It depends on the camcorder. If the camcorder has USB receptacles, the Digital Life line of USB cables will transfer data at the highest rate the camcorder supports. If your camcorder supports HDMI Mini, Digital Life HDMI Mini cables allow you to connect and view your recorded content on an HDTV or other HDMI compatible displays, AV Receiver or PC. However, unlike USB, HDMI does not allow data transfer from your camcorder to a PC hard drive. It is for viewing only.
Connect your computer, HDTV, or AV Receiver to the GreenPower Control Outlet.
Connect your monitor, printer, scanners, speakers, DVD/Blu-ray Disc™ player and other devices that consume energy in stand-by mode.
No. It is recommended that you plug your DVR/TiVo® or other hard-drive based device, such as a game console, into an unswitched, non-GreenPower outlet on your PowerCenter.
Plug your UPS into an unswitched, non-GreenPower outlet on your PowerCenter.
No, the surge-protected RJ45 network connection is not gigabit capable.
Dual Link DVI transfers data at speeds of 7.92 Gbps whereas Single Link DVI reaches speeds of only 3.96 Gbps. With double the bandwidth, Dual Link DVI supports display modes at higher resolutions and faster refresh rates.
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