tv output on macbook

[marm1210]

hi forgive me if this has been asked before

i need to buy the lead that goes from my macbook to connect to a tv

my question is when i do that

will i be able to set it up so the tv out put is just seeing the words
and not the application on my macbook book

many thanks guys

[lenskaraoke]

Yes you will only see the words on the screen, if thats the way you set it up. The lead you need is part number M9267G/A. I got mine from an Apple shop for £15.00 last month.......Len

[dave]

http://www.kjams.com/wiki/FAQ#How_do_I_ ... on_a_TV.3F

[marm1210]

hi again guys
thats cool
BUT do i get to keep the applcation on my macbook and the words ect on the screen all the time after i start every track with out hitting any keys to swich over ect
that would be a pian while i am sorting out singers ect

also while the words window are on the tv screens do i get a small preivew box on on my macbook ???

i am also taking it that i dont need to know about screen spanning ect
was that for older computers

[dave]

do i get to keep the [browser window] on my [main screen] and the [lyrics] on the [TV Screen] all the time

yes

after i start every track with out hitting any keys to swich over etc

I'm not at all confident I know what you mean by that, however, i *think* the answer is "yes".

do i get a small preivew box on on my [main screen]

In the Pro version, yes.

i am also taking it that i don't need to know about screen spanning etc, was that for older computers?

"Screen Spanning" is a Windoze thing. Macs don't have "Screen Spanning" and never have. They have something better called "Extended Desktop". "Screen Spanning" is when you have a *single* virtual monitor that happens to be stretched (spanned) across 2 displays of the exact same dimensions (eg: 2 monitors that are both set to 1600x1200). The lame part about "Spanning" is that the computer believes there is only one monitor (in this case, a monitor that is 1600x2400). So "zooming" a window would cause it to span across both screens, which is almost never what you want. So the answer is yes, you do NOT have to know about that or deal with that, because you're on a Mac. Macs have *always* treated separate monitors as separate, and there is no need for each monitor to be set to the same resolution. eg: your powerbook is probably 1920x1200, but your TV is 720x480. Just drag the video window over to the TV and go full screen, and it will take over that monitor.