CHAPTER 3

Devices and Ports

algorithm also provides robust clock recovery for greater skew tolerance with longer cables or low-cost short cables. For additional information about TMDS, see the references shown in “Digital Visual Interface” (page 63).

External Video Port

The PowerBook G4 17-inch computer has a video port that provides S-video output to a PAL or NTSC video monitor or VCR. The video output connector is a 7-pin S-video connector. Figure 3-10(page 48) shows the arrangement of the pins and Table 3-17(page 48) shows the pin assignments on the S-video connector.

Figure 3-10S-video connector

Table 3-17

Pin assignments for the S-video output connector

Pin number

S-video output connector

1

Analog GND

2

Analog GND

3

Video Y (luminance)

4

Video C (chroma)

5

composite video

6

Unused

7

Unused

An S-video-to-composite adapter is included and accepts an RCA plug for connecting to a composite video device.

The PowerBook G4 17-inch computer provides video output at picture sizes and frame rates compatible with the NTSC and PAL standards; the picture sizes are listed in Table 3-18(page 48). Those picture sizes produce underscanned displays on standard monitors.

Table 3-18

Picture sizes for S-video output

Picture size

Pixel depth

512 by 384

24 bpp

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17-INCH specifications

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