Thanks but changing the resolution doesn't seem to make any difference. I still can' get the mac to recognise that there is another eidsplay plugged in, when I go to systen preferences, displays and click 'detect display' nothin happens. Perhaps that's where the problem lies?

Ah ha, I have tried the combination suggested on the thread (thank you Daniel). Now when I press V-tape on the remote the TV turns on and shows black and white diagonal lines moving accross the screen with what looks like writing underneath but it's not possible to read. So there is hope! Can anyone tell me how to get from that to the fully working

Thanks. I still can't get my mac to register the connection though. I have tried setting the S-VHS menu to both A-Aux to match the AV2 and V-Tape 2 to match AV2. I have also tried using a cable which connects scart to S-AV plug but I still can't get either machine to register the connection. I don't know if the fact that the AV1 scart on

I have a 20 year old Bang and Olufsen TV, a Beovision LX6000 Nicam, and a macbook pro which is only a few weeks old. I want to be able to see what's on the screen of my mac on my TV but I don't know if it's possible given the TV's age. I have tried using a PC to TV adapter box (which did say it worked with macs) and a mini display port