S-Video is pretty shitty, but you wouldn't even need it because that cable also has standard A/V adapters as well. I'm not familiar with the Minidisplay connection, but I would say that it looks pretty feasible. If you buy from newegg, you can usually get cables dirt cheap. I bought a DVI to VGA so that I could hook my computer up to my television, and it was about $4. I'd be curious to see how this works out, if you do end up picking those up.