So I bought this cable off Ebay so you can watch your videos that are on your IPOD on your TV

http://cgi.ebay.com/AV-Video-cable-RCA-For-i-Pod-iPod-nano-Video-30GB-60GB_W0QQitemZ300067060081QQihZ020QQcategoryZ48680QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

got it today and it doesnt work......is this even possible to get a video feed through just the head phone jack???

1/5/2007 5:34:16 PM

I've never heard of that

1/5/2007 6:05:46 PM

you got owned dude

[Edited on January 5, 2007 at 6:10 PM. Reason : and gl returning it to a hong kong seller]

1/5/2007 6:08:03 PM

http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/ipod-lounge/t-watch-ipod-video-on-your-tv-37875.html

1/5/2007 6:11:39 PM

read that ^ page


the main things you need to do are

A) make sure your ipod settings are on TV Out

B) move the RCA cables to different spots on your TV. I think the red goes to yellow, etc etc



the reason this is an issue is b/c Apple tried to monopolize the market. They switched which section of the jack is video, audio, etc. They then released their own cable and said it was the only compatible cable, when in fact it just makes the "audio" cable become video, etc

[Edited on January 5, 2007 at 6:44 PM. Reason : reason]

1/5/2007 6:42:30 PM

Yes it is possible. The headphone port has a third connection in it that carries video. Follow the steps above, just play arround with the different connectors to find the one that carries video.

1/5/2007 6:42:48 PM

Quote :

"btmagician13 All American 710 Posts user info edit post So I bought this cable off Ebay so you can watch your videos that are on your IPOD on your TV http://cgi.ebay.com/AV-Video-cable-RCA-For-i-Pod-iPod-nano-Video-30GB-60GB_W0QQitemZ300067060081QQihZ020QQcategoryZ48680QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem got it today and it doesnt work......is this even possible to get a video feed through just the head phone jack??? 1/5/2007 5:34:16 PM Jn13Y All American 3042 Posts user info edit post I've never heard of that 1/5/2007 6:05:46 PM pablo_price All American 4610 Posts user info edit post you got owned dude [Edited on January 5, 2007 at 6:10 PM. Reason : and gl returning it to a hong kong seller]"

posts of the day right here. do as they said above, you gotta switch the cables around

1/5/2007 6:46:31 PM

Well, the ebay page advertises use for the nano too. If you are using a nano, it does not have a "TV-out". It would play the audio though.


If you are using an ipod video, switch the cables around. I bought a cable at radio shack that worked fine for my ipod.

Also, if you want to go cheaper, there are other cables that look the same, just not specifically for ipod. All you have to do to make them work is switch the inputs around on your tv until you get both audio and video. Ipod changed up the jacks just to make more people go and buy their own ipod-advertised cables.

1/6/2007 2:39:52 PM

Quote :

"the reason this is an issue is b/c Apple tried to monopolize the market. They switched which section of the jack is video, audio, etc. They then released their own cable and said it was the only compatible cable, when in fact it just makes the "audio" cable become video, etc "

Actually, you're completely wrong.

It's impossible to make the same connector run headphones AND video without switching those two pins around.

basically, the audio out on the AV cable is the same audio connections that the headphone uses, but the connectors are reversed because that's how the spec is.

And they sell their own cable to avoid problems like this, where people match the colors up, then bitch that they don't work.

[Edited on January 6, 2007 at 2:46 PM. Reason : ]

1/6/2007 2:45:37 PM

ok well that may be so, but when i was looking for one of these cables ~8 months ago, i remember reading something online from apple saying their cable was the only one that would work with this product, which is in fact false

1/6/2007 5:49:51 PM

has anybody had good experience with this stuff?

is the video quality good enough to where you can actually sit down and watch a movie on tv off of your iPod? even on big screen tvs?

1/7/2007 2:04:58 AM

i have an actual Apple AV cable for sale if anyone is interested

1/7/2007 9:29:06 AM

^^yes. i've put shows from itunes and also downloaded stuff on my ipod and both look pretty good. not HD quality but viewable.

1/7/2007 2:06:12 PM

second halo. Not too shabby on a rear projection big screen and a large LCD. Not HD, better than the best a video tape could do.

1/7/2007 3:20:09 PM

i bought one at walmart

1/7/2007 3:28:05 PM

iTV thing is coming this week.

1/7/2007 5:45:30 PM