Customer Reviews

Apple iPod 3rd, 4th Generation, Mini, Photo, U2, Video, Nano, iphone and ipod touch (firmware < 2.2.1) RCA AV (Video & Audio) Cable with iPod Plug

5 star:		(47)
4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(18)
1 star:		(55)

 

 

For those of you who bought this item and were disappointed, I assure you that confusion may have led you to believe it doesn't work. Allow me to give you some simple instructions:

1. Make sure you are plugging it into the right place on you TV. This may sound stupid, but some people may not realize that there are composite IN as well as OUT spots on some TVs. You want to use the composite (video/audio) IN.
2. Find the right setting for your specific TV. As you would change the INPUT setting when using a DVD player, you would do the same for your ipod. It will most likely be either VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2.
3. IPOD SETTINGS: From the main menu, go to VIDEOS > VIDEO SETTINGS. Select TV OUT and make sure that you select ON. Make sure that TV SIGNAL is on NTSC if you are in the US (most European countries use PAL). If you would like to use the WIDESCREEN (16:9) option, select ON. For Standard TV (4:3), select OFF.

For those of you are thinking about buy this item, I was quite satisfied. The cable was very inexpensive compared to what I would have bought directly from Apple; the cable arrived promptly and in brand new condition; the quality of the video was perfect for what I required.

Hopefully you find this useful. Good luck and enjoy!

I read several of the reviews that said this would not work, but for a few dollars I decided to try it anyway. I have a 120GB Ipod Classic 6th gen. Hooked up the cable and had instant video. My shipment arrived 3 days after the order was placed. I am a happy camper.

ITouch/IPhone and the last couple of version of the Nano require a chip to be embedded in the AV cable in order to enable video playing. Your newer Ipods will not play the videos over any of these cheap cables. There are a few non-Apple cables that work, but they are going to be in the > $40 range.

Although the listing describes this item as being compatible with the iPhone, IT IS NOT. I have no idea if this cable works with any iPod, but definitely not with iPhone.

Warning: This product does NOT work with my 80G iPod classic. I will be attempting to return this product. DO NOT BUY. Also, if anyone can recommend a cable that actually works for a classic iPod, I would be extremely grateful.

I just tried this cable on two of my new iPod Nanos, 4GB and 8GB, and it does NOT work. Do not buy unless you are taking a crap shoot on whether or not your iPod will work with it. Read all the reviews.

Cable worked great with IPHONE 2.2 software but now 3.0 software warns that cable is not compatible. IPHONE will not output video. I guess APPLE torpedeod thsi affordable alternative.

Good thing it's only $4...

It does NOT work with the newest iPod Touch 2G (mine is version 2.2.1 (5H11a).

After searching online, I've learned that Apple now uses a chip in their Apple manufactured cable without which the newest iPod Touch and iPhone supposedly won't activate the TV Out feature. Sure doesn't work on my iPod Touch 2G.

(Near as I can figure, the cable probably works fine with legacy iPod models)

After all of the negative reviews and low price I was hesitant to buy this item but at worst I was out less than $20.00. I'm happy I took the chance because it works just fine with my IPOD Nano 3G.
It arrived in 5 days. I took it out of the box, plugged it into my IPOD Nano 3G and went to the video settings. The video setting already indicated that the TV output was on with NTSC formatting. I plugged the composite cable into my TV and switched to the composite input. I started playing a movie and there it was on the TV.
I will grant that on my 32 inch TV the picture was poor like you'd see from an old VCR tape. The video was blocky with artifacts but that is no fault of this cable, just a result of blowing up a 2 inch video to 32 inches. I am very pleased with this product.

I ordered this cable a few days ago and just recieved it today. FINALLY, I can watch videos on my tv from the ipod nano, WRONG! First off, I should have known better, I read the reviews and how alot of you had trouble also. One reviewer that said it worked, just make sure the video output setting is turned on - is what I thought the problem for alot of people was. I guess I was wrong. Plugged it in, video setting to tv output and nothing on screen. Ipod says "connect output signal" or whatever it says on the screen. Went to music folder and played a song, that worked - on the left speaker channel. The right channel was dead. So, I took apart the connecter where it plugs into the ipod. To my surprise, two of the wires have broken off the pins. "So that's why it's not working?" Wrong again, same thing, not a single thing on the screen and that message on the ipod, but I got the right channel working now. I looked up the pin layout chart to see if the pins are in the right place and they are, so I don't know what the deal is. I don't plan on sending it back, it's not worth my time. Gave it one star because it arrived quickly though! So BUYERS BEWARE!