Customer Reviews

Belkin AV Cable for iPod 4G, 5G

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The short version is here

It takes a few steps to connect your iPod to your TV. Start by inserting the A/V cord's eighth-inch plug into your iPod's earphone jack. In it goes, schnickt. Couldn't be easier.

Here's where it gets a little tricky. In order to make your TV play back the iPod signal, you've got to redirect the outputs. You can't just plug the yellow RCA plug into the yellow RCA jack and the red into the red or the white into the white. No. Those geniuses at Apple send the video signal over the red RCA output. (Normally it arrives on yellow.) The sound comes through the white and yellow plugs.

I ended up going to an Apple store and testing this on iPod after iPod. They all have this quirk. It was intentional. But hey, it's proprietary. Woohoo. So here's what you have to do:

* Plug the red RCA plug into your TV's yellow RCA jack.
* Plug the yellow RCA plug into your TV's white RCA jack.
* Plug the white RCA plug into your TV's red RCA jack.

This is a great cable. It does what it should, it does it well, and it stands up to abuse. The video goes a bit wonky if I move the iPod around while watching, but that's due to the cheapness of the 3.5mm jack, not the cable.

DO NOT buy this for iPods released after the 5.5G video (the squat video nano, the touch, or the "classic"), as apple has disabled 3.5mm TV out unless the product contains an apple authorized chip. I don't have one of these iPods, so I haven't looked for any work-arounds, but it's probably worth it to just get a licensed AV dock.

Being an avid Andy Griffith Show fan, I loaded the entire first 5 seasons on my iPod for personal viewing. The cord allows me to view these episodes on any TV/monitor with RCA jacks. How great is that?!?!? I could not be more pleased with this item.

This thing is awesome. I have a friend who loves his as well. This cable uses the headphone jack to output audio and/or video on your iPod. Great for watching on TV, and maybe hooking up to a stereo (I haven't done it myself). Just set the video settings to TV Out before playing your video and enjoy.

Having used this cable and my MacBook to DJay for parties, I'll say that the sound quality is excellent. The RCA connectors are very solid, and the wire is a satisfying thickness: this is in no way a flimsy product.

There are less expensive versions of this cable, but if I were to buy one as a gift, I'd certainly choose this one, as it feels very durable.

I haven't tried the video connection because I use DVI for that.

the reson it would not send a video signal may be because you didnt go into settings and turn "TV Out" on. If you do that it should work just fine.

I tried all of the suggestions for hookup and I ensured that I had the TV output set to yes ... and I got sound without any picture. It might not be the cables, but I'm not sure. I believe that my 80gb iPod is a 4G, but maybe I'm wrong. Unfortunately, I waited too long to check that everything worked, so I can't return. There goes $20 for nothing.

quality wire, good contruction.

installed in e46 bmw,
cable runs from ipod dock in front to video switch in trunk
video quality is excellent, no interference picked up

Bought this in hopes it would work with my iPod touch. No Deal! Nor did it work with my nieces iPod Video. It gives sound, but no picture even after trying several suggestions recommended here, several combination set ups and settings, and several TV sets. Returning. :-(

Meanwhile the make of the Belkin cable quality and length is very nice for those items that it does work with.

I tried this product on my stero and in my car. I can't get any sound to come out. I even tried it on my lcd tv with no luck. I really lost my money on this.