Composite Av Cable + USB for Iphone 3g( (Work with Firmware Version 2.2) 2g Ipod Nano 3g /4g Ipod Touch 1g 2g Classic

by Avyden

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• ASIN: B001PPOK50
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,631 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 2, 2009

Product Description

This item does NOT work with the iPhone 3GS, 4, or 4S. It also does not work with the iPad & iPad 2. An attractively designed six-foot audio-video cable designed to connect video-capable iPods and the iPhone to standard-definition television sets, using metallic component RCA plugs on one end, and a Dock Connector on the other. Includes power adapter to keep iPod or iPhone charging while it outputs video. Compatible with Apple's 2007 Universal Dock.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Does not work with iPod Touch 2G and OS3.0, June 20, 2009

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D. Anthony - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Composite Av Cable + USB for Iphone 3g( (Work with Firmware Version 2.2) 2g Ipod Nano 3g /4g Ipod Touch 1g 2g Classic (Electronics)

CONFIRMED... WILL NOT WORK WITH iPod Touch and OS/Firmware 3.0 DO NOT BUY.

Connected to TV, video played for about 5 seconds (And Looked GREAT!). Then a popup message on the Touch "this accessory not supported". No more video on the TV. Video starts to play on Touch, audio continues on the TV.

My iPod Touch 2nd Gen and 0S 3.0 do not appear to play well with this cable.

Though, looked great for the 5 seconds it took the device to decide.

UPDATE:

Clearly this product is will not work with OS/Firmware 3.0 Apples seems to have blocked this accessory. From what I can find, Apple uses a "chip" to verify acceptable accessories (ie theirs or licensed vendors). Not sure if this is completely true. Seems the best solution is to buy Apple brand at 4x the price of this.

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars does not work with Iphone 3G running system 3.0, June 24, 2009

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Popeofpop "steve" (New York City, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Composite Av Cable + USB for Iphone 3g( (Work with Firmware Version 2.2) 2g Ipod Nano 3g /4g Ipod Touch 1g 2g Classic (Electronics)

I'm giving this 3 stars because it worked with system 2.21, but when I updated to OS 3.0 I received the message that 'this adapter is not made for iphone yadda yadda yadda ...' and it no longer worked. The manufacturer of this cable isn't to blame, but Apple's proprietary police are who render 3rd party accessories useless with each software update so you'll have to buy theirs for 4 times the cost. It obviously doesn't cost that much to manufacture such a cable if another company can sell it for a quarter of the price, so it's another case of Apple fleecing it's loyal customer base. So continues my love/hate relationship with Apple.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Does not work with OS 3.0 on iPod Touch and iPhone, June 22, 2009

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N. Wright (Wayne, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Composite Av Cable + USB for Iphone 3g( (Work with Firmware Version 2.2) 2g Ipod Nano 3g /4g Ipod Touch 1g 2g Classic (Electronics)

As soon as you upgrade to 3.0 , you get the "This accessory is not supported message" when attempting to play video.

Update** - I downgraded my Ipod back to 2.2.1 and this cable works again. **