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Mac Forum / General / Hardware / January 2007Video cable for iPod Video?
I see that there are video/audio cables for certain iPod models that plug into the headphone connector and thereby provide a means to display video on a TV or monitor. There are other models of iPod that require a dock in order to display video on an external screen. Is the former option (cable in the headphone jack) available for the 5G (not the 5.5G) iPod Video 30GB? Thanks,  SignatureJohn English > I see that there are video/audio cables for certain iPod models that > plug into the headphone connector and thereby provide a means to > display video on a TV or monitor. There are? That's news to me. All the ones I know about require the dock connector to display video. SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. > > I see that there are video/audio cables for certain iPod models that > > plug into the headphone connector and thereby provide a means to > > display video on a TV or monitor. > > There are? That's news to me. All the ones I know about require the > dock connector to display video. I have a cable that allows me to plug 'n play my 60 GB 5G iPod into the RCA jacks on my TV. It looks just like a headphone plug, except that it has three distinct connectors (just like a camcorder mini-jack-- as a matter of fact, it *is* a camcorder mini-jack). The dock connector is required AFAIK to connect the iPod to and s-video jack, though. > > > I see that there are video/audio cables for certain iPod models that > > > plug into the headphone connector and thereby provide a means to [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > has three distinct connectors (just like a camcorder mini-jack-- as a > matter of fact, it *is* a camcorder mini-jack). Ditto for my 30 GB iPod video from summer 06. > > There are? That's news to me. All the ones I know about require > > the dock connector to display video. > > I have a cable that allows me to plug 'n play my 60 GB 5G iPod into > the RCA jacks on my TV. Just goes to show that I don't know everything, and some of what I think I know is just plain wrong. I guess that makes me human. SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. > > > There are? That's news to me. All the ones I know about require > > > the dock connector to display video. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > I guess that makes me human. Yeah, but you are a Mac advocate, so that gets you into heaven :-) >> I see that there are video/audio cables for certain iPod models that >> plug into the headphone connector and thereby provide a means to >> display video on a TV or monitor. > > There are? That's news to me. All the ones I know about require the > dock connector to display video. The Apple iPod AV Cable does exactly that. See http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco =1EA08367&nplm=M9765G%2FB > Is the former option (cable in the headphone jack) available for the 5G > (not the 5.5G) iPod Video 30GB? I use Apple's iPod AV cable to watch movies and TV shows on my television from my 5G iPod 60 GB all the time: <http://tinyurl.com/yluwb5> Note: If you want to be able to *control* your iPod with an Apple remote, you'll need a dock (and an Apple remote, of course). SignatureJR > > Is the former option (cable in the headphone jack) available for > > the 5G (not the 5.5G) iPod Video 30GB? > > I use Apple's iPod AV cable to watch movies and TV shows on my > television from my 5G iPod 60 GB all the time: And if you don't want to spend the money on Apple's iPod AV cable, any camcorder cable with the same plugs (3.5 mm plug in one end, three RCA in the other) will work. You just have to swap the colours around a bit (I don't remember, but possibly the video is sent over the red RCA plug, not the yellow). /Stefan Thanks to all for you help in identifying the right cable(s). Enjoy, SignatureJohn English > Thanks to all for you help in identifying the right cable(s). > > Enjoy, I should add that not all camcorder cables with 3.5 jack to 3 RCA plugs will work with the iPod. This is because on some brands the ground is in a different place on the jack (the others can be switched around, but not the ground). The one you want is a Sony camcorder cable. It is much cheaper than the Apple iPod AV cable. You just have to remember that the red RCA carries the video rather than the yellow in the Apple cable. SignatureAdrian > > Thanks to all for you help in identifying the right cable(s). > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > -- Adrian Sorry, didn't know about different cables for different camcorders. I was just lucky enough to try with a Sony cable... Thanks for the clarification! /Stefan Adrian said: > I should add that not all camcorder cables with 3.5 jack to 3 RCA plugs > will work with the iPod. This is because on some brands the ground is in > a different place on the jack (the others can be switched around, but > not the ground). The one you want is a Sony camcorder cable. It is much > cheaper than the Apple iPod AV cable. You just have to remember that the > red RCA carries the video rather than the yellow in the Apple cable. A small but critical detail. Thanks! SignatureJohn English > Adrian said: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > A small but critical detail. Thanks! Happy to help. SignatureAdrian > The one you want is a Sony camcorder cable. It is much > cheaper than the Apple iPod AV cable. You just have to remember that the > red RCA carries the video rather than the yellow in the Apple cable. I believe Radio Shack sells one of these. Haven't bought one yet, but the clerk described such swappage. SignatureClem "If you push something hard enough, it will fall over." - Fudd's first law of opposition Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:51:08 -0500, uhclem@DutchElmSt.invalid suggested: :> The one you want is a Sony camcorder cable. It is much :> cheaper than the Apple iPod AV cable. You just have to remember that the :> red RCA carries the video rather than the yellow in the Apple cable. : : I believe Radio Shack sells one of these. Haven't bought one yet, : but the clerk described such swappage. There are cheap 3rd party iPod AV cables on the market now, some of them cheaper than the camcorder cables I've seen. I can't speak to the quality, though. I think I've seen one on Dealmac for less than $5 before. Signatureagreenbu @ nyx . net andrew michael greenburg > There are cheap 3rd party iPod AV cables on the market now, some of them > cheaper than the camcorder cables I've seen. I can't speak to the quality, > though. I think I've seen one on Dealmac for less than $5 before. Yes. When I mentioned that you need a Sony camcorder cable I really should have said a Sony *type* camcorder cable. I have an Apple AV cable and a Chinese copy of a Sony cable ... both work equally well (though iPod video is far from HD so it isn't going to challenge the cable capability too much). SignatureAdrian |
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