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[A cheaper way to] Play Videos from your ipod on the BIG[er] SCREEN!!!

[A cheaper way to] Play Videos from your ipod on the BIG[er] SCREEN!!!

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After I saw the sat instructable that basically told you to buy some stuff, I had to share this with the world, it uses a 3.5mm AV jack (standard if you own a Digital Video camera or DV camera) with a couple of the plugs reversed.

Materials::::

:: An iPod Video
:: An AV-RCA cable with a 3.5mm head
:: A TV
:: Half a Brain

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Step 1Enable TV Output

Under the TV output settings, just make sure it says "Ask" Instead of "Off"

So when you select a video, the screen in the second picture will pop up.

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Jun 13, 2010. 4:24 PMmonkeys98 says:

where can you get one of these cables?

Mar 2, 2010. 7:26 PM

Robot Lover says:

they are all in different holes... do you know something that i don't?!

Jan 27, 2010. 11:43 PM

Diabloscope says:

Go to a car stereoshop, they have a universal adapter ,for cars & CAN BE USED IN YOUR HOME , using the main connector on the bottom , , it has two wires for 12v+ connection for Charging , has resistor built in . if you are creative and have a 12volt power adapter ,you dont have to worry about battery running Down !!

Oct 17, 2009. 5:50 PMhomemovies64 says:

my 5th gen white 60gb ipod video wont work with this connection! Help please

Oct 17, 2009. 6:06 PMtyeo098 (author) says:

Make sure you have the connections right. The colors are mixed up.

Jun 29, 2009. 5:42 PMmiqt says:

...what firmware do you have to have on your ipod video, 5 or 5.5??? because i don't see any options of "tv" or anything like that.....i have audio, but not video...any help? 5th generation video ipod should work, right?

May 16, 2009. 12:12 PMabadfart says:

dose this work with zunes

May 16, 2009. 7:13 PMtyeo098 (author) says:

Dont know, dont have a zune. Build it and tell us!

Mar 19, 2009. 5:52 PMscienceboy63 says:

For any of you who are wondering, the new iPod Nano Chromatic, iPhone, or iPod Touch 1st or 2nd gen have a cable with a ID chip in them. This hack works only for the older models.

Apr 12, 2009. 1:14 PM

Schooniedude says:

I got the sound on the tv, but not anything else. I have an ipod touch by the way.

Mar 3, 2009. 1:47 PMtbone121 says:

(removed by roller coaster)

Feb 9, 2009. 12:57 PMSigsaucer647 says:

someone needs to make one for the newer ipods that use the dock connector

Dec 26, 2008. 6:27 PMHerminator says:

For the ipods that don't work with this, get a cable with a built in chip.
DealExtreme

Dec 19, 2008. 5:51 AMz50j says:

does this work with the 2nd gen ipod touch?

Jul 27, 2008. 2:47 PMEmankcin says:

This doesn't work with the 3rd gen Nano. After I hook stuff up, and select the movie, and get to the step where it asks if I want to enable TV, and I select yes, it says to connect the TV out cable. I tried to trick the system by connecting the firewire connector, but it didn't buy it.

Jul 27, 2008. 5:40 PMtyeo098 (author) says:

That's because the new ipods use the dock connector and there's no HW for the headphone jack hack.

Dec 19, 2007. 7:20 AMvatkin says:

im almost sure this doesn't work with the ipod classic (6 gen ipods) and probably also the 3rd gen nanos

Jun 21, 2008. 12:00 PMgizmo_ult says:

it does just on your ipod it says video then click and go to settings that easy

Jun 7, 2008. 11:22 PMcraigdiesel666 says:

I can confirm this. I have the 80 gig Classic, and it needs the cable w/ a dock connector to send video out.