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iPod Touch TV Out???

I got an iPod touch 8 gig today. I have an apple universal dock & apple a/v cable. On my ipod it says tv out. Unlike my previous ipod there is no option of tv out on/ off/ ask....So, when I try to watch it on my tv all I can hear is audio...cant see any video. Did apple forget something here??? I also just tried my apple a/v cable and still no video....Help....

Windows XP

Posted on Sep 15, 2007 9:20 PM

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Sep 15, 2007 9:27 PM in response to blackdiamond77

All new iPod models (the recently released batch) use only the dock connector to output video. They have removed the lower-quality AV cable connection via the headphone jack.

In order to view video out you need the Apple component cable dock connector, or you need an iPod universal dock.

Sadly, the days of using a mini-to-RCA cable are gone. You can find the cable or dock you need in the Apple store.

Sep 15, 2007 9:33 PM in response to Keith Owen

Keith Owen wrote:
All new iPod models (the recently released batch) use only the dock connector to output video. They have removed the lower-quality AV cable connection via the headphone jack.

In order to view video out you need the Apple component cable dock connector, or you need an iPod universal dock.

I have an "Apple" a/v cable and I have an "Apple" ipod universal dock...Still doesnt work... 😟

Sep 22, 2007 12:28 PM in response to Chasetastic

Im sorry to post this here but i dotn know how to make a new thread (can soemone help me)

I saw this at argos and needed to knwo, do you get the cable with it, you know the cable to connect the ipod to the computer or is it just white pice of plastic you get.

I though i woudl get it know whilst it got a offer on it 😀 and can i use this with my Touch when i get it

Thanks See Link : http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5345485.htm

Sep 22, 2007 6:13 PM in response to blackdiamond77

At no point in my response did I indicate you could use any a/v cable, no matter who the manufacturer. In fact, I specifically said that Apple removed the AV from the headphone jack. Let me say it again: +On the new iPods you cannot connect to a TV with ANY cable through the headphone jack.+ Not Apple's, not anyone else's.

Read it again. You need an *Apple Component AV Cable* which connects via the dock. COMPONENT. As in "not standard a/v" and "not via the headphone jack."

Alternately you can use the Apple Universal Dock. By they way, I was wrong about that one-- I said the iPod Universal Dock would work, but it won't work with the iPod touch (it does work with the Classic, though). The new dock is called the Apple Universal Dock, not the iPod Universal Dock. Please note the difference.

Again, the reason for this is because the iPod touch outputs in higher definition, and the standard AV cable doesn't do it justice and would require Apple to include the inferior hardware in the ipod touch, which would increase cost, size, and limit it's capabilities in the long run.

You can find the Apple Component AV Cable and the Apple Universal Dock in the Apple Store, and soon at your nearest Best Buy.

This isn't "crippling" the iPod. It's improving it. Sometimes you have to upgrade.

Sep 22, 2007 6:16 PM in response to Nathan.S

Nathan-

That is the iPod Universal Dock. It WILL NOT work with the iPod touch. You need the Apple Universal Dock.

I know. It's a pain in the neck with the naming confusion, but here it is again:

iPod Universal Dock = NO!

Apple Universal Dock = YES!

The difference can be told easily by checking out the back. The iPod Universal Dock has an S-Video connector, while the Apple Universal Dock does not.

Do not bother buying an iPod Universal Dock. It's old tech. You need the new one if you want to output video.

Sep 23, 2007 7:04 AM in response to blackdiamond77

just to add some info, the new cable you need is 49.00 from apple, you have to decide if you want composite or component, component would be highest quality video, however the video out specs of the touch is lower than the other ipods. the touch outputs 480I (interlaced) while the other ipods are 460P (progressive) ....on paper and in my experience their is a pretty dramatic difference in picture quality between the two....however we will all just have to wait til these cables become available before we can evaluate apples implementation( btw the iphone is interlaced also.)

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