Connect iPhone to an External Display?

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Connect iPhone to an External Display?

I have to teach a class soon on using the iPhone, and I would really like to show what's on my iPhone screen so everyone can see as I demonstrate its use.

Is there any way to connect to an external monitor? Or at least project what's on the display onto a projection screen? Did Steve do this when he introduced it a year ago?

MacBook Pro 17" 2.4GHz, Mac OS X (10.5.1), 4GB RAM, 250GB disk

Posted on Jan 1, 2008 8:57 PM

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Jan 1, 2008 9:16 PM in response to FenBat

He did but it is a "secret" cable which has yet to be released. Currently video output is available.

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S7umpy

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Jan 1, 2008 9:31 PM in response to FenBat

Why not use a Apple Composite AV Cable it's 49 on apple's web site?

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Jan 1, 2008 10:36 PM in response to S7umpy

An Apple sales person did a pretty good demo at a local user group meeting using a camcorder connected to a projector. You need to support the camera some way but it is do-able. Nick

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Jan 1, 2008 10:50 PM in response to FenBat

if you have to resort to a camera see if you can get your hands on an elmo over head display (uses the camera instead of the light coming through the transparencies)

-matt

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FenBat Author

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Feb 27, 2008 4:48 PM in response to S7umpy

I think that's for iPod video playback only.

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Feb 27, 2008 5:20 PM in response to mattathayde

this is what we have at my school i think this would work great
its like a overhead projector but with video and goes to a tv or projector

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apixel

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Feb 27, 2008 5:53 PM in response to FenBat

With the AV cable you can show iphoto slideshows and probably ipod movies ... that's about it. My brother uses it to do his lectures now, but it's not quite what you need. You want show the entire iphone, right?

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Feb 28, 2008 3:20 PM in response to b_behringer

Does this "secret" cable let an Iphone user surf the internet with the Iphone connected to an external monitor? I don't think so. I was told that the Iphone would need a graphics card to do this,and the card would be as big as the phone

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FenBat Author

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Mar 2, 2008 11:38 AM in response to mattathayde

I would think I want the overhead display withOUT the transparency light under the platform. I remember there being overhead displays that worked reflectively with lights from above, like for use with books and non-transparent material. I could then just turn the upper lights off and use the light source from the iPhone.

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FenBat Author

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Mar 2, 2008 11:39 AM in response to apixel

Right. I want to mirror everything that's on the iPhone screen.

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