Watch IPod On TV For Under $5

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iPod cables that let you play videos on the TV are expensive. With this mod you can make it work for under $5 or you might already have the cable at home.

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Watch IPod On TV For Under $5

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frustration...
great vid, but I can't seem to get mine to work! I've connected the RCA cable in loads of different combinations, all I get is a kind of black and white vertical bar across the screen.

My TV supports both PAL and NTSC, but as I'm in the UK i've made sure it's set to PAL. Any idea why it's not working? I have a 5G iPod video 30GB...please help!!
By dearone1 1211320623 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~8930723~~
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  Try NTSC. Be sure your iPod is set to TV Out or ask from the Video settings. Make sure that the Red plug goes into the Yellow port and the Yellow plug goes to the Red port. When you play the movie, you should see the video only on the TV, if you see it on your iPod you are doing something wrong. Try all of that and then come back if you have problems.
  By Smoke&Mirrors 1211331961 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3983352~~
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doesnt work; help!!!
it didnt work for me(maybe because i have a ipod nano 3rd gen) when i said yes for tv out, it just said please connect the cable. help!!!
By imdabeast 1206069301 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~8174189~~
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  I'm not sure, but don't the 3rd gen iPods play video out through the charging port at the bottom. Or do you know if they still do it through the headphone jack?
  By Smoke&Mirrors 1206124633 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3983352~~
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Hey
can you make it work for ipod touch?
By cosmos92 1205695594 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6700256~~
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  I'm not sure if it will. I don't have one so I can't test it.
  By Smoke&Mirrors 1206124551 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3983352~~
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- ok^^
  Thx anyway and thx for answering x) ^^
  By cosmos92 1206124657 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6700256~~
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And 6G iPod
Can i do this with 6G iPod?
By sergioska 1205142583 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7745217~~
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  I'm not sure, but I would say off-hand that it probably couldn't. Look around, especially in your video camera case and you might find one in there. Try it out and let us know.
  By Smoke&Mirrors 1205300013 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3983352~~
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Helpful..
Never thought of this before, some stars 4u..
By Hirifer 1185832413 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6005282~~
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hey need help
does it work with the zune? I have one but I dont want to go out there and buy the cable if it does not work . help mgs me
By sths2009 1185489044 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5303765~~
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- It might work.
  I don't have a Zune, however I did do a bit of quick searching and it looks like it could work. Honestly, these cables cost about $3 at Radio Shack if you don't have one already. Most digital camcorders come with this cable, so check at home. The worst thing you could do is spend $3 bucks and find out it doesn't work.
  By Smoke&Mirrors 1185489515 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3983352~~
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doesnt work
complete bull crap. i tryed it on every tv in my house & it doesnt work
By tinoman 1182397669 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4471918~~
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- it does
  work with me
  By onezeez 1182606079 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4563429~~
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- Checklist.
  Did you plug the red plug into the video and vice versa?
  
  Did you set your iPod to "TV Out"?
  
  Is you iPod in NTCS and not PAL format?
  
  Is your TV on the proper input channel?
  
  If it isn't working for you, I'd hate to say it, but you are doing something wrong.
  By Smoke&Mirrors 1182408956 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3983352~~
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PSP
can you do this with da psp?
By FoXD69 1181941543 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5343565~~
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- Doubt it.
  I don't think so because the PSP is meant to display videos externally. On the iPod I talk about how you have to change the video settings to TV Out and so fourth. On the PSP, you don't even have those options...yet.
  By Smoke&Mirrors 1181941782 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3983352~~
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Thanks
This is really helpfull, thanks for the tip
By Claysword 1180915589 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5168843~~
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hey
good luck !
By fazookie 1180644396 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3192708~~
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nice
thx bro i am looking form long time any east way like you dide thax for this video
By Dubai holding 1179883006 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5344449~~
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- No Problem.
  This cable mod has saved me more than once when I was in a pinch.
  By Smoke&Mirrors 1179890935 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3983352~~
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hey!
check out my videos too...
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fake
fake
By sandmanpl 1180088749 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5271971~~
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- Question.
  Have you actually tried it?
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