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To connect your iPod to a TV, you need some cables. Apple sells a Basic iPod AV Cable through its online and brick and mortar Apple Stores for $19.00. This cable has a 1/8" mini-plug connector at one end and triple RCA-type plug connectors at the other. The mini-plug connects to the headphones port on the iPod, or the line out jack on your iPod Dock, while the color-coded RCA plugs connect to corresponding ports on your TV set:
Red - right channel audio
White - left channel audio
Yellow - video
Most newer television sets will have a set of ports color-coded accordingly. Some TVs have only two the input ports - white and yellow - in which case the white one carries a monophonic audio channel.
Apple says that this cable is made specifically for iPod with color display (other AV cables are not compatible with iPod with color display), which you may take with a grain of salt. Third party cables may or may not work.
Apple's universal iPod Dock also has an S-Video (Super Video) port, which offers a brighter, more colorful and detailed picture according to Apple, so if you have one of these docks and an S-Video port on your TV, you can use an S-video cable for your iPod - TV connection. However, S-Video carries only a video signal, so if you need sound for movie-watching or background music for your slide show, you will still need an AV cable hookup to carry the audio. Just leave the yellow video RCA plug unplugged.
A "do-all” cabling solution is Monster Cable's iTV Link for iPod cable, which is also available from the Apple Store (for a whopping $59.95), and includes both S-Video and audio connectors in a single, handy solution.
Monster iTV Link features a built-in mini USB charging port to enable connection of a mini-USB cable (not included) to your to keep your iPod charged up at the same time. Plus, when connected to your computer, iTV Link will also sync your iPod with your iTunes, for added convenience.
Monster iTV Link Features:
* All-in-one design with audio and S-video for easy hookup
* Easy to share your favorite photos and movies instantly on your TV
* 10 foot (3 meter) length
* Composite video adapter included
* Heavy-duty double shielding for maximum rejection of RFI and EMI
* Dual balanced conductors deliver more natural, balanced digital music reproduction
* Nitrogen-injected dielectric delivers maximum video signal strength for the clearest, sharpest picture possible
* Hex Mesh jacket helps keep your iTV Link tangle-free
* Mini-USB port allows for optional charging; can connect mini-USB cable (not included) to computer
For more information, click here.
In a pinch, an old Apple ADB keyboard cable from the pre -USB era is said to work as a substitute for a real S-Video cable, although I have not verified this personally.
Once you have your iPod connected to the TV with cables, on the iPod select:
Photo>-Slide Show Settings>TV out>On
or
Videos>vIdeo Settings>TV out>on.
You will also have to was so select the appropriate TV signal protocol.
In North America or Japan: Photos>Slide Show Settings>TV Signal>NTSC
In Europe or Australia: Photos>Slide Show Settings>TV signal> PAL
In other parts of the world, you will need to check which broadcast standard is applicable if you don't already know.
When you turn on your television, you will need to select input to match the signal coming from your I iPod (similar to the way you specify input from a DVD player or VCR).
You control your slide show presentation or movie playback from the iPod.
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You can accomplish the same task using a standard mini-jack to three-plug RCA cable. These cables can be purchased for less than ten bucks, it makes for a slightly cheaper way watch your iPod videos on your TV set. Set your iPod to output to TV, plug in the cable via the minijack, and you’re nearly there. The final step is to simply plug the RCA connections into your TV using a non-standard setup. Apple outputs the iPod’s video to the red cable—rather than the traditional yellow. So you’ll want to plug the red cable into the video (yellow) plug on your TV, the yellow cable into the white plug, and the white cable into the red plug. This is an easy hack that anyone with an iPod video can try.
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