Product Description

Connect an Apple device to your television with the Apple Composite AV Cable, gather up your friends, and watch videos or slideshows together on the big screen You can also connect the Composite AV Cable to your stereo or powered speakers for a room-filling audio experience The Composite AV Cable connects to your Apple device via the 30-pin dock connector and to your TV, home theater receiver, or stereo receiver via the composite video and red / white analog audio ports The cable also features a USB connector that you can plug into a power source, such as a computer or the included USB Power Adapter

Product Description   Apple Composite AV Cable - iPhone / iPod audio / video / data cable with power adapter - composite video / audio     Cable   iPhone / iPod audio / video / data cable with power adapter - composite video / audio     Left Connector(s)   RCA, 4 pin USB Type A (power onl

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3358 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Apple
• Model: MB129ZA/B
• Released on: 2007-10-23
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, .71 pounds

Features

• Composite AV Cable
• Composite AV Cable

Manufacturer's Description
Easily connect your iPod to the composite video inputs on a TV. The cable also features audio and USB connectors, and a USB Power Adaptor is included. Connect an iPod to your television with the Apple Composite AV Cable, gather up your friends, and watch videos or slideshows together on the big screen. You can also connect the Composite AV Cable to your stereo or powered speakers for a room-filling audio experience. The Composite AV Cable connects to your iPod or Universal Dock via the 30-pin dock connector and to your TV, home theatre receiver, or stereo receiver via the composite video and red/white analog audio ports. The cable also features a USB connector that you can plug into a power source, such as a computer or the included USB Power Adapter

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Customer Reviews

Good...for a cable
This is the cable you need if you want to display video / photos / Youtube clips from an iPod touch on a tv. At the moment, there is no alternative but to use Apple's own cable and pay their rather exorbitant price for it. I think Amazon have the best price for it right now, as the usual RRP is £35.

Anyway, once I bit the bullet and shelled out for this cable I was very pleasantly surprised with what I got. The cable feels quite robust and of good quality. The quality of the output to tv is excellent as well. Of course it all depends on how good the source video/photo is but generally the results are very good. The one thing it doesn't do is output the internet display to tv (other than when it's Youtube clips or similar streaming videos). While you're watching video you can also have the iPod plugged in and charging so there's no worries of running out of battery power mid-way through a film.

Included with the cable is an adapter for American power points too. This cable will output audio if you want to listen to music through tv speakers (or a stereo if you prefer). This cable definitely allows me to make greater use of my iPod touch and to that note I'd definitely recommend it.

Cracking Cable
I had a Belkin AV cable for my 5th generation iPod, which I broke in a shelf over the toilet and headphone tangling incident, so I had to get a new cable when I replaced the iPod with a classic. This looks expensive for what you get, but you also get a charger, with UK and European socket adaptors, which is brilliant if you travel and in my mind makes it worth the cost.

I would recomend this if you spend a lot of time in hotels, you an connect it and watch videos from you iPod and also use the TV as a set of speakers. Plus the charger is tiny and light which also helps.

OVER-PRICED - Abuse of Market Position
For years, Apple whined about Microsoft and their abuse of their position in the market. Well, Apple has demonstrated their complete hypocrisy. As Apple has cornered the market on MP3 players, they've literally locked all other competitors out of the market with regards to AV output cables.

All new Ipods have a chip inside of them, and this chip blocks any other AV cable from playing an iPod on a TV. Whereas the 2006 versions will work with any cheap AV cable that can be bought for just a few pounds, iPod is trying to charge 30 pounds for their "special" cable. It's a rip off, and I hope someone challenges them for it.