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Apple Composite AV Cable

Great Product

Written by BJ from Liverpool

Jun 15, 2009

Can't fault this product for quality. It's awesome. So far I've used it on the iPod Touch 2nd Gen. Video, photo slide show's and music all work perfect. In the box you also get a charger and plugs for England and Europe which for me is excellent as I've often thought of buying the travel adapter, but now I don't have to.

The Cable quality is of the highest standard and the connectors are brushed aluminium and of amazing quality. The only thing I would say is LEAVE THE PROTECTIVE STICKY LABELS ON! I took mine off and when I connected it to the TV I couldn't get them off again as I couldn't get a grip on them as they were a snug fit on the TV. I've since retrieved the labels from the bin and they have a tab to grab to help pull.

Other than that this well worth getting as now when I travel I have my own media player, and if you buy the dock you then have a remote for the ipod too. Some have said expensive, but you get what you pay for with Apple.

39 of 49 people found this useful

Apple Composite AV Cable

Very good, but expensive.

Written by DH from Caledon

Jun 11, 2009

I looked around for a universal AV cable in a Maplin store for my iPhone but spent ages looking and didn't find the right connection. I went to the Apple store and splashed out 3 times more than what I would have paid in Maplin.

It works perfect, but only on modern TV's. I had to spend a little time figuring out which coloured lead went where, especially when one particular colour didn't exist on the back of my TV!

In the end I found a TV in my house that only took a couple of seconds to set up and it worked fine. Great product and I suppose it's priced the same as every other Apple product - expensiveish!

47 of 55 people found this useful

Apple Composite AV Cable

Brilliant Value

Written by JN from Bruton

Mar 27, 2009

This product is brilliant and does exactly what it says on the tin. This is the one for analogue televisions. The charger is brilliant as it comes with both a UK and continental adaptor. If I were you I wouldn't buy anything other than one made by apple as it is such great quality

50 of 63 people found this useful

Apple Composite AV Cable

Excellent product!

Written by PH from Maidstone

Mar 26, 2009

Bought it & was received in 48 hours. Have an iPhone 3g & connected straight into tv. I've had a slide show playing with my choice of music from my iPod playing in the background NO PROBLEM! Movies look & sound great on my new 46" tv too! All that & now I've got a spare charger too. A great buy - would recommend!

44 of 47 people found this useful

Apple Composite AV Cable

Does pretty much everything - almost...!

Written by DF from SOUTH CROYDON

Mar 9, 2009

Bought this last week and have been playing around with it for a few days now and have to say - its pretty good!

The leads do everything that I expected them to do. Some reviews have stated that the lead does not work with the iPhone 3G - well, I can promise - it does work...!!!

The best thing about this is that you get a charger in the box as well and as there is also a USB connector lead attached to the cables, you can plug in the yellow(for video), red and white (audio left and right) leads into your tv and at the same time, plug in the USB lead into the charger so you can basically watch video from your device while at the same time - charging it. Wicked...!!

I do have 1 issue though (hence why I have only given it 4 out of 5 stars) and that is, although you can also play a slideshow, on your tv, from the 'Photos' section on the iPhone - I found that you can't play any music full stop.

I would have like to be able to play a slide show of my photos while at the same time playing some music as well. But its a minor quibble,

All in all - a great product.

66 of 69 people found this useful

Apple Composite AV Cable

Fantastic.....BUT

Written by DA from Swadlincote

Mar 2, 2009

A great piece of kit but i-phone users BEWARE!

In amongst the stock of identically boxed cables on Apple store shelves are some which, despite saying that they are compatible, are NOT COMPATIBLE with the i-phone. They work fine on the i-pod Touch, but do not transfer out the video signal if connected to either an original or i-phone 3G.

I took my first cable back to the Apple store and it was immediately replaced with another from the same shelf which proved to work perfectly when tested on the in-store TV.

The only way to ensure that the cable is compatible with your i-phone is to attach the 30-pin connector to your phone and reject any cable that prompts the display of a "not made for i-phone" message. Better still, ask for it to be tested in store on their TV!

All that said, product and Apple store service are excellent hence the 4 star rating.

30 of 35 people found this useful

Apple Composite AV Cable

Apple Composite AV Cable

Written by CH from belfast

Mar 2, 2009

Works Perfectly, worth the money.
TV reception was poor at my weekend appartment, So i used mt Ipod great.

Regards.

17 of 22 people found this useful

Apple Composite AV Cable

Composite for iphone 3G

Written by CA from Rayleigh

Feb 11, 2009

I borrowed an AV Cable from a friend who purchased it somewhere other than Apple. Only got Audio from playing video playback and no photo viewing. Dont bother doing this. Buy the Official Apple cables as they have a specific chip in them to allow full compatibiliey with iphone 3G. Works great, watch videos, view your photo slideshows and watch the iplayers from bbc etc. A Must have accessory for the Iphone 3G!! Top Marks!! All we need now is a wireless remote so you dont have to keep getting up to pause the film and play again!!

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Apple Composite AV Cable

Not just for iPods anymore...

Written by JY from Wooster

Jan 31, 2009

Attention iBook Dual USB/iBook G4 Users: If you have this cable for your iPod, try hooking it up to your computer's Line Out jack and see what happens. If all goes well, you should see a copy of your computer's main screen on your TV. It's great for transferring iPhoto slideshows to VHS, Keynote presentations, viewing websites on your TV, even gaming. Despite its hefty price tag, I would highly recommend getting this cable.

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Apple Composite AV Cable

Composite Cable MB129ZA/B

Written by PS from Glasgow

Jan 30, 2009

I have a 80gb Classic Ipod and wanted an av cable to play movies through my television. I wanted to be be sure that I got the correct cable as it was not cheap. I contacted the apple advis.or who was really helpful,advised me of the correct cable and I purchased the item. It arrived within 2 days and worked perfectly.The advisor was helpful and it was worth making sure this was the correct cable. I also got nectar points.

37 of 39 people found this useful

Apple Composite AV Cable

Box to using in seconds

Written by AD from Crediton

Jan 20, 2009

Had ummmd and ahhhhd about buying this for a few days, read other reviews on here and decided to take the plunge.
Cannot recommend this highly enough. Although it has no instructions it didn't need them as everything is obvious. Unwrapped it, connected it to telly and ipod (classic) and was watching video straight away, ( was lucky that all settings were correct - check these before use).
Quality varies on what you're watching - youtube podcasts iffy, rented films fantastic, (am getting an HD telly soon and can't wait now).
Has enhanced even further the ipod experience.
Brilliant.

38 of 42 people found this useful

Apple Composite AV Cable

Excellent design but........

Written by BA from EDINBURGH

Jan 18, 2009

.....there is just one slight flaw with these and other similar cables with the lovely brushed aluminium connectors. That is if it's a bit of a tight fit when you connect them well, trying to disconnect them can be a struggle as the connectors are so smooth your fingers just cant grip the wee blighters. But they do look nice though.

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Apple Composite AV Cable

Works with the iPhone 3G

Written by DK from hull

Jan 10, 2009

Someone has submitted a review saying that this product is not compatible with video output on an iPhone 3G i would like to point out that it is. as i use this with my iphone as well as a 5th gen ipod and it works great.

27 of 33 people found this useful

Apple Composite AV Cable

iPhone 3G Users: Forget about this thing.

Written by AM from Harpenden

Dec 30, 2008

I bought this along with the Apple Universal Dock. I thought I was going to have a lot of fun with it. However, because I have the iPhone 3G, I cannot use this to its full potential. Why? Because it only supports audio with the iPhone 3G but supports both audio and video with the iPhone. Makes a lot of sense, doesn't it? Despite saying on the site it's compatible with the iPhone 3G, which I agree with - but you can only use it for audio. So, I'm sure you'd love to connect your iPhone 3G up to your TV just to listen with a blank screen. Why wasn't there a warning on the page saying that you cannot get both audio and video by using this product with the iPhone 3G?

Quite simply it's pathetic and why you can't make the most of this product with the iPhone 3G is beyond me. At the end of the day there's not much difference between it and the normal iPhone.

I've been ripped off by Apple again. They charge a stupid amount for the iPhone 3G in the first place, and they charge a stupid amount for just a cable which is not compatible with its number one product.

43 of 72 people found this useful

Apple Composite AV Cable

Buy This!

Written by PG from BRISTOL

Dec 2, 2008

Had one of these for a few months. Use it all the time. With one of these and an iPod Touch or iPhone you will find it hard to justify buying an Apple TV.

I did notice that the video quality improved significantly after iPod Touch 2.0 firmware update. The ability to stream BBC iPlayer through it is fantastic.

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Apple Composite AV Cable

So simple

Written by WA from Malmesbury

Nov 20, 2008

Well the cable arrived and I plugged it in and fired up the BBC iPlayer on my iPhone and watched the program I wanted to see on my TV in comfort rather than sat at my desk upstairs! Also plays movies from my iPhone. So simple!

65 of 71 people found this useful

Apple Composite AV Cable

composite cable

Written by CW from wirral

Nov 17, 2008

Great product bit pricey but you do get the extra connecters in the package, ideal for when you are travelling or holidays I connect my imputs to a to a phono to scart adapter one small point to new buyers make sure your i.pod touch is set to pal in vidio settings.

37 of 45 people found this useful

Apple Composite AV Cable

Just Perfect

Written by SM from Enniskillen

Oct 18, 2008

A little pricey but to be honest it's worth it! Excellent quality sound and the picture is perfect. I can even watch BBC iPlayer. 16 GB iphone 3G

34 of 40 people found this useful