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Apple Component AV Cable

Good, but!

Written by IH from Leeds

Jun 19, 2009

Works well on video, but be aware that some tv's do not support sound without a video signal, so you may not be able to play music without playing a slide show. Not the fault of the cable, but the way the tv is designed.
Not made clear in the instructions, I had to search the net to be sure.

16 of 25 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

Good

Written by HH from Sydney

Jun 9, 2009

It does what it says, but I own an iPod Touch, and the quality when outputted to the TV is bad. I know ''Apple TV'' and all but I want to see HDMI and maybe even upping the quality of iTunes videos a little.

4 of 7 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

Does as it says

Written by IF from Bolton

Mar 18, 2009

Works as expected with my 42" Panasonic Plasma and my iPhone 3G. Picture quality is not as good as DVD but is much better than expected and definitely watchable. Video, music, Youtube, photos all show OK.

Cable seems to be well made and although the price seems high, you get a charger, and full AV/USB cable for less than the cost of a separate charger and USB only cable.

64 of 71 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

Great !!! - but my wii is homeless now

Written by BJ from St Albans

Dec 31, 2008

Works great! But my tv only has one set of component cable inputs so i dont know what to do if i get a Wii !

18 of 66 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

A Great Buy

Written by MR from Leicester

Dec 17, 2008

Purchased the component cable today, what a brill product, connected the red, blue and green plugs to my HD TV and the red and white audio plugs to my 5.1 surround system, all works fine, the downloaded videos, music and podcasts have fab picture quality and the sound is awesome through the cinema system. Price is high but the quality is more than worth it.

81 of 87 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

I Pod Component Lead

Written by SC from BILLERICAY

Nov 24, 2008

I have tried 2 of these cable without success. Both appear to have identical faults. Very poor quality. Don't buy one.

When connected to TV no picture is shown. This is due to there being no output on the green connector. The TV uses this to pick up on the composite synce signal. Hence no picture. When put on an oscilloscope I can see good video waveforms on the blue and red leads but only a fixed voltage of about 1-2 volts on the green.

Lead was tested on two seperate Tv's (Panasonic Plasma, and Comet branded cheepie), with 3 different Ipods. Gen 5 and touch.

I don't know if there is a build issue or just poor design. Has cost me dearly in petrol going back and forward to the stors.

30 of 81 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

Good for iPhone 3G

Written by MH from GLEN WAVERLEY

Nov 23, 2008

I bought this as I wanted to watch my downloaded shows from my ipod onto the television in my bedroom at night.

I thought that (for me) and apple tv wasn't necessary to do this and this product works wonderfully with the iPhone 3G. Very easy to setup and use. I like the fact that it has a USB charger for the ipod/iPhone.

- Michael.

7 of 10 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

a component to buy

Written by AN from LEEDS

Oct 14, 2008

this cable z all in one muzik stand it can charge yr ipod/iphone.you can watch yr movie good quality pictures right on yr tele.it works perfect on yr surround system.

8 of 49 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

Clarifying a few bits of misinformation from other reviewers...

Written by RR from WOKINGHAM

Sep 11, 2008

This is a Component video cable that carries an analogue signal to any TV that has a component video input, whether that be a SDTV, HDTV, 'analogue TV', 'digital TV', 'full HD' or 'HD Ready' is irrelevant but your TV must have a Component input (Green, Blue and Red connections) for video and RCA input (Red and White connectors) for audio. This is not the same as and should not be confused with the common Composite video input (single Yellow connector) found on just about every TV set!
If your iPod outputs a 480p/576p signal (both of which are Standard definition) then your TV will need to support Progressive scan input!
If your iPod outputs a 480i/576i signal then it will work with any TV. Generally 480i for US sets and 576i for UK. Although most modern TVs support both and automatically switch.
Hope that clears things up.

130 of 135 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

Appalling design

Written by JR from Wallasey

Aug 4, 2008

1, The smooth design of the plugs makes them very difficult to remove, long nosed pliers are needed in a tight set-up, no thought to practicality.
2, Long straggling fly leads, liable to snagging and breaking
3, Does not include a component/composite switch
4, Too short, should be 5 metres
5, I have a comparable lead for a PSP, it was a quarter of the price, 5 metres, has a component/composite switch, correct length fly leads and plugs that you can unplug without tools.
6, Apple put some gubbins in their iPods that mean they will only output video with Apple OEM leads so this overpriced bad design is your only choice. No Stars.

40 of 81 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

Simply superb

Written by GS from West Perth

Aug 3, 2008

Hello all,

Was just about to purchase an Apple TV, then realized that my iPod touch will output both video and audio signals.

Simply plugged in the cable into the iPod and the component and audio cables into my Denon receiver. Turn on the receiver and TV and watch away.

My receiver will take the component video and upscale and output via HDMI.

Simply a pleasure to use

......

5 of 9 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

A V Cable Awwwsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Written by PH from SLOUGH

Aug 2, 2008

Hi Guys N Girls,
Got this today got home pluged it in TV and WWWWWWWWOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW does what it says on the box ,Just make sure you get the right set of cables for your TV

22 of 32 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

Good product but can't get it to work properly

Written by MG from Blackburn

Jul 18, 2008

I love this product connected to my sound system so can play all my music stored on my phone, but when i try to connect to my hdtv component inputs, i can't get any picture through my tv. I have a pioneer pdplx508d & i am using the 1st gen iphone with v2.0 software with tv out enabled but can't get it to work.

Besides that, the cable is of good quiality but the price is a bit high.

12 of 24 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

Great, but...

Written by BJ from calgary

Jun 25, 2008

This product has Fantastic audio and video Quality, and with its built in charger, you dont worry about your ipod running out of power mid-movie

But there is a drawback.

This cable does not hook up to the regular 3 prong slot, of 2 audio and 1 video, you can only use it on the 5 prong slot, which is with newer TV models.
So this high quality video has its price by the cable not working with every TV, as i found out sadly, only 1 in 5 TV's was compatible with it!

33 of 64 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

iPods and iPhones with standard definition TVs

Written by JM from Chelmsford

Jun 16, 2008

I was thinking of buying an Apple TV until I realised that my iPod Classic could connect to a TV. As I have a standard TV with SCART sockets I bought an adapter box from JS Technology in Scotland. Alas, the iPod Classic has 480p or 576p outputs which won't work. However, the iPod Touch and iPhone will work with their 480i or 576i outputs (as will the Apple TV), so I'll be in the queue for an iPhone on 11th July!

As usual, a beautifully designed and manufactured piece of equipment, even though it's just a cable.

62 of 110 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

Never worked for me

Written by JB from Torrance

Jun 14, 2008

I've never been able to get this cable to work with any HD television set. Composite okay, but component, nada.

47 of 90 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

all the functionality, none of the ergonomics

Written by MK from Toronto

Jun 11, 2008

This cable is a functionally-complete product that does everything you'd expect from such an accessory - down to the stand-alone charger, so you don't have to worry your iphone/touch would run out of steam in the middle of your movie viewing.

At the same time, this must be the most un-ergonomical piece of cabling I've touched in my life. The way it's designed makes it close to non-unpluggable, unless you have inhumanly-dry hands. The electircal shielding of the cables themselves could have been slightly better too; I have not actually tested it to interferences, but the wiring just looks and feels inadequate. I know it's not meant to be a high-end piece of AV equipment, but given Apple bothered to make a component cable, why not go the full mile and provide the proper shielding? It's not like the pricing of the product supposes sub-par materials.

55 of 83 people found this useful

Apple Component AV Cable

Looks great, works great.

Written by AC from Las Vegas

Jun 10, 2008

I just love coming home, plugging in my iPhone and watching a movie or a podcast--all while my nearly dead iPhone is charging.

The video is awesome and the iPhone just knows what to do. When I play a video it pops up and asks if I want to display it on my TV then starts playing.

The only thing I don't love about this cable are the connectors. It could just be my TV (I haven't tested the cable on other TVs) but all the connectors are hard to push in. They are quite snug and a little difficult to pull back out. Again, could just be my TV.

20 of 30 people found this useful