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202 Questions from the Community
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how do you connect the iPad to a TV to watch movies?
I want to be able to watch tv and movies on the iPad but also be able to play them on my TV as well. I see a lot of things I can't do with this connector. Is there a way to do this with something else?
- Asked by Raymond C from Weston
- Apr 28, 2010
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Simply connect The ipad dock connecter to VGA adapter. But this is the least of your worries. The adapter connects easily, you can watch SOME videos, YouTube, previews of movies from iTunes store BUT when it comes to watching downloaded movies, you may not be able to do so. The type of movie or video is important and Apple does not gove specifics unfortunately. So if you can, do not connect your ipad to your TV, watch whatever you want to on your ipad and save your money instead.
- Answered by Erdal E from Dobbs Ferry
- Jan 1, 2011
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Is there an adapter to hook an iPad to a Bose sound dock?
- Asked by Beth B from Saint Joseph
- Sep 17, 2010
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Yes, lots of dock extension cables around (either on Apple store, or Ebay, or other shops). Search on words like 'dock extension'.
Cheers, D.- Answered by Derek Y from Canning Vale
- Jan 6, 2011
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What portable projector works best with iPad Keynote?
- Asked by Thomas L from Armonk
- May 6, 2010
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the best 720p, 1080i vga portable projectors for the money are the Samsung p400 & p410. LED bulb, 40 watt, ~20,000 hr bulb life (that's like 10 yrs if used 5 hrs/day). I use one with my mac mini and elgato eyetv as my entertainment center TV. It's awesome, trust me.
- Answered by Jeremy H from Denver
- May 29, 2010
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what is the difference between vga adapter and the av cable
- Asked by Antoni M from Perth
- Jan 6, 2011
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The Apple VGA Adapter is designed to connect your iPad to a monitor, TV or projector using a VGA cable. This is an older type of connection but still common on many projectors sold today. A VGA connection can only carry a video signal. Another limitation of VGA is its lack of support for HDCP - 'High Definition Copy Protection' - which prevents the playback of some movies (for example movies rented or purchased from the iTunes store) on an external display.
The Apple Digital AV Adapter allows you to connect you iPad to a monitor, TV, projector or home theatre system using an HDMI cable. HMDI carries both a video and audio signal, and supports HDCP, making it ideal for playback of rented or purchased movies from the iTunes store. This adapter also includes a 30-pin dock connector to which you can connect a USB charging cable, allowing you to charge your iPad at the same time as using the adapter.- Answered by Chris L
- Apr 22, 2012
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Does it need any extra attachments to connect to a projector or computer monitor?
I will have school presentations and would love to hook it up to projectors for that. Also, it does work with all recent projectors, correct?
- Asked by Sarah M from Broken Arrow
- Mar 6, 2011
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is there a male to female ipad cable?
I can fit my 3g iphone into my dock but I am unable to physically fit my Ipad into dock slot, Is there a male to female cable I can buy?
- Asked by David B
- Nov 28, 2010
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Sure. Search "sendstation dock extender" for short connection.
- Answered by David K from La Mirada
- Nov 3, 2011
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Can I display iPod touch apps on the Smartboard?
- Asked by B. S from Chilliwack
- Sep 23, 2011
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Yes you can...as long as you are running the new iOS 5 operating system.
Turn on the SMART Board, unplug the projector cable from your computer, then attach the VGA Adapter to it and plug the adapter into your iPod Touch.
Now you can view, demo, and discuss apps on the SMART Board.
Just remember that you or your students will only be able to control the app with the iPod Touch. You can't use the SMART Board's touch capabilities for that.- Answered by Jonathan W from Troy Mills
- Oct 26, 2011
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How do you output video from your iPad to a TV or Projector, while working within Citrix session?
I want to use the Citrix client on my iPad and then be able to out put to VGA, Composite, or component.
- Asked by Shane W from Troy
- Oct 30, 2010
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The original iPad does not support this functionality, only using video output. The iPad 2 will mirror your screen to a projector, HD television or external monitor using the Apple VGA adapter which will mirror your iPad (2) to a VGA projector or monitor. The Apple Digital AV adapter will also mirror your iPad (2) to an HD television. Again, the original iPad does not support mirroring, so Citrix cannot be viewed but you can use an iPad 2 to output a mirrored image of your session.
- Answered by Daniel M from Markham
- Jul 2, 2011
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What is better to connect iPad to HdTV...VGA or a Digital adaptor?
- Asked by Matias M
- Aug 27, 2011
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Digital adaptor! But if you also want to connect a Beamer, then you will Need a VGA connector. Most of Them dont have a HDMI input.
- Answered by Nico S
- Oct 8, 2011
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What is the output resolution when using the ipad VGA adapter?
- Asked by Jon H from Everett
- May 21, 2010
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Its merely an adapter, it doesn't change resolution between input and output. what comes in is what comes out, in case of the ipad it should be 1024x768.
- Answered by Andrzej R from Carter Lake
- May 22, 2010
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Can the desktop or Keynote be projected (not just videos or photos)?
I would like to use the iPad for presentations.
- Asked by Larry K from Vestal
- Apr 13, 2010
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First, it is important to understand that with this adapter you are connecting a 2nd display to your iPad. From this point it is up to the app developer to decide if and what will be displayed on this 2nd display when you launch the app.
At this time, the following apps will use the 2nd display:
- keynote - when you shown a presentation
- video - when you play a video
- Photos - when you run a photo slideshow
- Youtube - when you play a youtube video
In all these cases the 2nd display will show the object when you start playing it.
Other apps can follow and offer their support for a 2nd display using this connector since this is part of the iPhoneOS SDK.
As you can understand there is NO mirroring of the iPad primary display.- Answered by Yossef M from Brookline
- Apr 17, 2010
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Does the cable only support landscape mode? Or will i still be able to view portrait photos as well?
- Asked by Emily H
- Mar 19, 2012
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Both landscape and portrait display just fine.
- Answered by Thomas G from Lansdale
- Mar 25, 2012
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What cable /lead would I need to connect my ipad 2 to an elmo document camera so the image can be viewed on screen?
I have an elmo document camera and would like to be able to show the image on my ipad2 on the whiteboard, which is connected via the document camera. Is there any way to get sound as well?
- Asked by Mikaela R
- Aug 4, 2011
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Is this the correct adaptor to use if I wish to connect my Ipad2 to a Smart Board?
- Asked by Thomas G from Oromocto
- Apr 10, 2012
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Yes, you can do it, but you can't use Smart Board to draw something there and touch Board to change slides in presentations.
- Answered by Stanislav P from Kyiv
- Apr 11, 2012
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what resolution does the NEW Ipad output over the VGA adapter? Still 1024x768?
- Asked by Matthew W from West Chester
- Mar 20, 2012
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Will iPad support video mirroring with this VGA cable after iOS 4.3 upgrade
Do I need to buy the new HDMI cable to get video mirroring? Or my original version iPad already support video mirroring after iOS 4.3 upgrade already?
- Asked by Chi Kong Barry D from Pudong
- Mar 10, 2011
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iPad 1 only supports video out, not video mirroring. Only the iPad 2 supports video mirroring due to the graphical demands (I guess).
- Answered by Michael S from Brixham
- May 6, 2011
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i want to connect my ipad to awireless presenter,how will it be possible?
i could connect my ipad with the lcd projector but i want use a wireless presenter.
and this makes problem to me with mac book pro too. kindly help!!!!!!!!- Asked by Aswath V
- Dec 12, 2010
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To do it wirelessy you need to buy the $99 Apple Tv and upgrade your iPad to IOS 5. It is not possible for a Macbook Pro. If you are thinking of the Apple TV look at refurbished at the Apple online store, you can get them cheaper.
- Answered by Mitch M
- Mar 1, 2012
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can I load office for mac onto my Ipad, and therefore use powerpoint tp project my presentations onto a monitor via the VGA adaptor regards
- Asked by Clint W from Wisbech
- Jun 19, 2010
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You can't load Office to create new documents; instead, you would use Pages (Word equivalent), Numbers (Excel-like), and Keynote (like PowerPoint).
However, you CAN open, view and project Office documents you created on your computer on and through your iPad. You need a) a projection app and b) an adapter to project content onto your TV or through a projector to a screen. One app that let's you do this is, appropriately, called Projector. Another is called Expedition. (You could also try Web-to-VGA, but I think it's just for projecting webpages... must go back and double-check...)
Load the app, then load the file, plug in the iPad-to-VGA or iPad-to-component adapter, plug in to your TV or projector, open your document in the projection app of your choice (yes, you can open Office documents), and away you go.
Make sure you do some practice runs the first time.
Hope this helps!
ea/- Answered by Erin Anne B from Surrey
- Aug 26, 2010
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Does it work with the NetFlix app?
- Asked by Steve S from Indianapolis
- Apr 22, 2010
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An update came out today that allows it to work with the Netflix App
- Answered by Jackson E from Evinston
- May 19, 2010
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Can you use the ipad as an external monitor for a camcorder?
- Asked by Jonathan V from Worthing
- Oct 17, 2010
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