Questions & Answers for Apple Composite AV Cable

Great question, I've been trying to solve an issue related to this: when I use the cable with my iPhone 4 to watch YouTube its just full screen and appears fine. However when I watch an iTunes movie on any tv in the house the sides are clipped off. I'm missing about an eight of the screen on both sides, and its full screen.

• Answered by Daniel E from Monroe
• Mar 3, 2013
• Flag as inappropriate

No, not with the composite cable. It only has a standard video plug, so 480i is the maximum resolution it will transmit. You would want to go for the component cable if you wanted to have HD transmitted.

• Answered by Derek M from Ely
• Jan 11, 2011
• Flag as inappropriate

You won't be able to use the Composite or Component AV cable to watch TV on your iPad.

The both the component and composite cable can be used to watch movies from your iPhone, iPod or iPad on a TV with matching inputs, but they will not go in the opposite direction.

You might try using your PC or MAC TV tuner (such as an Elgato EyeTV) and converting the video onto an iPad viewable format and transferring it to your iPad via iTunes, or purchase or rent the show directly from iTunes directly from your iPad.

I hope this helps.

• Answered by James H from North Bondi
• Jan 31, 2011
• Flag as inappropriate

Yes, the composite cable will work for the iPad as it would with iPhones or iPods.

• Answered by David M from Ballincollig
• Dec 14, 2010
• Flag as inappropriate

It all depends what you want to connect your apple device to. Look at the connector ends of each cable and figure out if you have something that will match the plug.

The apple vga adapter goes from the ipad/iphone type "apple" connector to a VGA connection - the kind you would have to connect to a computer monitor. (Some people who travel to do speeches need this to display their presentation on a big presentation screen)

The apple digital av adapter has one end that connects to your apple device and the other end connects to an HDMI cable to attach to an HDMI TV. If you dont have an HDMI connection on your tv, it won't work. You also need an HDMI cable that you can get at any TV/electronics store (best buy, radio shack etc)

Apple also sells component and composite cables for ipod/iphone connections AND they sell similar cables that will connect your tv to a firewire or dvi port on a laptop.

Look at the device you want to connect with (your tv?) first and find out what kind of connections it has. Then you will know what connector AND what cable to buy.

If you have a compatible ipod or iphone with the apple connector and you have an HDMI cable to connect to your HDMI TV, buy the apple digital av adapter.

• Answered by Libby G from Redlands
• Mar 18, 2012
• Flag as inappropriate

You can charge your iPad while it's connected to a TV or a projector

The Composite cable has both AV outputs and a USB connector to connect your iPad to either a Mac or a PC or to a USB power adaptor. Earlier versions of this cable included them in the pack.

Check the contents on the store website to see if it includes a USB charger as well.

• Answered by James H from North Bondi
• Jan 31, 2011
• Flag as inappropriate