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Old Aug 22, 2010 | 12:06 pm
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Originally Posted by nwflyboy
Can anyone confirm that this works with an iPad (the tablet, not the phone)? The connector (at the iDevice end) looks the same, but as I understand it, iPads require more juice to charge than iPods do (what I do not know is if the iPad can just draw enough power from the cord to continue running - I'm less concerned about topping off the battery, but would like to be able to watch my own videos).

Anybody know?
It does not work on CO due to a different device ID code that needs to be programmed in so that the DRM doesn't choke. I have no idea if SQ is exactly the same or not but I'd guess that it will not work for playing your iPad content on the IFE system.
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