Can I connect iPod 5g to video screen in New First?
Sep 22, 2014, 3:31 am
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Can I connect iPod 5g to video screen in New First?
The video screen in New First has an USB output and what appears to be a single RCA video input.
My iPod Touch 5th generation has the newer lightning connector.
Now Apple offers the older composite AV cable - and there are dozens of clones on eBay and Amazon - that breaks out the older 30-pin connector into RCA outputs.
However I can see no such solution for the newer Lightning devices. I guess a possibility is to chain an Apple Lightning to 30 pin converter to the older Apple composite AV cable - but I have absolutely no idea if this would work for video.
So - am I right in assuming that it is not possible to output video from newer Apple devices with the lightning connector the the NF video screen?
My iPod Touch 5th generation has the newer lightning connector.
Now Apple offers the older composite AV cable - and there are dozens of clones on eBay and Amazon - that breaks out the older 30-pin connector into RCA outputs.
However I can see no such solution for the newer Lightning devices. I guess a possibility is to chain an Apple Lightning to 30 pin converter to the older Apple composite AV cable - but I have absolutely no idea if this would work for video.
So - am I right in assuming that it is not possible to output video from newer Apple devices with the lightning connector the the NF video screen?
Sep 22, 2014, 3:44 am
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I can only answer this partially: you will definitely need RCA for video and sound playback on the new IFEs. You can use USB for charging and for photo gallery use, but that's it. I think we will have to accept that this situation will persist for many years, so without RCA you basically cannot use the video / sound playback.
Sep 22, 2014, 3:47 am
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It should work by chaining an adapter with the lightning to 30 pin converter, but be careful of cheap non-apple copies of the converter which often (always?) do not work for audio. I have not tried the video, but I use an adapter for my 30 pin BlackBox noise-cancelling headphones and they work fine with my iPhone 5, iPad mini and 5th Gen iPod touch.
Sep 22, 2014, 4:20 am
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You could buy a Lightning-to-VGA adaptor and then buy a VGA-to-RCA split cable. Do remember that these solutions won't work with iTunes content, though. You'd also still be reliant on the iPod for audio - so you'd have to have quite the mess of cables around and about the place.
Up to you if that's worth it...
Up to you if that's worth it...
Sep 22, 2014, 6:55 am
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And the RCA video input only allows poor resolution video. Better either find something on the system you like and watch that or bring your own Tablet or iPad.
Sep 22, 2014, 9:37 am
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Thanks to all for the replies.
I agree that it really does not seen worth the trouble and expense.
The USB output charges my iPod nicely though
I agree that it really does not seen worth the trouble and expense.
The USB output charges my iPod nicely though