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Composite Av Cable + USB for Iphone 3g( (Work with Firmware Version 2.2) 2g Ipod Nano 3g /4g Ipod Touch 1g 2g Classic
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(3.0 out of 5)
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Does not work with iPod Touch 2G and OS3.0
(1 out of 5) by D. Anthony on Jun 21, 2009CONFIRMED... WILL NOT WORK WITH iPod Touch and OS/Firmware 3.0 DO NOT BUY.
Connected to TV, video played for about 5 seconds (And Looked GREAT!). Then a popup message on the Touch "this accessory not supported". No more video on the TV. Video starts to play on Touch, audio continues on the TV.
My iPod Touch 2nd Gen and 0S 3.0 do not appear to play well with this cable.
Though, looked great for the 5 seconds it took the device to decide.
UPDATE:
Clearly this product is will not work with OS/Firmware 3.0 Apples seems to have blocked this accessory. From what I can find, Apple uses a "chip" to verify acceptable accessories (ie theirs or licensed vendors). Not sure if this is completely true. Seems the best solution is to buy Apple brand at 4x the price of this.
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Connected to TV, video played for about 5 seconds (And Looked GREAT!). Then a popup message on the Touch "this accessory not supported". No more video on the TV. Video starts to play on Touch, audio continues on the TV.
My iPod Touch 2nd Gen and 0S 3.0 do not appear to play well with this cable.
Though, looked great for the 5 seconds it took the device to decide.
UPDATE:
Clearly this product is will not work with OS/Firmware 3.0 Apples seems to have blocked this accessory. From what I can find, Apple uses a "chip" to verify acceptable accessories (ie theirs or licensed vendors). Not sure if this is completely true. Seems the best solution is to buy Apple brand at 4x the price of this.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
does not work with Iphone 3G running system 3.0
(3 out of 5) by Popeofpop on Jun 24, 2009 (New York City, NY)I'm giving this 3 stars because it worked with system 2.21, but when I updated to OS 3.0 I received the message that 'this adapter is not made for iphone yadda yadda yadda ...' and it no longer worked. The manufacturer of this cable isn't to blame, but Apple's proprietary police are who render 3rd party accessories useless with each software update so you'll have to buy theirs for 4 times the cost. It obviously doesn't cost that much to manufacture such a cable if another company can sell it for a quarter of the price, so it's another case of Apple fleecing it's loyal customer base. So continues my love/hate relationship with Apple.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Does not work with OS 3.0 on iPod Touch and iPhone
(1 out of 5) by N. Wright on Jun 22, 2009 (Wayne, PA)As soon as you upgrade to 3.0 , you get the "This accessory is not supported message" when attempting to play video.
Update** - I downgraded my Ipod back to 2.2.1 and this cable works again. **
Update** - I downgraded my Ipod back to 2.2.1 and this cable works again. **
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Does not work with OS 3.0
(1 out of 5) by J. Schellenberger on Jul 19, 2009This product does not work with the OS 3.0. It looks like this was a deliberate move on the part of Apple. You will see it work for about 5 seconds followed by a "this is an unauthorized device" warning followed by a blank screen.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Perfect ipod touch 2nd AV Cable
(5 out of 5) by Fasil on Mar 24, 2009 (Denver)Due to so many negative reviews, I was frustrated to buy and get the perfect AV cable for my ipod touch 2g. But this one works perfectly. I,m able to watch my movies on my TV. Go for it you 'll be satisfied.