hey there,

i currently have a JVC KD-AVX2 installed in my car, and am constantly sick of having to make new cds every few weeks because they become outdated so quickly.

I am keen to buy a Video Ipod, but im not sure wether or not i would be able to play the videos that are stored on the ipod onto my HU. i know i need the adaptor and whatnot, but i cant seem to find any info about the Video side of it all.

can anyone help me here?

Does your head unit have an RCA video input? If so, you should be able to do it... As for head deck specific adaptors, i have no idea :( Sorry!

yea, its got a couple of rca's for aux inputs and that

just looked up the info, yes it has one set of audio/video inputs, so just buy the necessary adapter and you'll be all good :)

just looked up the info, yes it has one set of audio/video inputs, so just buy the necessary adapter and you'll be all good :)
Easy fix, all you need is a 3.5mm plug with AV (4 sections instead of the standard stereo 3 section)... That or you could go the docking port path (which is better imho) but you'll have to search Harvey Norman or something like that :)

Easy fix, all you need is a 3.5mm plug with AV (4 sections instead of the standard stereo 3 section)... That or you could go the docking port path (which is better imho) but you'll have to search Harvey Norman or something like that :)

yeah i knew the rcas are easy to find :gtfoslap: :P

i dont think video can be transmitted through the headphone jack tho


i could be wrong too

mine does :)

i have a cable whyich plugs into my ipod video and then has 3 rac cables, video, and 2x sound ones (left and right)

buy my ipod and my cable :P

may also want to look into something else, look at the alternatives to ipods. theres enough discussion across the web about the lack of quality in sound of ipods, and i'm willing to bet that something else (say iriver, zen etc) would give more playback options for video and audio. i think u'd prefer to have playback of avi's etc yeah? (less space on the player), and for an ipod you'd have to convert them all afaik.

as you havent yet bought i thought this would be a good time to see what else is out there, unless u really like paying 3x the price of accessories? :P

Creative Zen Vision:M (http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=214&product=14331)
same size, has an fm radio, easier to use, longer battery life, looks fairly cool, divx/xvid support, heaps better screen

Iriver Clix Gen2 (http://www.iriver.com/product/p_detail.asp?pidx=82)
looks very cool, smaller than the others tho (up to 8gb)

thats the first (and probably main) 2 competitors i saw... personally the creative model should definitely be compared with the ipod video


*a few reads of the creative model:
Linky (http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3000_7-6417634-1.html?tag=txt)
Linky (http://reviews.cnet.com/mp3-players/creative-zen-vision-m/4505-6490_7-31632697.html)
i'm reading into it (just curiousity sake), and the creative has a heaps better screen, and double the battery life of an ipod... i know which one i'd go for, especially if using in the car (where battery life would mean alot)

hey Spackbace thanks heaps for that, i am going to look at some mp3 players today and i will definitly be looking at that Iriver clix gen2. it looks rather sexy actually, i dunno about the Creative one tho.


but i will report back this arvo and let you know how i went

i didnt see the clix on the iriver aus website, so not sure if its actually here or not :confused: ah well have fun shopping :)

hey there, just got back from the shops and have an empty bank card.


i ended up getting the apple i-touch.

i was looking long and hard at the i-river clix gen2, but it is very small (half the size of the climate control screens in the magnas) and i came to the conclusion that it would probably and up getting lost somewhere or going through a cycle in the wash.

but i am pretty happy with my purchase.

now to figure out itunes lol

u did check that the INPUT RCA jacks on your HU are not just audio right? there should be 3, white, yellow and red.

EDIT - didnt read last post... i see u got an i touch ....yeh ok ill admit they are cool.... never thought id ever side with apple..*waits for toshibas new release*

yeah theyre cool, but i'd personally hate to have a multimedia unit that couldnt handle Divx/Xvid, and some of the extra features the others had.

and yes his HU has 3 RCA inputs, y/r/w, did the research on the net already


ah well, such is life

yeah theyre cool, but i'd personally hate to have a multimedia unit that couldnt handle Divx/Xvid, and some of the extra features the others had.
I agree, which is why i have this head unit here (http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39590&page=14) which has a lot of cool features for a smide over $1000.

I agree, which is why i have this head unit here (http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39590&page=14) which has a lot of cool features for a smide over $1000.

stop showing off :P

and i'll keep my eclipse :) rather SQ than dvd watching :P

RCA

or

clarion has awesome onscreen ipod video control. safer too

well, i have found the first negative thing with my ipod.....

it doesnt feed video through the headphone jack. it seems that the 30, 60, 80, and 160GB do, but it doesnt work on the ipod touch.

and i was talking with the JVC Rep for SA, and it seems that the ipod adaptor that is used for the JVC HU's will not play videos from your ipod onto the screen of your In dash Display.

although i have found this negative, there are a lot of positives points to the touch also, for example, it has wifi and i am acctually writing this post from the ipod itself, it has full web browser, and youtube access which i didnt even know untill today.

I will not buy another i-pod again. Hardly value for money (My sister bought me a black nano-the one with the silver back). There's plenty of better and more valuable products out there for less...heavily disappointed with the nano.

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/09/17/an_in_depth_ipod_touch_review.html&page=2

Video Output Differences

Conversely, the Touch does a few things that the iPhone does not yet do, despite having the hardware. The most obvious is video output to a TV. The new Touch includes a similar style of video output features as the Nano and Classic with an important difference.

While previous video-enabled iPods offered composite video output from a video iPod Dock or via an "iPod AV Cable" that plugged into the headphone jack, the new Classic, Nano, and the Touch now use a new set of dock connector cables that support either composite video or new component video for use with a HDTV or modern standard definition TV. Component video delivers a higher quality picture.

All the new iPods now lack any option to output video from the headphone jack. Instead, Apple sells both composite cables for use with all video-capable iPods and component cables that only work with the new Classic, Nano, and Touch. Both cables plug into the iPods using a dock connector. They also come with a USB wall power adapter and cost $50. Apple also sells a $50 "Apple Universal Dock," which provides an IR remote control. It requires one of the above cables to plug into a TV or HDTV set.

Apple's iPod classic


The new iPod models may not work with some third party devices that extract video from the Dock connector. However, the Touch differs from the revised new Nano and Classic in that it will only work with the new dock connector type cables, using any dock; only the Nano and Classic iPods still work with the previous "iPod Universal Dock" when used with the headphone jack to composite video "iPod AV Cable" designed for the previous video-capable iPods.

In other words, the Nano and Classic work with any video output cables as long as a dock is involved; the Touch will only work with the newer dock connector cables, whether a dock is used or not. Specifically, the Touch does not work with the headphone "iPod AV Cable," even if a dock is used.

Apple hasn't yet begun selling the new dock-connector type video output cables, so I was unable to test the video output features of the Touch. It is important to note that the existing Apple iPod AV Connection Kit does not work with the Touch. When the new cables are made available, I'll review its video output features and compare them to the other iPods; note that all iPods, including the Nano and Classic, continue to work with the iPod AV Cable as long as a dock of some kind is used.

so dont fear, you will be able to hook it up to the screen. just buy the adapter, hook it up via RCA's, and you'll be fine :)

Cheers for that Spackbase, thats helped me a fair bit.

now to somehow find that damn cable lol