The pages for the Apple Composite AV Cable and the Apple Component AV Cable now clearly list iPhone among their supported devices lists.
The Apple Composite AV Cable (US$49, Ships: 3-4 weeks) supports:
• iPod with color display
• iPod with video
• iPod nano 3rd generation (aluminum)
• iPod classic
• iPod touch
• iPhone
The Apple Component AV Cable (US$49, Ships: 2-3 weeks) supports:
• iPod nano 3rd generation (aluminum)
• iPod classic
• iPod touch
• iPhone
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan B.” for the heads up.]
I don’t think anyone has this new cable yet… the online store says it doesn’t ship for weeks. We’ll probably see the next firmware update before then (also enabling the wi-fi store).
The old-style cable ran through the headphone jack and most certainly doesn’t work with the iPhone.
Wow. Now I won’t have to worry about the iPhone being compatible with my TV or dumb features like WiFi streaming ’cause Apple’s going to let me do it with a simple cable instead.
I have a composite cable I bought for my iPod Video last spring. I tried it with the iPhone the day I bought it and (obviously) the jack did not fit. However I gently tore off the outer shell of the minijack and then it was able to slide right into the iPhone. I was able to hear the audio of whatever I played from the iPhone, but no video.
I was bummed! I too want to be able to use my iPhone for presentations and I hope that will be possible sooner rather then later. I also hope the output won’t be limited to just videos from the iPod side, I would like to do demos OF the iPhone at my Mac users’ group. Now there’s a hack worth some money…
I don’t see iPhone listed as compatible with these cables.
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=6C04E07A&nplm=MB129LL/A
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=6C04E07A&nplm=MB129LL/A
Yeah franco, they were yesterday when the cables were first posted, but that mistake has been corrected. Making this whole story completely bogus.
There is a tiny chance that the “mistake” anticipates a new feature that will be announced later in an iPhone firmware update, but there’s no evidence of that.
No longer shows as supported, as of today. I have been following this closely, and it looks like a mistake (I am guessing because the iPod Touch is supported).
Dang it.
However, the Component cables show on the iPhone Cables & Docks page. Composite cable is missing from that section.
the iPhone still does not have video out ability. I checked with two different apple reps on two different days. They obviosly didn’t have an answer because they put me on hold for atleast 5 mins each. When they came back, they both stated the cable will do audio out but not video on the phone