Inexpensive iPod Video Cable

Those of you that have purchased iPod Video units (aka "iPod") and wish to output the video to a TV are in luck--there is an inexpensive work-around to purchasing Apple's over-priced iPod video cable (for which they're getting about $30). You can use any generic video/audio cable (like those that commonly come with video cameras)--and by switching the wires around, they work just fine with the iPod. Apple, in their infinite wisdom, played around with the wire ordering, no doubt in order to make people think that they need to buy their proprietary cable. No so!

The magic combination is as follows:

Video Cable Output->TV/Stereo/Amp Input
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Yellow-->White
Red-->Yellow
White-->Red

In other words, you take the yellow cord coming from the iPod and connect it to the white input on your TV/Stereo/Amp, and so on.

I hope this helps save at least a few of you out there more than a few dollars!

Mark