Iphone to TV cable

from_atozinc

I have an iPhone 4s
I have a netflix account and sometimes watch films on the iPhone
However sometimes would be great to be able to watch the films on the TV
I dont have an xbox, ps3 etc so that rules this option out
I have year old Samsung LCD TV so it has a HDMI connection etc.


So am looking at buying a cable to do this
As far as I can see there are 2 different types

1. Something like this : http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Dock-Connector-to-HDMI-Adapter-Cable-For-Iphone-4G-4S-iPod-Touch-Ipad2-/370645208623?pt=UK_iPad_Tablet_Accessories&hash=item564c2d0e2f

2. Something like this : http://www.ebay.ie/itm/RCA-Composite-AV-Video-To-TV-USB-Charger-Cable-Lead-For-iPhone-4-4S-3GS-iPad-2-3-/310547403925?pt=UK_iPad_Tablet_A_V_Cables_Adapters&hash=item484e115495


Few questions

> Does anyone have any personal experices with either one ? And what is the quality like ?
> Can anyone recommend which is best ?
> Will these work with netflix ? i.e to project the netflix move from the phone to the TV ?
> Do both of them out put the sound via the TV speakers as opposed to the iphone speaker ?

maximoose

I have option 2. It works perfectly, use it mainly for Sky Sports TV app and watching football on the telly. Picture is great and sound does indeed come out of the TV. The split charging cable is also very useful as watching long videos eats away at your battery.

Yes it will work with netflix - it displays whatever is on your screen be it video, app, games, whatever.

You'll need to be jailbroken to use any cable that isn't official.

Ninap

I have something similar to the first one (but it also has a slot which allows the phone/ipad to charge at the same time as it's connected to the tv). It works well, but I don't use it too often, as I also have an Apple Tv. You might consider investing in one of those. Allows you to wirelessly stream content from your phone/ipad to the tv, and access any photos or music on your laptop / pc to play through the TV (and hifi, if you have it connected). You can also access netflix directly through the Apple TV in hi def.

from_atozinc

maximoose wrote: »

I have option 2. It works perfectly, use it mainly for Sky Sports TV app and watching football on the telly. Picture is great and sound does indeed come out of the TV. The split charging cable is also very useful as watching long videos eats away at your battery.

Yes it will work with netflix - it displays whatever is on your screen be it video, app, games, whatever.

You'll need to be jailbroken to use any cable that isn't official.

Thanks for the reply Maximoose
I dont want to spend an arm and a leg here, just looking to spend 20 Euro which rules out certain things.
So, essentially, the iPhone needs to be jailbroken in order to allow me to project the image from my iphone to the TV ?
And a non jailbroken phone does not allow you view things on the TV unless you spend extra dosh ?
I have the latest IOS loaded ( think its 6.0.1 ) so as far as I am aware jail breaking is out of the question................well for a while anyways

maximoose

If you can't jailbreak, you can use this

It's the same thing but the official apple cable, and thus a bit pricier!

The cheap cables do the exact same job, but your phone won't support them unless jailbroken
(unless this has changed recently, didn't work for me when I updated to 6.0 anyway)

Jogathon

Do the cheaper cables work with an iPad2? Or would I have to buy the more expensive one?

maximoose

Same as iPhone, unless it's jailbroken it will only support the official cable

guil

Afaik some apps don't allow tv mirroring. Particularly skygo

meoklmrk91

guil wrote: »

Afaik some apps don't allow tv mirroring. Particularly skygo

Yep, but if your going to jailbreaking anyway to use the unofficial cables then there is a free mod in the cydia store called displayout which will fix this particular problem. Official cables are such a rip I would jailbreak just for that.

guil

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

Yep, but if your going to jailbreaking anyway to use the unofficial cables then there is a free mod in the cydia store called displayout which will fix this particular problem. Official cables are such a rip I would jailbreak just for that.

Yes but skygo won't work on a jb device without x-con and x-con alias. Also pretty sure none of the 3 will work on iOS 6

maximoose

guil wrote: »

Yes but skygo won't work on a jb device without x-con and x-con alias. Also pretty sure none of the 3 will work on iOS 6

Works for me on 6.0 gm anyway (I don't have either of those packages)

guil

maximoose wrote: »

Works for me on 6.0 gm anyway (I don't have either of those packages)

That's strange. There's even a massive thread here about it, I don't really use skygo so it doesn't affect me but I tried it when I was jailbroken and it either gave a message about being jb or wouldn't run.

Agent Smith

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/RCA-Composite-AV-Video-To-TV-USB-Charger-Cable-Lead-For-iPhone-4-4S-3GS-iPad-2-3-/310547403925?pt=UK_iPad_Tablet_A_V_Cables_Adapters&hash=item484e115495


that cant be priced right?

maximoose

Not worth anywhere near that. Worth about a tenth! But you'd be surprised how stupid people can be, 84 people have apparently bought it already.

Simon201

Agent Smith wrote: »

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/RCA-Composite-AV-Video-To-TV-USB-Charger-Cable-Lead-For-iPhone-4-4S-3GS-iPad-2-3-/310547403925?pt=UK_iPad_Tablet_A_V_Cables_Adapters&hash=item484e115495

Think there's something wrong there... the 84 people who bought it only seemed to have paid 9.99!

Agueroooo

Simon201 wrote: »

Think there's something wrong there... the 84 people who bought it only seemed to have paid 9.99!

:eek: Thats eBay for ya

Dades

maximoose wrote: »

Works for me on 6.0 gm anyway (I don't have either of those packages)

Is that on a jailbroken device?

I have an official cable a couple of years old and want to watch SkyGo. Just wondering if I need a jailbreak... (iPad 3 on latest OS).

maximoose

Yep it's jailbroken, unofficial cable (€5 ebay job) and I have TVOut2 Mirror TVOut and Resupported+ installed on cydia.

Let me just double check later on, the only things I use it for regularly are Sky Sports TV and Netflix, haven't tried SkyGo in months so I'll give it a try later and let you know!

Dades

That would be awesome, thanks, maximoose.

No rush. Have a lot on this week might JB the iPad at the weekend if it's a runner!

jakdublin

I have a cheap, non-Apple cable that works fine on my non-jailbroken ipad 3. Never tried it on the phone.

I've had it for a couple of years, and If I could remember where I got it this post would be more useful.

from_atozinc

jakdublin wrote: »

I have a cheap, non-Apple cable that works fine on my non-jailbroken ipad 3. Never tried it on the phone.

I've had it for a couple of years, and If I could remember where I got it this post would be more useful.

u must be lucky to get it working on a non jail broken device

if you could find that link, it would be very useful alright

Dades

Surely wouldn't work with some of the apps mentioned here, though.

Dades

Just FYIs, I hooked up an official Apple cable last night to my iPad and it only played video from Camera Roll and the Apple Video app.

YouTube didn't detect it at all, and Sky Go played the audio through the TV, but just a Sky Go static image on the screen. Here's hoping a JB will solve that.

from_atozinc

Dades wrote: »

Just FYIs, I hooked up an official Apple cable last night to my iPad and it only played video from Camera Roll and the Apple Video app.

YouTube didn't detect it at all, and Sky Go played the audio through the TV, but just a Sky Go static image on the screen. Here's hoping a JB will solve that.

annoying, I presume the reason you paid extra for the official cable was so that everything wold work without having to jailbreak etc.

Dades

from_atozinc wrote: »

annoying, I presume the reason you paid extra for the official cable was so that everything wold work without having to jailbreak etc.

To be fair, when I bought the cable to use with an iPhone (3GS, I think?) everything I wanted to worked great.

I only started using SkyGo recently, and I also understand why they'd want to lock down their service to handheld devices only. Just as I'm sure they'll understand why I want to bypass their lock.

guil

skygo can detect a jailbreak and the only thing that blocked it previously was xcon alias and a cracked copy of skygo which i don't think can be got anymore

Dades

So no dice anymore with a jailbreak, Sky Go and the AV out? Blues.

lau1247

Dades wrote: »

Just FYIs, I hooked up an official Apple cable last night to my iPad and it only played video from Camera Roll and the Apple Video app.

YouTube didn't detect it at all, and Sky Go played the audio through the TV, but just a Sky Go static image on the screen. Here's hoping a JB will solve that.

Apologies if I'm digging up an old thread, did you manage to get the Youtube app working in the end with the official cable??

I bought a used official apple cable, BBC iplayer works fine on the ipad2 but youtube didn't.. I have also tried youtube on an iphone 4s and it works fine.. I just can't figure out why youtube is not working on ipad.. anyone have an idea??

Berty44

Can I suggest a slightly difference approach. Google last week released a new product in the US called Chromecast. Kind of converts your normal tv into a smart tv. All you need to do is connect it to your wifi. It will work with Androids, iPads, iPhones etc. Best part is that it only costs $35 in the US. Should be released in Europe in the next few weeks. judging by the US price it should be around €30.

http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromecast/#play