Queston: Can I watch iPod videos on my TV without an Apple TV?

 Answer: Of course you can watch iPod videos on your TV. But firstly you should make sure your videos are iPod supported formats. If you want to convert your videos to your iPod supported formats.You can use Cucusoft iPod movie/video converter.

You can take the following steps to enjoy iPod videos on TV

 

(1)Prepare an A/V cable.

 

 

If you don't already have an eighth-inch-to-RCA cable, you can pick one up on eBay for five or six bucks shipped. Search for "camcorder A/V cable." Remember, you want a three-plug

yellow/red/white RCA connection at one end and a three-banded eighth-inch (3.5mm) A/V plug at the other.

 

(2) Set up your iPod opinions

 

Open iPod settings, choose Videos and then Video Settings from your main iPod menu. This screen offers three settings: TV Out, TV Signal and Widescreen. Adjust to produce the video playback style you need.

 

 

TV Out

 

Whenever you play a video file, your iPod must make a choice. Video iPods either play video on the built-in screen or they transmit a video signal out of the microphone jack. They don't do both. The TV Out option controls which behavior occurs.

Use this setting to choose from:

No. Playback remains on the iPod itself.

Yes. A TV signal is produced.

Ask. The iPod prompts you whenever you play a video file.

I always use the Ask option. Yes, it does add an extra step whenever I play a video file, but it gives me the flexibility to choose playback behavior on a case-by-case basis.

 

TV Signal

 

European and Australian television sets use a different signal standard than those used in America and Japan. If you live in the U.S., your TV works with the NTSC standard. European countries mostly use PAL. Make sure you've selected the correct signal for your country.

 

Widescreen

 

iPods can play back widescreen video, if only on exported video. The built-in screen uses a traditional 4:3 screen ratio, rather than widescreen's 16:9 proportions. Choose Yes to produce a widescreen signal, or No to export the traditional TV output.

 

(3)Connect the iPod to TV

 

It takes a few steps to connect your iPod to your TV. Start by inserting the A/V cord's eighth-inch plug into your iPod's earphone jack.

Here's where it gets a little tricky. In order to make your TV play back the iPod signal, you've got to redirect the outputs. You can't just plug the yellow RCA plug into the yellow RCA jack and the red into the red or the white into the white. No. Those geniuses at Apple send the video signal over the red RCA output. (Normally it arrives on yellow.) The sound comes through the white and yellow plugs.

 

I ended up going to an Apple store and testing this on iPod after iPod. They all have this quirk. It was intentional. But hey, it's proprietary. Woohoo. So here's what you have to do:

 

- Plug the red RCA plug into your TV's yellow RCA jack.

- Plug the yellow RCA plug into your TV's white RCA jack.

- Plug the white RCA plug into your TV's red RCA jack.
 

 

 

(4) Playing Your Video

 

On your iPod, navigate to the movie you want to watch and select it. Your iPod prompts you to choose whether to play the video with TV Off or TV On. (You set the TV Out option to "Ask," remember?) Choose TV On.

 

 

As your video starts, a status screen appears on your iPod and the video plays back on your television. The status screen tracks playback progress, just as it would in iTunes.

Leave the television volume control at normal levels and use the iPod volume control to adjust the audio. The audio and video should both sound and look excellent.

 

 

Now you can enjoy your iPod videos on your TV. Hope it helps.

Features of Cucusoft iPod Movie/Video Converter
Support almost all video file including DivX, XviD, MOV, dvr-ms, rm, rmvb, MPEG, WMV, AVI ... to iPod video (MP4 format) support various iPod video size including H.264 video: up to 768 Kbps, 320 x 240, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video: up to 2.5 mbps, 480 x 480, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats Support "Drag and Drop" Cool UI skin available Support Video to Apple TV New
   Minimum Requirements Cucusoft iPod Movie/Video Converter
Software requirements:
Windows 9x, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 7, etc.
DirectX 8.0 or later.
Hardware requirements:
MMX-enhanced CPU or more powerful
32 MB RAM or more
Any VGA card

   Input video specification of Cucusoft iPod Movie/Video Converter
Support any video file that can be played under Windows Media Player properly.

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