# iPod will no longer display photos on my TV

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-will-no-longer-display-photos-on-my-tv/453708>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 21, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-will-no-longer-display-photos-on-my-tv/453708 "2008-06-21T18:49:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-will-no-longer-display-photos-on-my-tv/453708/1 "2008-06-21T18:49:07Z")

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I have a fifth-gen iPod with software version 1.3 - I have used a non-apple component cable many times in the past to send the video signal to a television. I tried it last night (the first time since upgrading to 1.3) and I couldn’t get it to work. I tried everything on 3 different TVs… no luck.

A little web research indicated that Apple has prevented this type of connection on new versions of the iPod classic, but I couldn’t find anything that said older version like mine would also be shut down.

Maybe something else is wrong (like the cable itself) but I was wondering can any dopers with older versions of the classic still send video to a TV through a non-Apple component cable?

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**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-will-no-longer-display-photos-on-my-tv/453708/2 "2008-06-22T14:50:34Z")

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_bump_ - anyone?