Questions & Answers for Apple Composite AV Cable

All of the Apple portable devices output an analog signal rather than a digital signal. To get the best quality sound, you should turn the volume all the way up on the iPhone (or iPad, iPod, etc.), and adjust the listening volume using the stereo. In general, sound quality will be limited by the type of file - MP3 and other compressed formats will limit fidelity. Thus, for playing via a stereo I suggest storing Apple Lossless versions of your music on a computer running iTunes. If you want 'audiophile' grade sound, you should add an external digital to analog converter with a computer interface (like USB) rather than use the circuits built into the portable device.

• Answered by Frank W from Minneapolis
• 19 Mar, 2011
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They are two analogue video formats, but composite connection puts all the video down one connector which is more convenient but less quality. Pretty much all TV's have these, if your TV has a SCART then a simple adapter will also allow you to play it back.

Component cable have higher quality by splitting the video into three parts (mistaken for Red, Blue and Green it is really Luminance, Contrast and Hue). This is the better quality but generally only modern HD sets have them and even then most opt to use the digital HDMI.

Both carry audio over a Left and Right cable which can be plugged into a receiver if you choose.

In short if you have component on your set go for that, but if you wish to use this with other TV's or systems, it is a 99/100 chance going to support Composite. Check your TV!

• Answered by Nicholas J from Westhumble
• 11 Dec, 2010
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According to sony, both on their site and through customer support chat, the sony handycam camcorder DCR-DVD firmware is NOT compatible with Macs and they do NOT provide andy drivers to that end.

I am emailing upper management

• Answered by Beverly M from Sterling
• 23 Aug, 2015
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I'm not sure about all that will work, but I can report that the Verizon FIOS mobile application coupled with the Apple Lightning Digital AV Adapter will not permit streaming home DVR recordings (using the new Verizon FIOS Mobile application) from an iPad to a television. A message appears when this is tried that it will allow streaming Live TV and On Demand but not streaming from "your media server" (Verizon talk for its FIOS DVR system). Clearly this is a legal restriction, not a technical problem and Apple and Verizon have agreed to include circuitry/software which restricts this use. Its disappointing as I had hoped that my very expensive Verizon FIOS Quantum subscription together with the Apple $50 adapter would permit me to view my recordings while vacationing for a month in Florida. Sometimes you don't get what you pay for, unfortunately.

• Answered by Richard W from Pittsburgh
• 9 Feb, 2016
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When I contracted Hulu about no video with AV cable, they told me that they did not have streaming rights. So no video.

• Answered by Valerie D from Lompoc
• 14 Mar, 2012
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I was able to watch YouTube but not Hulu...kinda disappointed.

• Answered by Sophia D from Marco Island
• 23 Sep, 2011
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