Do I HAVE to have the Apple AV cord to play a video from a video ipod onto a tv?

Question

I have a brand new video ipod, an off brand cable that goes into the ipod headphone jack with the red, yellow, and white cables going into my tv. I can get audio to come out of the tv but no video. What am I doing wrong? I have tried all combinations of settings on the ipod and inputs on the tv. Does it only work with the Apple AV cable or is there a special trick to making it work with others? This cable was the one the guys at Best Buy sold me when I told them what I wanted to do. I want to watch TV shows on my TV that I bought from iTunes and know I can't burn them onto a playable DVD, so I want to connect my iPod to the TV directly.

I have tried what was sugested and got video and picture, but the video is in black and white and the picture bounces like it has bad tracking. Any tips?

Answer 1

Apple threw in a kink to increase sales of their cable. All you have to do is switch the inputs around a bit. Plug the yellow connector into the red hole and the red connector into the yellow hole.

If you don't feel comfortable doing this, Best Buy sells a cable that has the connections switched around inside the cable, so all you do is match up the colors.