Help i9000 3.5mm -> TV-Out

[zopper]

Dear everyone,

Woudl this cable work as a 3.5mm to TV-Out on the Galaxy i9000?

audio/video (a/v) kabel - 3.5mm jack naar, 3 x tulp plug verguld, 1.5 meter, zwart.

I think that its cheaper than the Samsung version (if I could even find it in Holland...).

Best regards, z.

 

[karnka]

Dunno about that cable. My understanding is the pins on the 3.5mm jack aren't standardised.

I have a Nokia cable I bought off Ebay which works fine.

 

[logout]

Yes, this cable will work fine (as any other 3.5mm <-> 3RCA)

 

[NZtechfreak]

+1 for getting the Nokia cables, dirt cheap and they work whereas many others don't.

 

[zopper]

Which Nokia cables are these? Has anybody got a model number and description from Nokia?

Cheers

 

[logout]

Why bother with Nokia cables only? I bought a cheap cable for less than 2 euro advertised as a camcorder compatible and it works fine

 

[zopper]

Why bother with Nokia cables only? I bought a cheap cable for less than 2 euro advertised as a camcorder compatible and it works fine

Well why bother, indeed. I don't care who makes the cable, but want to know which one to buy! I exclude the expensive ones because cables are simply cables. Cheap to make.

Please tell me which cable you bought (name model etc.,) so that I may buy one. People seem to think that cable in the URL I posted would not work.

 

[logout]

If I were U, I would've bought this cable right away It seems a high quality product. Or I would go to the nearest tech store and buy whatever 3.5mm <-> 3 RCA my eyes see - preferably not very expensive. The one in your link looks excellent!

Oh, and one other thing - all audio/video cables are standardized, so no worry if a cable will work, as long as it is not a 5 cent china crap (you can tell if it is, because they smell bad and are ugly with cheep looking jacks ).

 

[karnka]

I'm not convinced these are standard. I recall quite a few discussions on this forum where people have bought various RCA cables that haven't worked with the Galaxy S.

This is the one I got and definitely works:
Genuine Nokia N97 N900 X6 CA-75U TV Out Video AV Cable on eBay (end time 21-Sep-10 01:10:06 BST)

 

[zopper]

Pin outs are here

4 pin 3.5mm (2.5mm) plug connector diagram and applications @ pinouts.ru

Samsung Galaxy i9000 headset pinout and wiring @ pinoutsguide.com

There is an inconclusive thread here:
http://android.modaco.com/content/samsung-galaxy-s-s-modaco-com/314092/trouble-with-the-3-5-tv-out/

...But the Nokia thread does explain why:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=473186

If you are disinclined to click the link then I have put it here:
The N900 using a camcorder style A/V cable (3.5mm to RCA white/red/yellow) will not work, because the N900 uses a different pin of the 3.5mm jack for "ground" than is used by almost every other manufacturer.

 

[ArmadaTattoo]

I have three different 3.5mm cables and none of them work! I can get sound but only distorted picture.

3.5mm cables are definitely NOT standard!

 

[zorxd]

I first bought a standard 3.5mm to 3xRCA in a local electronic shop.
It didn't work (sound only, no picture).
I then bought a Nokia CA-75U on ebay. Works. But I have to play a bit with the plug or I get disturbing sounds.

 

[iGalaxy]

Test connectors with tester! Cheap cable from ebay and all works fine

 

[iGalaxy]