Moondog

I am not sure but I assume the ipod plug is just audio

dskinner

I doubt the video iPod will play through the headrests, but just spend the extra $50 and get the video. You get 30g instead of 4, and you get to watch videos, on a much larger screen I might ad.

jasonlm429

I've been trying to figure that out. It seems no matter which video output selection I use I cannot get the video on the screens. You would think that you could. I have the 60g ipod video. No luck.

mad-sciontist

I dont think it can... Just audio, i tried with my Ipod video and couldnt figure anything out to play it on the monitors...

gjpjr84

that makes sense actually. Apple is very weird about what will let you do what with their iPods and they are damn efficient at keeping it that way.

Bits

Oh Taters... I was afraid of that. Just a bit of clarification please. It sounds to me like I can listen to audio using the video ipod, but no video will display. correct? So now, which one to get. I was actually thinking of the 2G nano. It's small, it's cheap and since it is all flash memory (no moving parts) it's not going to break. For $100 more i get larger and 30G. Do i need 30G?? That is a lot of music.

Bits

Look what I found... Do you think this will work?

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...More=MA242LL/A


I seem to remember that there are some spare plugs in the back of the HU for A/V connection. Hmmm, well, that's another $100.00. This car is going to make me broke isn't it?

gjpjr84

actually the iPods are put together very well and i would say that most if not all are extremely reliable.
I had my 1st gen 5gb hauled everywhere in my truck and in my backpack up until last year and the only reason i don't use it anymore is cause i ran out of space and i bought the b/w click wheel 20gb. the 5gb still works great as a portable HDD.
I wouldn't worry at all about the HDD iPods unless your REALLY gonna be bashing it about.

and if there is a place in the HU for a set of component inputs then yea that would work.

Bits

If you follow this link, on the first page, there is a pic of the back side of the 3.0 HU.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=21


The only problem is there are two separate stories in the tread as to what the RCA jacks are for. One person claims that he hooked up a monitor and it fired right up. The other person said he hooked up a PS2 and can see it in the headrest monitors. Are they input or output jacks? Could they be both??

Oh, and my previous post said it would cost $100 to hook up your video ipod. I think you prolly only need the A/V cable which is just $19.00 (assuming the HU jacks are for input).

learning as i go...

PIMP

There is one video in, one video out that is running to the head rest screens, and a right and left audio inputs. To run another moniter you need a video amp to connect to the video out and then hook up as many monitors as the amp will allow. The two headrest screens are Y connected and only counts as one video out.

eburgsspeedyxb

HU jacks are input. The person in the story about hooking a monitor up must have removed the yellow output and plugged his own into it.

Bits

Pimp, eburgsspeed, you guys rule! Thanks for all the help everyone. I love this place.

gjpjr84

you will have to purchase the new iPod dock as well as the a/v cables.

Bits

gjpjr84, check this out... I believe you, but it says here...

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...plm=M9765G%2FA


"The AV Cable connects to the headphone port of the iPod or the line-out port on the iPod Universal Dock."

I was hoping the way this would work is you hook the AV cable to the headphone jack and then you plug the bottem thingy into the cars ipod connector. Then you could power the thing from the car and also use the steering wheel controls to surf the ipod. Maybe?

Anyways, thanks for your help....

gjpjr84

i thought i read it as saying you need to plug it in to both.

nevermind what i just said.

i blame my contacts for wanting out!

bbcrud

LOL. Good catch.

Hey... Anyone want to win an Envy Green R/C xB?

jasonlm429

I
DO!!!!

bbcrud

We're still working on it. Going to give it to a member of Scionetics in late April or early May

More pics in the thread in my signature

jasonlm429

perfect, my birthday is April 29th. LOL...

gjpjr84

thats a good picture of it! makes it look like a real xB!