I have search here and the 'net (including Apple's page) to find out if the Nano can be connected to a TV to view the photos. Otherwise, what's the point of viewing them so tiny on the Nano?
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
iPod iPod Nano Photo Capabilities
- Thread starter mintlivedotcom
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
So people can see them? Even a small picture is still worth a thousand words.mintlivedotcom said:
Good questions! I want to be able to show the Grannies the latest slideshows of my newborn through their TV and I'm sure they can't focus on a tiny Nano screen.
Lacero said:
Better yet get the Epson P-2000. Great screen on that. I would be camping at Apples door for an iPod maxi that gave iTunes capabilities to the likes of the p-2000.
Lacero said:
What do you mean "whine"? I am not complaining, just asking questions about something I don't even own.
The most likely reason the nano doesn't contain video out, or audio in, or any other features that the bigger iPods have is simply size. The 20GB and 60GB iPods are quite large in comparison, because they have all those extra "chips" in them allowing tv out, and audio in. These are hardware features that can't simply be added with software. I believe the first iPod photo was thicker then the original 4G BW iPod simply because it allowed TV out. So, I doubt the nano will ever get TV out, unless technology drastically changes soon.
kainjow said:
Thanks! That is the most helpful response I have read so far. I agree, it must be the limitations of the small size. I guess I will stop drooling over the Nano and take another look at the iPod Photo.
Check this out:
Do you think this thing will allow photos on the Nano to be viewed on a TV?
(it says "iPod Nano")
Do you think this thing will allow photos on the Nano to be viewed on a TV?
(it says "iPod Nano")
They must have assumed that since the nano can display photos, it can output them. Those are 2 completely different things.
Apple's iPod nano specs page has different descriptions of "Connectivity" for the nano and photo. For the nano it says "Dock connector, stereo minijack" and for the photo it says "Dock connector, remote connector, stereo minijack, composite video and audio through minijack".
Displaying photos on screen is simply a software feature (reading files from the hard drive, converting them to LCD pixels) but outputting images to a TV is a hardware feature. You need a microcontroller that can read in image data and then output that as a TV signal.
Apple's iPod nano specs page has different descriptions of "Connectivity" for the nano and photo. For the nano it says "Dock connector, stereo minijack" and for the photo it says "Dock connector, remote connector, stereo minijack, composite video and audio through minijack".
Displaying photos on screen is simply a software feature (reading files from the hard drive, converting them to LCD pixels) but outputting images to a TV is a hardware feature. You need a microcontroller that can read in image data and then output that as a TV signal.
mintlivedotcom said:
No, that won't work. It's only source of data is the headphone jack, which on the iPod photo is an A/V composite port, but not on the nano.
The only thing I can see working would be some sort of specialized dock that has the TV converter built into it rather than relying on the one in the iPod.