Touch Pro Video Cable - Build Your Own

[keatonmat]

Originally Posted by shdwknt

really - use the audio adapter that came with the pro.. crack it open and either cut or desolder the blue wire.. and then just use a little super glue on the adapter to close it back up.

WAY easier and cleaner and really fast... then just plug a set of av cables with a 3.5mm jack in and presto.. its all good.

no where locally had the cables that I could find/use cheap - so Im having a set sent in from Hong Kong.. $5 shipped.

ok so if i go this way i can still use the charger on the back conection?

[firebrain]

which pin is the 4th can some one provide a picture

[catmom]

Originally Posted by shdwknt

really - use the audio adapter that came with the pro.. crack it open and either cut or desolder the blue wire.. and then just use a little super glue on the adapter to close it back up.

WAY easier and cleaner and really fast... then just plug a set of av cables with a 3.5mm jack in and presto.. its all good.

no where locally had the cables that I could find/use cheap - so Im having a set sent in from Hong Kong.. $5 shipped.

Help! I am wanting to do this the simple way like you mention by cutting the blue wire, but am confused as to the audio adaptor you mention. Are you talking about the rectangular adaptor with 2 usb and 2 round plugs into it? Also what will I "lose" on the adaptor if I clip the blue wire? I also have a cable with 3.5 inch plug on one end and a red and a white plug with tv like ends. Will this work as the av/rgb cable?

[Raging Idiot]

Yep, the rectangular one will work. And yes, you will lose all functionality that it was originally intended for...no longer will your headphones work, and you will need an additional RCA cable to make it work for TV-Out. You will need one that has video, the one that you pictured is audio only. Also, keep in mind that not all RCA cables will work, although some will work just by switching the color ends out. Also it appears not all solutions are working perfectly for everyone.
I was led to believe a Lyra Video Jukebox RCA cable would work from someone on here, then found it only worked while I held it a certain way and pushing hard into the adapter.
Also, some people are claiming problems with using the rectangular adapter that the Pro Ships with...audio hum and the lockups from some odd problem described as the phone getting confused between TV-Out and Stereo Mode. Likely due to improper grounding, but there are many versions of this phone with different carriers and according to wikipedia some may have slight variations.
I made a bit of a glue mess trying to get mine back together, as I imagine most people do. So just be very careful with the glue unless you just don't care what it looks like. Some are perfectly happy using electrical tape around it, but I'm using mine in a professional setting and I like things to look nice so I sold my glue mess tv-adapter for $10 lol...

[catmom]

Originally Posted by Raging Idiot

Yep, the rectangular one will work. And yes, you will lose all functionality that it was originally intended for...no longer will your headphones work, and you will need an additional RCA cable to make it work for TV-Out. You will need one that has video, the one that you pictured is audio only. Also, keep in mind that not all RCA cables will work, although some will work just by switching the color ends out. Also it appears not all solutions are working perfectly for everyone.
I was led to believe a Lyra Video Jukebox RCA cable would work from someone on here, then found it only worked while I held it a certain way and pushing hard into the adapter.
Also, some people are claiming problems with using the rectangular adapter that the Pro Ships with...audio hum and the lockups from some odd problem described as the phone getting confused between TV-Out and Stereo Mode. Likely due to improper grounding, but there are many versions of this phone with different carriers and according to wikipedia some may have slight variations.
I made a bit of a glue mess trying to get mine back together, as I imagine most people do. So just be very careful with the glue unless you just don't care what it looks like. Some are perfectly happy using electrical tape around it, but I'm using mine in a professional setting and I like things to look nice so I sold my glue mess tv-adapter for $10 lol...

Do you think the other adaptor from my Mogul will work, I am hoping to save my Touch Pro adaptor (the adaptor that I am talking about has one extUSB cable out and two usb ports for input)?

[Exil3d]

I did it. Took me about a hour. I followed the instructions step by step and it turned out very good. The 4th pic in which everyone is having a hard time is not that bad. I have a exacto knife with a very pointy tip. I used it to lift the 4th pin up and yes after a bout 3 to 4 minutes of moving it left and right.. it breaks off clean. I can imagine you can use a push pin like the op did or anything that is just point and very small. Another idea is the brand new dress shirt pins that you get. Just puck and wiggle left and right. After I got all the wires connected I did solder them for a very secure connection. i will post a pic so you all see.....


BTW......... I did not do the final step since I did not get any noise or hiss like the OP said he got. The last step was to ground to the shielding. Mines was fine without it......... oh yeah.. I took the pic wth my super Sprint Pro.

[sidwin]

wasn't hard at all once u got pin 4 out. i messed up one when i tried but luckily i had a spare from my touch. thanks!

[Exil3d]

hot dang! they cripple video out too!

[kaeslumz]

yeah thx for this thread...saved some money!

[munnarg]

Just made mine and I'll be damned it works lol. I gave up trying to get that damn pin#4 out and just shoved it all the way in to the bottom. Not that impressed with the resolution on my HDTV, but I guess that is to be expected.