TV-out Audio Video cable, cheap and fast DIY Mod!
 

I was looking for a way to make my own TV output cable NOW and WITHOUT having to order / wait up to two weeks for a dedicated cable. I did a lot of research and found several helpful, but requires more parts than I have at my disposal. I used the info from two GREAT instructional posts (1. nethopper on xda-developer. 2. LoneSnark here on ppcgeeks.) and came up with the fastest and cheapest way to make my own tv-out cable for cheap and fast... and without needing a dremel, additonal cables / connectors. It works perfect w/ no buzzing, interference, etc.

Parts needed:
1. soldering iron / solder
2. tweezer to handle the small wires
3. the included HTC multi-purpose adapter
4. camcorder or ipod video cable (cheap, readily available)
5. knife to pry apart the adapter housing
6. superglue to glue it all back together.

Instructions:
I won't bother because you can just refer to the more detailed info in the other two threads. Also, there's too many variables due to the large variety of cables and their different configurations. You can a multi-meter to EASILY figure out which contact goes to which audio / video cable, then make adjustments from there. The following posts show more definitive instructions on how to make those exact cable w/ those exact parts.

1. I spent two weeks and couldn't find the specific info I needed until I saw the well-explained instructions and numbered contacts / leads in LoneSnark's thread:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.p...23&postcount=9
2. Nethopper's instructions allow you to keep your adapter stock and fully functional. My method disables the 3.5mm headphone jacks and only functions as a tv-out. It's possible to throw a micro switch on there, but I use only use stereo bluetooth headsets.

3. I used part of LoneSnark's instructions to match the numbers on the HTC adapter and rewire a couple of contacts and that was it!
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/8...tcable1fk7.jpg
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/5...tcable2mz5.jpg


End result: clean and simple cable adapter w/ camcorder video cable. Pictured with an A/V-to-SVideo adapter.
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2...tcable3qa6.jpg

Hope this helps, good luck!

Re: TV-out Audio Video cable, cheap and fast DIY Mod!
 

can't you just snip the blue wire?

Re: TV-out Audio Video cable, cheap and fast DIY Mod!
 

Yes you can. Thats what I did anyway and it works beautifully. :)

Those pics are huge! :o

Re: TV-out Audio Video cable, cheap and fast DIY Mod!
 

I did the same thing, carried my first phone back for a new replacement, kept the this first adapter, did the blue wire trick, works like a charm, now I have 2 adapters. I'm still waiting on Expansy USA to send me my real TV OUT cables...:drunken: