Apple’s iPod Hi-Fi was a pretty lame product announcement, apparently made even lamer by the device’s lack of video out ports and no ability to sync the iPod while it is docked in the Hi-Fi,
I was surprised to find that the iPod Hi-Fi lacks any sort of video output, considering the photo and video capabilities of the fifth-generation iPod. But you’re not totally out of luck: You can get an iPod-compatible 3.5-mm to RCA audio/video cable, attach the 3.5-mm end to the iPod’s headphone jack, and hook up the yellow video RCA end to your TV’s video input (making sure to set the iPod to “TV On”). This lets the video come out of the top of the iPod, and the audio will still be fed into the Hi-Fi via the dock. Also, when you want to sync the iPod with your PC, you’ll need to take it out of the dock, as there’s no sync connector on the speaker.
And all for only $349.
Stoopid. If you’re going to piss off all those 3rd party developers for the iPod, at least do it with something that’s halfway decent.
Source:
Apple iPod Hi-Fi. PCMag.Com, March 3, 2006.