Let me get this straight, this cord will not allow me watch my purchased movies on my iPad via the TV I connect it to? Please clarify before I buy
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It puts what ever is on the screen of iPad ... Onto tv. I wouldn't purchase it again though. After a couple weeks the plastic cracked and it doesn't work anymore
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No it will not. Apple has a proprietary peice on amazon that will work : Apple Digital AV Adapter (MD098ZM/A)Apple (227)
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Yes, what ever you have in your iPad: Netflix, Google movies, etc, I'm able to see with this cable.
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Yes that is correct, I watch iTune movies and shows purchased. Mine works great! Make sure you have the HDMI imput on you TV.
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We bought 3 of these (at two different times) and could only get one of the three cords to work. We kept the one but returned the other two.
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I purchased this cord in hopes that I could watch my iphone via the TV. The cord did not work for me. The product is not good quality, and I got what I paid. Apple sales a cord but it is around 50 bucks. I haven't gotten around to buying another cord. But with a HDMI adaptor you should be able to watch movies from your iPad or iphone or even a laptop.
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First I would see if it works with another device like a bluray player. If it does then you know your TV/laptop settings are off somewhere. If not then you know it's the cable.
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late but relevant: There is an iPad/iPhone lightning-to-HDMI adapter available for around $40 that should work just fine with this.
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Your better off using an audio-only line out from your headphone jack if just using it for music. This used to work with VUDU for watching it on my old crt tv, but now it only works with the movies I have on iTunes. Beware of Apple updates when using a working non-apple product!
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I thought I seen a vid on youtube with a guy watching netflix on the unit. On an android phone though. I have an Iphone W/adapter and I cant get netflix to work. I believe it only will work if your videos or movies our downloaded through I tunes. I have a couple of music vids downloaded from I tunes and they play through the head unit.
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if your iPad has a HDMI out port, then this system will transport it to your TV with HDMI in. It would look just like a cable to the originating device. And yes, seeing Hillard's answer reminds me, you'll probably have to add power from somewhere.
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it can be 2 things.....try plug in to ipad2 to hdmi then find the right hdmi channel on the tv to the remote or vice versa. then try it with the I pad off and on same way. if none of this works note I don't have a Samsung tv yet.....so I believe its Samsung vs apple and they make sure they are not compatable with each other my theory.try using a wifi bluetooth stick that plugs into a tv hdmi port but can show phones tablets from anybody.since the upgrade I think apple may have made sure devices like these no longer and they only want you to buy their product.
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I returned my device .. it actually did not work at all. However, I think you can transfer pretty much any file, as a download, the question is, can a MKV file even be played by a player on an iPad? I think there is a version of VLC for the iPad, and the PC version of VLC plays MKV files. I wish I knew more, but the device did not work for me ...
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Yes. FYI video does not work with it. I would love to plug in my iPad and watch netflix, but it doesn't happen.
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Nope, it is a pure connection that just transfers the iPad screen to your TV set. Using this will not charge your iPad.
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Hi. I used it for Netflix and HBO GO. Make sure your IPAD or IPOD has the latest Apple OS (Operating System). Sometimes I also get the sound with no picture when I first start using it. If you only get sound but no picture end the App and disconnect the cable. Push the cable back on again and go into the App again. You can also try keeping the cable connected but just ending the APP and then start the APP again.
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Hey there! I purchased this av cable to plug my Iphone 4 to our TV to watch shows or movies and it worked pretty well. I had previously purchased the "apple approved" av cable and they both work exactly the same. The only difference was the price ;)Now, do not expect to see every video on your TV screen. This cable allows to watch shows and movies from providers like Netflix, Hulu , etc. not from YouTube and such.
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Flo, I chose not to buy this because I thought it was expensive. I ended up buying (from apple) for my macbook a cord that plugs into both the TV and the computer and watched tv that way. I understand the Apple TV is wireless and is 99.00 and Apple states it allows you to watch all your downloads on your tv. some man reviewed apple tv on amazon with great detail. I would refer you to look that up first. Good luck.
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ITunes stores these as M4V files (movies) - how do you use the wifi to play them on your ipad? Can this alone let you stream movies or do you need another software to stream or do you have to convert out of the MPEG-4 Video File (.m4v) format to another to stream movies?I think some people are buying these to expand the otherwise fixed memory of an ipad so if you can't stream this is not going to work for us.
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You can try relaunching the iPad application (Netflix, whatever) - have sometimes had to disconnect and reconnect cable to get working but always did. Oh it won't work with Amazon Prime Video! They block it!
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The cord I received would NOT fit my Apple TV. The Apple TV has two rounded (non-polarized) inputs. This cord had a round and squared one. I had to return it.
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Not by itself. Think of it as a hdtv. You will need either a hardware solution such as a WiFi video streamer like a wicast. I used mine with chromecast and it works fine. Or a software solution like a remote app between your iPad and a computer.