Video out on 3GS?

So is the only to get video out from the iPhone 3GS with the Composite video cable from Apple, the one that hooks into the bottom of the iPhone? Can it not be done through the headphone jack like the iPods? I hate to pay $49 for a cable if I don't have to.

Your assumption is correct. Only the Apple Composite or Component AV cables can transmit video out on the iPhone (all models). The headphone jack cannot transmit video out. I was also disappointing when I learned this, as I had an old Apple iPod AV cable that connected to the headphone jack. I bought the Composite AV Cable for $50, and it works great with photos, music, movies, and YouTube.

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I have been browsing Apple discussions for solutions and most of them seem to point out to a faulty Video Composite cable. This is not my case.
I can rule that out 100%.
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This document http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4108? isn't really complete enough as it stops at iphone 4.
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Thanks and regards
Pieter

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Thanks, Ded,
You're right, the cable that I have won't work. I't from my previous, 2004 iBook. This is pretty embarrassing... I looked at the cable but didn't bother to try plugging it in.
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Thanks very much.
Zeb T

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