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That is actually kinda cool. I have a couple of Archos DVR that I use as remote viewing terminals for video when flying my UAV stuff, but they are hard to keep updated. The whole point of doing the cable mod is just that, to save me a bit of time and make things simple. I update my iPhone 2-4 times a day, and I can keep everyone happy with it. It has actually become the tool I was looking for. Now, I just need to be able to take advantage of its features. I think I'll get a couple more Pioneer cables to hack on tomorrow if someone local has them. Thanks again!

HiFiSi - thanks for the time you spent to respond. The only real way to tell what is going on will be to get into the pinout and hook up my scope. If the video signal is back-fed, I'll just leave it out of the Pioneer input and only go to the RCA. Noise from the ground is my largest concern. So, maybe a $100 total investment. I have like 6 of the A/V cables laying around my house, so no biggie there. Maybe if I fry the radio then it will be $1K for a new HU and iPhone. IMHO, it would be worth it, and I'll take that risk. Heck, now it is a personal challenge. Because, as you all

Of the one thing I have noticed on this forum, it's the negativity coming from a few individuals. All you have made me want to do is ask the question 100 times more. Quit telling people to buy the Apple A/V cable - I have one and use it daily. Read my post carefully, and you might notice that. You fail to recognize that some individuals may know a bit more about this system and the iPhone than you do. After all, this isn't rocket science but rather simple electronics. Put the correct people together, and we may just be able to come up with something. Evolution is a good thing,

BTW - only video is missing from my display when in video mode with the iPhone, but the audio works fine. Is this the same for everyone else? If so (referencing my last post), we just need to tap the video correctly.

OK - so I have the A/V Composite cable and an iPod interface cable on my D3 for my iPhone. Why can't we just find the pinout for the connector on the A/V cable and splice in the RCA plugs for Video and Audio into the Pioneer interface cable? It would still mean controlling video from the iPod, unless it would just happen to work. At least there would be only one connector to the iPhone...