I noticed a couple of topics that stated to buy the 5th Generation Video iPood and not the 6th Gen. Is there a reason for this? I' talking about the larger 30gb-160gb iPoods. Not the Nano's.

Thanks,

Kris

Because you cannot play video on the D3 with the 6th gen (classic) ipods. With the 5 and 5.5 gen ipods, you can.

I have an ipod classic 160GB and I can play video fine on my D3

I havent checked my firmware version but from what I understand you need version 1.0.2 or something which Ive seen links on how to downgrade.

When I 1st got it I didn't think it was going to work and I was a bit unhappy to say the least, but I figured it out in about a day of messing around with it

Heres what you have to do...

1. On the D3 select the ipod and then hit the video button

It will say something like "see ipod for full control" on the D3 screen

2. Pull out your ipod. Use the ipod to select a video (make sure the TV out etc is turned on in the ipod 1st) The ipod will say something like "TV out enabled, please connect your video device"

3. Unplug the ipod and then plug it back in.

Now you can control the ipod from the D3 and the video will play

It's a bit buggy but it works

I noticed a couple of topics that stated to buy the 5th Generation Video iPood and not the 6th Gen. Is there a reason for this? I' talking about the larger 30gb-160gb iPoods. Not the Nano's.

 

Thanks,

Kris

Like HiFiSi said, if you want it to work without aggravation, get the fifth gen ipod.

The "genuine Apple cable detection" chip in the 6th gen iPods, Touch, and iPhones is one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard. Sometimes I hate being at the mercy of Steve Jobs' greed, but if you want HU integration, what else can you do?

VBLUE42,

Granted I was lucky and didnt have to downgrade my firmware or etc, but I use my ipod without even thinking about it anymore. It's not really any aggrivation. I was agrivated for about a day, woohoo LOL

I have a question.

I have a video iPod 5thgen I guess and it has firmware 1.2.1, iTunes is asking me to upgrade to 1.3.

Right now it works fin on the D3, has anyone had a problem with thiers on the 1.3 update?

Thanks guys.

I have a question.

I have a video iPod 5thgen I guess and it has firmware 1.2.1, iTunes is asking me to upgrade to 1.3.

Right now it works fin on the D3, has anyone had a problem with thiers on the 1.3 update?

 

Thanks guys.

I have a 5.5 gen and I have fw 1.3 no problem with my d3.

The firmware doesn't matter on the 5 and 5.5 gen ipods.

Thanks guys.

I have the ipod 5.5 video and when I plug it into my D3 all I get is the "see ipod for full control" message. How can I get around this issue?

I have the ipod 5.5 video and when I plug it into my D3 all I get is the "see ipod for full control" message. How can I get around this issue?

http://www.avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13589&highlight=ipod+full+control

Sorry I guess I wasn't clear on the issue. I would like to control the playing of music from my D3 and not have to use the ipod. When I plug it into the D3 I get the "use ipod" message, but would like to see and do everything through the D3 and leave the ipod in my glovebox.

Any thoughts? It has the 1.3 firmware on it and its the 5.5 ipod.

Thanks

You can control the music 100% from the D3. Only when you want to play videos, you will have to hit a button or two on the ipod. No way around it. Just be thankful it works unlike with the newer ones.

Also, if your stuck on that screen, touch the screen and controls will pop up. Press the music button and you'll be switched back to the iPod music interface.