!!!!!!!Ipod Video warning!!!!!!!!

[CharlieJ]

If you are putting aux lead in the top and connecting to a tv the setting tvout goes on

!!!!!!!!!!!!!Remember to turn it off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It will break the headphones!!!

[Thank The Cheese]

wow really? has this happened to you?

Can someone else confirm this?

not that I don't believe you CJ, I just want to know for sure

[ElDiabloConCaca]

I do not see how leaving the "TV-out" setting on would harm any headphones -- the video pickup area on the headphone plug is different from the audio pickup area, and if headphones are used that do not have a video pickup area, the video signal will simply be ignored and will not cause damage to the headphones. Apple knowledge base doesn't have any information stating that you should not leave TV-out on when not using the iPod video for video playback on a TV.

I do not have a video iPod to test this with, though, so I could be completely wrong -- but it seems silly that leaving the TV-Out setting on would damage headphones. It certainly doesn't happen on the iPod photo models for video-out.

[SuperTyphoon]

It seems that any website's knowledge base has every possible solution for problems except the one you need. But your situation is very weird.

[Snaffle]

I highly doubt that, but if its true then will suprise me!

[kainjow]

I could test it with a pair of headphones that I don't use anymore... but... Like ElDiabloConCaca said, the video output doesn't have any connection when normal headphones are connected.. so it is ignored.

[Convert]

I could test too.

But why leave it on? I always put it on "Ask" or "Off", depending if I am in a scenario where I may use it or not.

[CharlieJ]

a friend told me this so i do not know maybe somebody could test it?

but it does run the battery down