Originally Posted by RPF

The current iPods (6G Classic, 3G nano, touch, iPhone) require a different video cable than the 4G and 5G iPods did. The older models had video-out via the headphone jack. The new ones require a cable that plugs into the dock connector. This was done because the video-out pin in the headphone jack is now used for the mic on the iPhone's headphone set.

This cable works with the current iPods (it also will work with the 4G and 5G models).

This cable works on the 4G and 5G models only.

I haven't tried a camcorder video cable on me 5G model yet, but I have heard that they don't work because the order on the pins differs from that of the correct iPod video cable.