Replacement Monitor

[manc01]

Hi there,

I have spent hours on here browsing over lots of information but can't find what I am after so I am hoping that some of the experts out there may be able to help me. I was wondering if the V35 TV screen can be swapped over for a higher resolution version? I was first interested in this when I was looking at a way of "mirroring" my iPhone 4S display to the cars monitor. I have actually found out that this can be done with some messing around that involved getting an Apple Digital AV adapter & then running it through a HDMI to composite converter then into the screen. This would mean that the iPhones GPS (TomTom in my case) can be output on the in car screen. I have tested this on a monitor & the solution works.

Before anyone says that I could just get an Apple iPhone to composite cable may I add that this will display the video of the iPhone 4S but not the "mirroring" of the screen including the GPS. While this solution that I have mentioned will work it got me thinking that I am going to spend about $200 to make the output a lot worse while enabling the functionality of the intention. So my question is can the standard V35 monitor be swapped out for another unit?

I have found a screen that may do it here, from what I can see it will do NTSC which I know is needed. The unit would also need to have relevant inputs not on the back of the screen but on an input system that would be below it so that the unit can slide down like the original. So first up can it be done? I would hope so & would like so see if someone can advise me on this. Secondly has anyone actually done this? Lastly can anyone suggest a screen that would fit the bill? A lot of screens like this also have touch capabilities so that also opens up some other interesting things. So lets see if this can be done

Edited November 22, 2011 by manc01

[jjjones]

Hi Mate,

Jailbreak your iphone and install an app called "TVOutTuner". This will allow you to mirror your iphone onto the nav screen using a composite cable. I do this with my iphone 3g purely for the Tom Tom app, it works extremely well(apart from the fact that my phone is slow, need to upgrade). Even though the nav screen isnt high res, you are able to clearly read all the text on screen.

Edited November 23, 2011 by jjjones

[Chris Rogers]

to answer your question - no not directly possible. now if you want to add a touch panel to it and hack the RGB lines - yes it is doable but not really worth it. you are playing with analog video and resolution is not going to be anything near a V36 screen.

[manc01]

Hi Mate,

Jailbreak your iphone and install an app called "TVOutTuner". This will allow you to mirror your iphone onto the nav screen using a composite cable. I do this with my iphone 3g purely for the Tom Tom app, it works extremely well(apart from the fact that my phone is slow, need to upgrade). Even though the nav screen isnt high res, you are able to clearly read all the text on screen.

You are on the money with "TVOutTuner" & it will mirror the iPhone on the screen via composite. The "mimic" touch screen mod will allow the touch screen capabilities via a jailbroken iPhone & the add on touch screen overlay. With the iPhone 4S it still hasn't been jailbroken so the "TVOutTuner option is not available. The "mimic" info is discussed on another thread on here.

With the iPhone 4S the mirroring is possible as I mentioned by way of the Apple Digital AV adapter & then running it through a HDMI to composite converter then into the screen. This is an bit of an expensive way to get the functionality on a downgraded resolution output. I guess in simple terms without even discussing the touch screen capabilities of another higher resolution screen I would basically like to know if the original V35 screen can be swapped out for a higher definition unit with HDMI & composite in? For the point of this exercise lets just forget about the touch screen & discuss the feasibility of replacing the standard screen with an aftermarket unit that can still enable the normal functioning of the original screen but with a HDMI input for the iPhone (or other device).