iPod Nanos (& iPhones) – the ideal hotel video companion…

Just spent a few days getting some “Winter rays” on the Island of Fuerteventura where it seems to be around 25 degrees even in December and a litre of the local brandy is 7€ a litre…

Anyhoo, the choice of TV in out apartment is a tad limited, the obligatory BBC World, CNN, CNBC and the obligatory  dollop of German, Dutch and Italian channels. Thankfully my Geek travel bag includes an iPod video-out lead and phono-to-scart lead meaning the dearest and I have been overdosing in 2 episodes of Midsomer Murders each eve courtesy of the iPod Touch and an iTunes-enabled netbook I’ve been feeding it with every day.

My point is that any video  iPod is a superb portable video player you can easily hook up to hotel TV Scart or comp video in socket  in most countries enabling you to watch what you consider to watch premium pre-recorded content you’ve already amassed. In my case premium means all of the Star Trek series, Columbo, The Outer Limits and lots of (mostly B-rated) Sci-fi movies grabbed from Channel 5 and late night BBC using eye TV on the Mac though Hauppauge kit for Windows boxes would do the same job.

Although the official 4th/5th Gen Apple video-out lead is circa £30 you can buy a Hong Kong knock off for under a fiver on eBay and a phono-to-Scart adapter for a couple of quid.

(Sent from apartment 237, Player Park Club, Fuerteventura using the hotel’s wiFi which only works by the pool and 3G is very hit’n'miss..)

P.S - interesting to note that Google ads has spotted I’m blogging from a Spanish speaking IP address and placing Spanish ads at times.. clever eh..