Mini to mini component cable?

WD Legacy Products WD TV Live & Live Plus
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my wd tv live has a mini component output and my panasonic p50gt30 tv has a mini component input.

anybody know where i can find a cable that has mini component (i think thats 3.5mm 4 pole) on each side? without having to go through a three ended rca cable in the middle?

thanks in advance.

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While possible, it’s doubtful the Panasonic has the same pinout on the cable…  

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ah yes… well, i’ve connected the cable that comes with the tv to the cable that comes with the hd live unit and then using a voltmeter tested to see if the pins are wired the same.

they’re not. there is no standard for this. :frowning:

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rocketboy2000 wrote:

…then using a voltmeter tested to see if the pins are wired the same.

 

they’re not. 

In that case, your only option, beyond using 3 RCA-RCA adaptors to join the 2 provided cables, would be to buy 2 mini jacks (4-pole, not 3-pole) and some shielded 3-wire cable and make your own custom cable, using the existing pinouts as a guide.

I know tons of 3-pole cables exist for joining stereo signals, but I’ve never personally seen a 4-pole one for a 3-signal cable, and even if you did find one, as you found out, it wouldn’t work since the lines need to be crossed over according to your voltmeter experiments.

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The FAQ sticky for the Live / Live+ lists the pinout for the WD cable.