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It looks like Apple dropped the video out functionality for the iPhone. Last week the iPhone was clearly marked as a supported device for both the component and composite cables, now neither cables have the iPhone logo and the descriptions look to have been edited.

This is just another thorn in Apple’s side with new cable backlash the “community” is expressing across the blogosphere. The issue is the switch to requires these “special” cables for all new iPods, the old cables aren’t compatible. Unlike some others I’m not bothered by the switch, the cable should now provide better quality and you’ll be able to charge it without a separate dock connector and power cable. But the rub isn’t entirely the switch it’s that Apple is embedding an “authentic apple chip” that will hinder 3rd party makers for a short term.

So I planned on purchasing the cables for pre-order but with the apparent drop of iPhone support I can’t. Hopefully it was a recent mistake and the cables will end up being supported with or without a software update.

It’s a real bummer because if Video Out was supported by the iPhone I could get rid of my current video iPod instead of lugging it to work everyday.