Products
Compatibility
Cinemin Swivel is a one versatile pico. It will project movies, videos, photos, games, and slides from a variety of popular media players.
Swivel comes packed with two main connector cables which will do the trick for the majority of devices.
The 30-pin connector and 3.5mm-to-3.5mm AV cable (both included) will together easily connect Swivel to the following Apple products:
The composite-to-3.5mm cable (included) works well with a wide range of devices that have standard composite (sometimes called RCA) AV output, such as:
Connectivity
Connecting a laptop or netbook to Swivel requires additional cables or converters, depending on your particular computer model. Consult your computer’s user manual and ensure that it has video-out functionality; not all do.
For laptops/netbooks with S-Video
Use an S-Video & Stereo Audio to RCA Converter (SVHS
to 3 RCA)
For laptops/netbooks with VGA
The Cinemin Swap accessory (sold separately) is a compact
powered box which converts VGA to an analog AV signal
For laptops/netbooks with DVI or mini-DVI
The signal will first need to be converted
to VGA, S-Video, or Composite (a variety of cables are generally available), and
then to the above connectors.
Some devices have video-out functionality but require their own proprietary connector cable (sold separately) in order to work. Examples include:
There are a limited number of mobile phones – mainly smartphone's – that have video-out functionality. The following models will connect to Swivel (however, sometimes requiring a proprietary connector):
Be aware that not all popular devices can output video and therefore will NOT project images of any kind.