I took a chance on this and it turned out well! I have an Ipod, one of the video capable ones. The screen on it is frankly too small for extended viewing. I also own a Panasonic DVD player with an 8.5" screen. It works great and has wonderful battery life.So I came here looking to see if I could find a solution to mate my Ipod to my DVD player. As you may know, you can purchase movies, TV progams episodes from itunes fairly reasonably.I noticed that this cable had what look liked the same connectors as my DVD player had on its side. Turns out it works! The only cable you don't use is the USB cable. It just sits free. My guess is if you plug it into a computer, it may help with keeping the Ipod charged. But my idea was to use it on trips and long plane rides.So it was a good purchase. The cables looks sturdy and well made, only drawback is when in use the cables take up more room than the the two units.Hope this helps.