Comments on: Review: Myvu Personal Media Viewer

By: Kitten

Kitten — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:04:42 +0000

The best thing I can suggest is that you test it with someone else’s iPhone that is prior to the iPhone 4 – however, my suspicion is that what you really received is a version of the MyVu that was made pre-iPhone, that someone wanted to get rid of, and they weren’t honest about it. Older versions of the MyVu did NOT work with iPhones or newer iPods of any type (nano, shuffle, 4th or 5th generation, etc.).

You may be able to return it, but if not just sell it and get a newer MyVu. I understand wanting to save money by shopping eBay or Amazon, but be certain that the viewer specifically states that it will work with the iPhone, not just the iPods. Good luck!

By: Mannie

Mannie — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:31:33 +0000

Hi,

I recently brought Myvu Personal viewer from ebay. It says it works with ipod 5th gen and has 2006 written on it. But when i connected it to my iPhone 4, an error message is displayed that this device is not compatible and there is just one option of dismissing this warning message. After that if I play any video I can’t see anything except a black screen. I tried the same thing with ipod nano video too but got the same results. I am definately doing something wrong. Can you suggest me what I am missing?

P.S There is no power button on my myVu.

By: Kitten

Kitten — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:41:16 +0000

Hi Brian

Yes, it’s possible to be iPod compatible and not iPhone compatible – their earliest models came out before the iPhone. You may want to check with the folks at Myvu to make sure you have the right model. Remember, it will only work with video, so you have to be playing a tv show or movie for them to work…..if you do that and they still don’t work, you probably have a pre-iPhone model.

By: Brian Ellspermann

Brian Ellspermann — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:11:34 +0000

Hi,

I’m not sure what version of Myvu glasses I have but I bought them on Woot and they said they were IPOD compatible so I assumed they would work with my IPHONE. I get the same message you mentioned about it not being a compatible accessory but I still couldn’t get anything to show up in the glasses. Is it possible to be compatible with IPOD and not the IPHONE. Maybe I just need to update my iphone….I haven’t done that in awhile.

By: Ne2boy

Ne2boy — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:40:55 +0000

Hello agin

Iam sorry to say that you are rigth.
There is no way to watch the internet on your iphone while connected to myvu.
Its is only poissible with the Nokia n95

Have a merry chistemas everybody
Regards
Ne2

By: Kitten

Kitten — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:19:50 +0000

Excellent! I’ll look forward to hearing from you again

By: Ne2boy

Ne2boy — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:43:43 +0000

Thx i got to say that i am a big iphone fanatic myself so me and my freind are going to find a way to surf the web on a iphone.
I will get back Asap with good or bad news
Ne2

By: Kitten

Kitten — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:30:20 +0000

@Ne2 – thanks for returning with that update – that is good news for Nokia n95 owners! I’m a loyal Apple iPhone fanatic so I won’t be jumping ship to Nokia, but I know others who love their Nokias so I’ll pass that on to them.

By: Ne2boy

Ne2boy — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:09:05 +0000

Ok But i have good news.
YES the glasses can be used to surf the net and read mails ect.
But NO you can not do it on a iphone.
If you want to have your phone to show everything on the glasses you have to use NOKIA n95.
If you plug it in with the cables from the manufactor everything will be displayed on the glasses.

So Kitten this means that the works fine to surf the net etc but not on iphone.
Regards
Ne2

By: Kitten

Kitten — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:16:39 +0000

Nope – they only work on whatever is broadcast via the video-out channel – the iPhone (and other cell phones) do not send web surfing content to the video-out channel, so the glasses have nothing to pick up and display.

I get more questions in my email about this than about anything else, so let me be very clear…..these only work on video content.