Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter
The Mini-DVI to Video adapter is designed for the iMac (Intel Core Duo), MacBook*, and 12-inch PowerBook G4, allowing you to connect to most S-video or Composite enabled devices.
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Overview
* This adapter is not compatible with the 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo white MacBook introduced in January 2009.
Most Useful Reviews
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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter
Dual-head displays rock - especially on Mac!
Written by MM from Groton
21/08/2005
I bought this to watch DVDs and other video on my television and it does that quite well, but what I'm loving right now is the ability to show photo slideshows on it. Using the screensaver which pulls from iPhoto Smart Albums, the system displays two different images from the set on each display making for a beautiful montage.
Way to go! …More1447 of 2054 people found this useful
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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter
Great adapter for my MacBook
Written by DT from Glastonbury
15/07/2006
I picked this adapter up for watching iTunes TV and DVD movies shows via Front Row on my TV from my MacBook. It works well along with my minijack-to-stereo RCA audio adapter; it's just like having a DVD player with the MacBook's included remote control. Regarding the complaints about low quality such as fuzziness and hard-to-read text, that's a given. A regular TV is NOT a high-resolution monitor. The maximum resolution a standard NTSC TV can have is 720x486, while even the cheapest monitors display at least 800x600, if not 1024x768. If you want crystal-clear text on your TV, you're going to need to pick up a high-definition set or a projector with VGA or DVI input; composite or s-video just isn't going to cut it. With that said, I'm very please with this sub-$20 video adapter. …More
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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter
Works with my 13.3" MacBook Intel
Written by WJ from Buffalo
14/07/2006
I just picked this up to use with my MacBook Intel, so that I can hook into a large video display at a place where I teach.
I tested it at home on a small TV and it works fine. So far I've tested only the composite video output, since I don't have a display with an S-video input at home. Since I am in video production I know that an interlaced video image will never look as good as the image on a good computer monitor, especially if the image has thin lines in it where the interlace will dance. But this looks surprisingly good to me.
I looked at both photographs and DVD outputs and the quality is pretty good. Quality might suffer more with displays of graphics, especially of tables with horizontal and vertical lines, so to check this I fired up Excel to display a grid. Surprisingly, the fine lines that form the cels don't look too bad, though they'd look worse if the grid lines were darker. The print inside the cels is unreadable, but no one in their right mind would try to display such small print to an audience.
By the way, if you want to show DVDs, you'll have to use preferences to put the display into mirror mode.
So far looks like a good solution for me, and I'm anxious to test it on a large display with an S-video input. …More1269 of 1801 people found this useful
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Most Recent Reviews
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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter
be careful what you use this for
Written by SR from Ayr
22/11/2009
this is a great adapter, if you own a mac that dates before 2009, works great with my powerbook G4 but not the last edition of the white macbook (non unibody) please apple release a adapter that works …More
8 of 10 people found this useful
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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter
description not specific enough
Written by NL from wilmington
14/11/2009
in the description it says not compatable with the 2.0GHZ macbook i figured it would work with my 2.13 ghz macbook WRONG!! the only thing you need to know is that it does not work with the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor so regardless of anything else if thats what your computer has this WILL NOT work with your computer. this is annoying because all 2009 macbooks and most others have this GPU. the only alternative ive found besides VGA is mini dvi to dvi than dvi to hdmi which means you have to spend a min. of 40 bucks. so if you have a year old macbook (prior to 2009) go ahead get it. if not your pretty much out of luck if youre trying to connect to RCA or S-video …More
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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter
I want a refund.
Written by GR from Saskatoon
12/10/2009
I bought this for my 2009 mac mini to hook up with my crt tv via s-video. What I didn't know was that this thing does not work with the newest mac mini. It looks like it should work. It does not work.
I am now $30 poorer for no good reason. …More68 of 109 people found this useful
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Questions & Answers
Most Interesting
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Hi will this cable fit the new mini dvi port on the new macbook air( june 2009 and newer)?
- Asked by BW from Sharon
- 1/10/2009
Best Answer
I don't think it will. I think that the DVI connecter on the Air is a MICRO-DVI not Mini-DVI. The micro is smaller. I hope this helps. …More
- Answered by RS from Kings Lynn
- 5/10/2009
- 4 of 6 people found this useful
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There is no sound/audio with this adapter & a composite cable attached to my tv - how do I get sound while I watch a video??
- Asked by AR from Hanover Park
- 24/10/2009
Best Answer
You can use a mini-plug to RCA (composite) splitter cable to connect from your speaker/headphone output to the composite audio inputs (usually white and red) on your television. Or plug in some computer speakers or headphones to your Mac. …More
- Answered by MG from San Francisco
- 25/10/2009
- 5 of 5 people found this useful
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Does this cable work with the newest MacBook just introduced on October 20th, 2009?
- Asked by CE from High Point
- 22/10/2009
Best Answer
Nope; the newest MacBook uses Mini-DisplayPort, not Mini-DVI. This cable is not compatible.
- Answered by EF from Baton Rouge
- 27/10/2009
- 7 of 7 people found this useful
Most Recent
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will this adaptor work with the new 27" imac with snow leopard released in october of 2009 ? if not does apple cary one that does ?
- Asked by JV from Dakota
- 28/11/2009
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Hi , please i need to use an external projector with the new macbook pro , which adapter should i have.
- Asked by SB from barcelona
- 25/11/2009
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What graphics cards is this adaptor NOT compatible with?
- Asked by IP from Brooklyn
- 21/11/2009
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will this adapter work on a black macbook 4th generation?
- Asked by MM from Chandler
- 14/11/2009
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if the mid 2009 macbook (nvidia 9400m graphics) does not work with mini-dvi to video adapter is there anyway to connect it to a TV?
- Asked by NL from wilmington
- 13/11/2009
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is there an adaptor to connect my imac computer to an older tv
- Asked by IM from DARBY
- 12/11/2009
