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Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Seamless

Written by MH from WALLASEY

21/11/2009

Despite reviews from others suggesting this does not work with data projectors, it worked perfectly with mine. First time, no hassle, no fuss, no problems.

1 of 1 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Not useable with projectors

Written by PM

19/11/2009

Have tries several adapters on several projectors. I got a picture on the beamer, but only in 1024x768 which is wrong format and wrong resolution.
What I wonder is if ther's anyone who knows if it is nessecary to have IDbits connected as well. This is not possible in this building. At ALL. Therefore the signal is "only"
RGBHV which all standard PC's can handle. It is not possible to change the resolution on the Mac's own screen neither on the projector.

1 of 2 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

MINI DVI. A WASTE

Written by CO from philadelphia

14/11/2009

i am extremely dissappointed, PLEASE CHECK SPECIFICATIONS ON YOUR MAC BEFORE BUYING CABLES LIKE THESE.YOU WOULD THINK ALL MACS ARE BUILT THE SAME WAY UNTIL SOMETHING YOU HAVE WAITED FOR A WHOLE MONTH DOES NOT FIT. APPLE SHOULD SHOW SPECIFICATIONS, NOT JUST PICTURES..DO NOT BUY..DO NOT BUY

15 of 62 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Too expensive

Written by JM from TETONIA

11/11/2009

this adaptor is too expensive for the length of cable. (See other reviews) With all the other problems with firmware and failure to run on some TVs apple developed a clunker. But unfortunately only one on the market, no third party choices.

13 of 24 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Good, but needs a firmware update

Written by LS from Oakland

6/11/2009

This adapter worked quite well for me, but then it began cutting out
or flickering. I did a web search and learned that Apple now has a
firmware update for the adapter which you can download.
Just plug in your computer with its power supply and with the external
VGA display connected, and run Software Update. So this problem
might explain some of the less-than-positive reviews.

31 of 36 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

A possible solution...

Written by SE from Krusevac

29/10/2009

Why don't you (apple) just make a longer cable for adapters like these?

This bulky VGA connector would be further from the computer, making less mess, and having less chance to be pulled out by cable itself.
A lot of people have problems with it, maybe just a longer cable would do some trick?

28 of 31 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Works Grate with my macbook pro's port

Written by BR from Seattle

21/10/2009

im really pleased with the preformance of the adapter

22 of 41 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

It comes off about once a day.

Written by SL from fort lee

19/10/2009

The display adapter is so small and lacking any fasteners it falls off very easily just from the weight of the VGA cable.

I ended up just taping the adapter to the Mac.

Its such a obvious design flaw. Because of this I cannt really recommend using a Mac for mission critical assignments. Once the cable falls out, it often crashes the system.

Just a little shake of the table or someone bumping into the Mac will cause the adapter to slip out, losing all work on the system. Even with the tape the adapter slowly comes lose.

28 of 37 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Worthless? Or not?

Written by SO from Ashburn

17/10/2009

I connect my new MacBook Pro to an LG 22" display. It's resolution is 1680x1050. For some reason, It'll let me output 1680 to the monitor, but the display won't show anything but a black screen. VERY annoying, since my old MacBook with the miniDVI port or whatever worked PERFECTLY! Although one absolute upside to this port is that the connection is a TON stronger (the adapter won't just simply fall out like the miniDVI one) and that it actually supports the PowerSave mode for my display.

6 of 10 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Works fine

Written by GW from ISLE OF MAN

15/10/2009

I have a 13" Unibody MacBook and an old 19" TFT (Samtron 73v).

The adapter works as described out of the box, no problems at all. Only things that could be better is that the lead could be a bit longer, other than that, all OK.

6 of 9 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Best Ever!!

Written by MU from Cuyahoga Falls

14/10/2009

Clicks into computer better than any other port in the past, syncs and looks great on all the displays i have used! I primarily use my 37" Vizio HDTV, sanyo projectors, panasonic projectors, sharp and dell projectors and they work flawless!! i have zero complaints!

12 of 13 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Junk

Written by AS

11/10/2009

Not only was the actual connection to the vga cable horrible, it caused my display to be messed up. When I attempted to change the display back to the original settings, system preferences would not quit and the computer would not turn off normally.

8 of 12 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Serves Its Purpose With Ease

Written by BH from Marlborough

10/10/2009

I purchased this adapter to connect a monitor I purchased at a tag sale to my macbook pro. I was skeptical at first, but the second I plugged it into my pro, the second monitor came up and everything worked easily and without any setup. Great product!

12 of 13 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Bad Move by Apple

Written by PR from SHEFFIELD

8/10/2009

Mr Apple needs to listen to these comments. On a professional piece of kit, you should not be reliant on a flimsy adaptor to perform a basic task like display on an external display or projector. I understand the reasoning behind the change to smaller connections, Space. But if you can't fit a professional connector on the laptop, make it bigger! A professional grade laptop like the MacBook Pro should have a professional 25 pin DVI connection with the industry standard adaptor for VGA. there is a reason why the DVI connector is the size it it, and that is reliability.

Sort it on the next model!!!

15 of 28 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Useless

Written by AG from Muskego

8/10/2009

Was very frustrated to find out that despite buying hd movies legally through itunes I am unable to play them on my lcd tv because it is not" hdcp compatible." Will be returning the product tomorrow.

10 of 19 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

No image anymore

Written by JW from VÄSTERÅS

7/10/2009

I bought this adapter in February 2009 and used it to connect my unibody macbook to:
1. Panasonic PT AE500 Projector
2. Samsung 42" Plasma
3. My External 19" LG LCD

I worked for the first four days with the projector. Then it stopped working.
I then tried the TV and the Monitor as well, no dice. In system preferences the screen is not detected at all. I have tried different cables and monitors.

When I try to upgrade the firmware (Mini_DisplayPort_to_VGA_Firmware_Update) it says my monitor needs to be connected for the upgrade. It is. But the Mac won't detect the screen.

14 of 20 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Junk!

Written by JS from Burbank

6/10/2009

This adapter is so sensitive that if I breathe wrong it will disconnect from the back of my mac mini. The result is i lose my Samsung Syncmaster 225bw monitor and cant get it back short of holding a voodoo ceremony. What a pain!

13 of 18 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Intermittent Success!

Written by AI from Stockton on Tees

4/10/2009

This worked fine for my MacBook Pro for the first two days with my LG monitor and now it just flashes up the display every so often, after restarting, unplugging various times it still will not work so I am left rather frustrated with it! I bought a new monitor so it would work as a dual screen with my laptop especially - not happy!

6 of 6 people found this useful