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Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

The quality is not quite good enoungh for the money.

Written by BP from Oregon City

Jul 20, 2009

I have owned one of these for about nine months. I would agree that this is a necessary component, but for the price, I would not expect an adapter that can hardly stay secure. Also, the wiring inside has already degraded to the point where if I don't keep it completely straight, my screen is tinted very yellow. These are serious design flaws, because no one wants to be constantly replacing such a small component for this amount of money. I am usually pretty happy with apple, but this necessary component is quickly becoming a bit of a rip-off.

32 of 39 people found this useful

Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

DVI to VGA adaptor

Written by SR from balloch

Jul 13, 2009

Purchased for use with white macbook and panasonic LDV80 HD tv. Also required male vga to male vga cable.
Worked very well as soon as connected. No set up was required other than selecting video mirroring on macbook.
Also used audio cable from headphone jack on macbook to audio input on tv for sound.

21 of 22 people found this useful

Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

Broke in less than a month

Written by GH from Langport

Jun 7, 2009

This so called amazing wire was useful for about two minutes. I bought it and it came with no instructions. Because my screen is broken i could not get on to the internet to find out how to use it. The casing around the wires broke as soon as I put it in and after about 5 hours of messing around i finally managed to get it to work on a different TV. I had not got it on the setting of mirroring so i had to do alot of guess work to get up the screen i needed so that i could see my homepage. After all of that it was fine for about two weeks then the wires started to get twisted and im now stuck with a yellow screen and it will not change other than to go red or green or blue or not work at all. So thanks Apple Mac, Thanks. Maybe make it so that its either a usb end or a longer cable and a longer input. I need my mac for alot of things but atm im tempted to just not bother as i can only just afford another lead and the prices people ask to get the screen repaired is ridiculous.

7 of 56 people found this useful

Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

Works very well

Written by CK from Kilkenny

May 21, 2009

This is an adaptor. It works with the white macBook. The Mini DVI end goes into the macBook. The other end is VGA (female). You will need a VGA lead (male) which will connect to your TV/Monitor. I use it with a Sony Bravia which has a PC input (VGA). Works very well. No setup. Works immediately. If macbook is closed and re opened the picture does not return to TV in full size. disconnect lead and switch off TV and start again. Adjust viewing options on Mac and on TV for best sizing.

33 of 34 people found this useful

Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

Works Like a Dream-Just make sure you now what you're buying.

Written by SP from LEICESTER

Feb 23, 2009

This wire works straight out of the box. Just make sure you know what your buying. This wire is for the white macbooks. the mini display port to vga is for the aluminium macbooks.


WORTH BUYING!!!!!!!!

53 of 56 people found this useful

Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

Works GREAT with my 46" Samsung

Written by PM from Odense M

Dec 18, 2008

Heard there was some problems with a Samsung screen, but it works great with my 46" FullHD! Sweet!

30 of 40 people found this useful

Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

Perfect.

Written by MC from Clontarf

Dec 17, 2008

no set-up required, works from the first plug in.

17 of 22 people found this useful

Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

too short? extend with any VGA cable

Written by LN from Rotherham

Nov 12, 2008

it works immediately, no hassle.

I use mine with my white macbook and a 26" Bush HD TV. Yes the cable is stupidly short, but using my standard VGA cable i used for my PC monitor I could extend this cable enough to reach round the back of my TV or even across a desk.

However Apple should definately release a longer version.

I'd also say for the size of it, the cost is far too high, reasonable but only because its the only real option. £15 - should be £5-£8 for a tiny adapter.

51 of 60 people found this useful

Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

does what its suppose to do

Written by GC

Sep 17, 2008

this is great as it is nice neat and compact
i can easily just put this in my bag with me and bring it anywhere
you never know when you would need it
and it just does what it is suppose to do
no hustle what so ever just plug it in your macbook and plug the other end to a monitor and the next thing you know your using 2 screens

11 of 20 people found this useful

Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

Written by PC from Maidstone

Sep 5, 2008

It does the job, brilliant!
WELL DONE APPLE.

9 of 29 people found this useful

Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

Indispensable – but poor quality

Written by DS from Århus N

Aug 30, 2008

The item is indispensable if you want to connect to external screens – but the quality is poor! After a year of frequent use the copper connectors in the DVI plug were sort of pressed back, resulting in connection problems.

21 of 33 people found this useful

Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

Wow Simply Simple

Written by SF

Aug 14, 2008

Talk About Easy..

I Unwrapped It,
Connected The VGA Cable
Plugged The Mini DVI End Into My iMac

AND IT WORKED..

So Effortless Its Amazing
Thankyou Apple

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Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

Does what it says...

Written by JP from Bangor

Aug 4, 2008

I previously had the Mini DVI to DVI connector but recently changed my monitor to one which only had VGA. As a result I had to buy this item to allow me to hook it up. Firstly just to emphasise what other people have said – this adapter allows you to hook up your Mini DVI output (in my case on a Macbook) to a standard VGA cable coming from your monitor.

I can say having used both the VGA and DVI adapters that there is no discernable difference in picture quality as far as I can tell and I have mine hooked up to a HP w2007V 20” running at 1680 x 1050. Other than that it does exactly what it says on the… err… very Apple-esque packaging!

My only criticisms are that the cable is quite short so you do have to endure a fairly bulky blue VGA cable plugged in to your otherwise immaculate Mac. I also think it is slightly pricey for what it is, considering it is essential if you want to use an external display. I still think that Apple would be better including this or the DVI version in the box with your Mac.

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Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

hmm...not bad...

Written by JG from BRISTOL

Jun 14, 2008

I received the product today along with my case for my blackbook. I agree with the other posts in that its VERY short.

Connected to one of my 19" monitors gd stuff

18 of 34 people found this useful

Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

Nothing SHORT of being great

Written by SG from Royston

Mar 30, 2008

There's no doubting that this is a quality product and it does the job excellently, I just can't help feeling a little ripped off. Yes, I knew before I bought it that it's just an adapter but didn't take into account the price of the additional cable that I'd need to buy to rig up my MacBook to a LCD TV.

Would it really be so much of a problem to produce a 50cm version which is a cable, not an adaptor?

Overall, buy it, its a quality product but keep in mind that you'll probably have to buy another VGA cable for £15+ if you don't have one kicking around free.

109 of 202 people found this useful

Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

Fantastic with LCD HD Ready TV

Written by IM from Bournemouth

Mar 6, 2008

I bought this little fellow a few months ago now, from an apple dealer, and although having to buy the vga cable itself, which some places can be nasty prices, this has been glorious. Its plugged into my Sony HD tv, a specific PC input, and when playing HD content on my mac, trailers, etc, it looks superb. Its just a shame i cant play multi region discs on my mac, VLC doesnt seem to work too well with Leopard, as im sure it might help make the DVDs look a little better than my old, S Video output, Dvd player. Anyway, a great adapter. Macx

233 of 352 people found this useful

Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

Even Apple Store staff don't know which adapter to send

Written by TL from Stokesley

Feb 4, 2008

As others have said, it wasn't very clear on the store site which adapter was the correct one. The descriptions seem to have been expanded a little but you still have to click on a few to find out which one you're after.
I wanted a VGA adapter for my new MacBook. I phoned and explained to the Apple Store staff member (and repeated several times to make sure they understood) and was still sent the wrong adapter (DVI-VGA). On calling back, eventually found someone who knew which adapter was needed, so this one on the way.
I have one for my ibook and presumed it would fit the MacBook. It's a shame that it doesn't come in the box and that the description of the MacBook doesn't make it clear you will need to buy a different adapter if you own an ibook etc. already.
I'm presuming it will work as well as the ibook adapter so 4stars in anticipation..

123 of 227 people found this useful

Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

Does the job

Written by DE from Telford

Jan 23, 2008

Simple cable that does the job. I tried it out with a VGA to DVI adapter and found that it does work with it.

The joining cable's a bit stiffer than I was expecting, but does it's job in keeping the large end out of the way of other ports.

Also, oddly enough, OS X knows when the adapter is unplugged while running (and will move windows around to suit) but it doesn't know when the monitor cable is removed from the adapter. It doesn't appear to be a problem though.

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