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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Mini Display Port to DVB... not DVI?

Written by LJ from LIPHOOK

Dec 6, 2009

This DVI adapter works perfectly as a a way of driving an external digital display using a DVB cable but it does not have analogue output (those 4 pins surrounding the big flat pin). This is a problem for me if I arrive somewhere that they only use analogue connectors for the lcd projectors.

Life should not be this complicated - after owning many macbooks I now have a collection of useless external monitor cable adapters.

I think a DVI cable carries both analogue and digital whereas a DVB cable is digital only so maybe this product description is misleading?

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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Works but Too Expensive

Written by RB from London

Mar 22, 2009

This seems to work well so far, which is relief after hearing about others problems. I have tested it with both my Cinema Display, Samsung TFT and cheapy video projector. It is a shame though that after spending so much and a very nice laptop we are forced to pay £40 to be able to plug it in to these very standard devices.

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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Works Perfectly

Written by OS from London

Mar 18, 2009

After all the hub-bub about where it works or not or whether it is DVI-I or DVI-D, all I can say is look at the picture. In fairness to Apple, you can zoom right into the connector to see if it will connect to your monitor. I agree is might be clearer if it stated that it was DVI-D but this is easy enough to check. I think most of the confusion has come from the fact that there are two types of DVI cable. This is not actually Apple's fault. For the record DVI-I carries Digital AND Analogue (over the extra 4 pins) and DVI-D is just Digital.
All I can say about it on the down side is I think it should be priced at £15 along with all the other Mini adaptors. Have connected up to various 24" panels in the office and it works great off my new MiniMac.

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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Make sure you get the right one!

Written by AS from Cardiff

Jan 29, 2009

Usually Apple products just work, thats why they are so great. Things aren't as easy as you'd think with the mini DisplayPort Adapters though.

The DVI version seems to be only for DVI-D (digital DVI) and not DVI-A (analog DVI), which is more common on older hardware. They are only compatible one way, as the DVI-A connector has some extra pins. Cleverly you can't even use Apples own DVI-to-VGA Adapter due to the extra pins. If you plan on using both and don't absolutely need the digital signal, get the Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter and a seperate VGA-DVI Adapter.

So make sure you spend your hard earned wisely on this and check what inputs your monitor has. Unless its fairly new, chances are it will be DVI-A.

I haven't had any picture related issues, but chances are the earlier reviewer has problems with the new NVIDIA chip and its not the adapters fault.

2 Stars as should cost half the price for what you get.

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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

It DOES fit! DVI-D only though!

Written by MJ from Hertford

Jan 28, 2009

For the benefit of people saying this doesn't fit... It's a DVI-D cable only!
DVI-D is the digital only version meaning the pins around the flat style one aren't there. If your cable has these on it then it is a DVI-I cable used for sending RGB analogue signals... in which case just buy the mini display port to VGA!

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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Great product!

Written by EB from Chudleigh Knighton

Jan 27, 2009

Excellent, link my Unibody MacBook to my Dell 24" TFT at 1920*1200 and its perfect! No problems and I have been using it everyday (unplugging most days to move around) for about 3 months and currently still working without flaw.

Sturdy connection, well built and durable. Only problem, should have been included with my MacBook.

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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

kinda works..

Written by KR from Washington

Jan 15, 2009

I have one of these connected to a Dell 2408WFP monitor at 1920x1200. Image quality is great most of the time, I've not had sleep issues at all. The only issue I have is *sometimes* I get flickering horizontal lines all over the screen, the monitor then loses sync and then the image re-appears, perfectly stable. This is usually triggered by heavy hard disk activity.

This has happened once a day for the last 3 days - I've tried different cables and even a different monitor and I still get the same.

When it works, the image is great though.

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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Just won't fit!

Written by JY from London

Dec 8, 2008

I thought I'd use the extra DVI monitor I have at home with my new MacBook, so I got the Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter. I tried to plug it into the DVI connector of my monitor, but it just won't fit. Both layouts are DVI, but the adapter is missing 4 tiny pins around the large one. After forcing for a while, it KIND of fits and I do get an image, but the connector literally hangs onto the adapter, semi-attached, and I am not able to fully attach both of them in place so they have to placed on a horizontal surface all the time.

My monitor definitely has a DVI connector, but I wonder if there are different types of DVI connectors? And if so, should this information have been on the adapter page?

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