Reviews for Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adaptor

I bought the adapter, dual-link cable, and a Mitsubishi monitor, and never had a problem with anything. All I did was plug everything in and then went to the display prefs and set how I wanted the monitor and Macbook display to be.

FYI, do your homework first before buying this adapter. Wikipedia has an excellent page on digital visual interface, and Apple still has specs on all their Macs. If not, you certainly can find it out from someone on the net.

Any downsides to this? Possibly could be cheaper since it's for older Macs, and maybe a little bit smaller. After all it's an adapter not a cable.

I bought one of these to connect my Mac Mini to the HDMI-in port on a Dell S2409W monitor using a DVI-HDMI cable. It works perfectly and I have no complaints about the functionality.

I do have a problem with the design of the adapater, however. It does not have a very convincing 'snug' fit into the back of the Mac Mini, and by the time you connect it to an onward cable, just the weight of it is enough to pull the plug out.

Being an Apple product, I'd have expected a reassuring 'click' sound as the connector is pushed into the Mac.

In reality it just means I have to be careful never to move my Mac or monitor cable, even slightly.

Otherwise 5 stars.

does exactly what it says it will, nothing more. It does cost a bit more than it should though, and I think the price should be dropped to $15 because it is now outdated by mini display port.

I recently bought this along with a belkin DVI to HDMI converter, and it's great! I had no trouble connecting it to my 52" Phillips TV. The quality was great, and there was maybe only a millisecond of delay from my macbook's screen to the TV, Streaming movies off of hulu and netflix in high quality. I would have given this 5 stars but sound does not go through and I would have liked that. Getting sound through my laptop is okay, and If you had good speakers it probably would not be a problem, but I prefer getting the sound through the TV. Overall, this is a must buy for someone who wants to connect their computer up to a TV.

Wow, what an exercise trying to figure out which cable to get to hook up my MacBook to a DLP projector which has a DVI-I connector. The source of the time and confusion in figuring this out is that Apple does not provide the technical specification for their mini-DVI to DVI connector (which it turns out is a mini DVI-D male to DVI-D female dual link). Once you know that, it's easy to figure out the rest.

The bottom line is as follows: Purchase from Apple the mini-DVI to DVI connector. Then from an internet vendor, purchase a male DVI-D to male DVI-D dual link digital cable at a length of your choice (but less than or equal to 25 feet).

Why can't Apple save all of us countless time and effort by just giving the technical specifications for their connectors? Calling the Apple store to get this information was useless as the people working there had no clue.

First, I read all of the reviews and I thought that this would probably not work. It works fine. The one-star people don't know what they're talking about. Its an adapter!! Not a cable!! Read before you buy! I give it 4 stars because its good but its $20 for an adapter, but for a really good adapter. Don't listen to the one-stars!

i have a mini dvi to dvi cable that is the attached via an adaptor to hdmi to my tv. it looks wicked and the sound is great via optical. however it would all be a lot simpler if apple had a hdmi output on the side of the mac book/ imac. or even better, take the next step and start producing large tv's with a mac built in.

They're over-reacting, and one star is too drastic, but I believe you're wrong to be so dismissive of their questions/points. Since Apple does sell a mini-DVI to VGA adapter, it appears quite reasonable to think that a mini-DVI to DVI-I adapter is perfectly possible. It might cost a bit more than the DVI-D adapter since it would have more wires, but I don't think it requires any electronics (if they can convert to VGA for $20, surely they can take mini-DVI to DVI-A for that little or less).

Now, as to why you'd want such an animal, consider my situation. I have an extra flat-panel VGA monitor lying around. I also have a very nice DVI-D flat panel, but it's currently occupied on another project. I also have a DVI-I to VGA adapter. So, why should I have to buy a mini-DVI to VGA adapter now so I can use the available monitor, then later buy a mini-DVI to DVI-D adapter when my nice monitor frees up? If I could by a mini-DVI to DVI-I adapter, I'd have everything I need.

It took me a while to figure this out - buy I got it working now. The MacBooks mini dvi port only supports video, not sound.
But this plug works great, just be aware that you will still need an extension because this plug is way too short. I use a dvi extension cable with two male plugs (my tv has a female receptor). You could use the 3m DVI-D M/M Dual Link Digital Video Cable from Cables to Go.

To get the sound, you just need to add a 3.5mm Stereo Audio Cable M/M (Make sure your tv has one, but my 2007 LCD TV did).

Now you have video AND sound.