Reviews for Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adaptor

It's the long-time known Apple quality we've come to expect. Which is to be expected considering this is a simple adapter.

However, it shouldn't even exist in the first place! DVI should be standard on all laptops.

Also, perhaps more importantly, why did Apple make it so DVI-VGA adapters don't work with this? This means I have to carry 2 extra adapters just so I can use both outputs.

I must have misunderstood, my monitor is a foot or so away and this is only 3 inches or so. I'm sure it would work if it would reach.

If you know what you are doing, then this is a great product. I have had a macbook for about a month. In hopes of connecting my mackbook to our 47 inch hdtv, i searched for products for a long time. I saw this product, but my tv only has a vga input on it not dvi. I talked to someone who recommended for a high resolution, so i found a 6 foot long HDMI to DVI male cable for $20 at fry's by i dot connect. As soon as i found that cable, i bought a mini-dvi to dvi adapter. It works very well, and i believe that it supports a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080 on by tv. It works well. I also bought a cheap wireless logitech mouse for $20 in addition to the apple wireless keyboard. Works very well! Definetly recommend for someone who has an hdtv with a spare hdmi port open.

Go to wikipedia and search for "DVI" And you'll see all the connections for the various DVI connections. THIS ONE IS THE DVI-D Dual Link. Make sure that your monitor or TV is compatible with this type and avoid the hassle! If not there are several places you can get adaptors. Google it.

This is a Mini DVI to DVI-D not DVI-I! why can't they make something compatible with the world out there that uses DVI-I ports!

I can see what sort of connection sits on the side of my 12" Powerbook and I can see the connection on the Apple monitor that I want to connect to but as all these pictures do not show the actual connection image how is the average joe-blow to know which of the various adapters is the right one. We should not need rocket science - just some clear images to assist us along the way.

This came as an add-on cost for my Macbook but was just what I needed to connect it to the HDMI socket on my TV (with a DVI-HMDI crossover cable that cost twice as much!). DVI-D - in case you are wondering.

I bought a Dell monitor with DVI-D cable bundled because I couldn't afford a cinema display for my MacBook :-( Then bought the mini-DVI to DVI adaptor, plugged it into the Dell cable and voila - it all works perfectly. No drivers, no mess, just instant gratification. An adaptor that does exactly what it says on the tin.

Shame it's not bundled with the MacBook, but I suppose Apple can't be expected to supply cabling and adaptors for every conceivable configuration. I have a drawer full of unused cables from previous Macs and other computers and I can't think of a use for them except landfill :-(

Even better if the MacBook had been supplied with a standard DVI-D port.

Overall though - it works perfectly. Just check that it's right for your set-up before you rush to buy.
RB

For all you guys who think it would be nice to have a 40-inch monitor so you could surf the Web from the comfort of your living room couch using your wireless keyboard & mouse, here’s how I did it.

I connected my new iMac to my Samsung LN-S4095D 40-inch LCD HDTV as follows:
I connected a Mini-DVI to DVI adapter (part number M9321G/B at Apple’s retail store - $19.00) to my iMac’s Mini-DVI port at one end, and the other end to a 2 meter (6.6 feet) XTREME HD HDMI to DVI cable (part number TL952LL/A at Apple’s retail store - $19.95). Naturally, the other end of the HDMI cable got plugged into one of the HDMI/DVI In jacks on the back of my Samsung HDTV. Unlike some of the previous comments I’ve read, small text was crystal clear – probably because my HDTV has 1080P resolution. .

I rented the standard (not Hi Def) Michael Clayton movie from iTunes and found the resolution to be very good - DVD quality. I know the cables are transmitting a good signal from my iMac to my HDTV, as for months I’ve been recording HD programs on my iMac by pulling them out of the air with a $19 indoor antenna attached to an EyeTV-Hybrid, then watching them on my iMac. I can now watch those recorded programs on my 40” HDTV. And be assured, the resolution is just as good as if I were watching the HD broadcast live on a my HDTV. The only minor problem I had while watching my first downloaded iTunes movie was that the sound came from my iMac, not my HDTV. I knew this would be happening, as the Mini-DVI to DVI adapter is actually a DVI-D adapter, which doesn’t capture the sound. (The “D” stands for Data.) The next morning I went to Radio Shack and bought a 6-ft Y-Adapter Audio Cable (Part Number 42-2552, price $7.99), connected it to my iMac’s “Headphone Out/optical digital audio out port” at one end, and to my “DVI IN R-Audio-L” jack on the back of my HDTV. I watched Michael Clayton again, and thought I died and was in heaven. Both picture and sound were perfect.

I spend a lot of time researching what was needed to make this all happen. I hope my positing saves you a little time.

This is very useful because all apple products are just so incompatible when you buy this you can connect a macbook or any other product with a mini-dvi port to a, vga equipped TV, projector, and anything else