Lightning Digital AV Adapter

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Works as intended

    • Written by from rochester

    I bought this yesterday and connected my ipad to my bedroom 720 HD plasma TV and the picture was great (Netflix, HBOgo, Itunes). A couple of minor issues were that the display was not a full screen on the TV unless I was playing videos like on Netflix. Also the price is high but what's new there... I still have to try it on my 1080 LED TV to see if the picture quality would suffer but so far it has done exactly what I needed.

    Was this useful? Works as intended

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Worked OK for awhile

    • Written by from Greensburg

    3 of 3 people found this useful

    I also have reached the stage where the adapter only works when I manipulate the cable just right. Otherwise, no sound, no picture or sound, or fuzzy picture. If you aren't supposed to bend the cable tail, then make it rigid so there's no chance of creating a short. Poor design for the price. When it works, it's great, but it takes a few minutes each time I use it to dial it in. And then, don't bump it!

    Was this useful? Worked OK for awhile

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Fine with Netflix

    • Written by from Coventry

    10 of 10 people found this useful

    I thought this was a bit expensive but I needed it so got it anyway.

    I hadn't realised that there were issues with certain apps not working with this adaptor.

    I bought it for mirroring my screen and mainly for watching Netflix on my HDTV.

    For Netflix it works fine. In Netflix while choosing a film, the HDMI output shows a full screen Netflix logo, while playing the film the HDMI shows the movie as you would hope while the iPad screen shows a static Netflix logo.

    Was this useful? Fine with Netflix

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    RUBBISH!!!

    • Written by from London

    22 of 24 people found this useful

    Absolute bag of rubbish! Whats the point in this product if you cant even stream videos from SkyGo, BBC iPlayer.. e.c.t!!?! Just wasted so much money on this and it doesnt even do what i wanted.. Not forgetting the fact that the one i have bought is faulty and you have to push and hold the hdmi cable in for it to work along with the fact that it doesnt even stream it in HD!! The actually quality on my phone is better!!!! So angry at the poor quality of this product, unbelievable from apple, disgusted! DO NOT BUY IT!!!

    Was this useful? RUBBISH!!!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    not supported?

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    24 of 29 people found this useful

    I have had the adapter for about a week, it works with hdmi and audio out for about 2 minutes, then it says accessory is not supported by iphone, and stops sending audio, and video out. Then I have to turn my phone off, and on again for it to work (for 2 minutes) Horrible

    Was this useful? not supported?

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    AV Adaptor

    • Written by from Rotorua

    8 of 10 people found this useful

    This is poor and their advertising is misleading . The resolution is poor and it doesn't go 'full screen' to the TV like the old cables do. so your movies will be small and not the size of your TV. Apple dropped the ball on this one. I want my money back :-(

    Was this useful? AV Adaptor

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    Lightning Digital AV Adapter

    • Written by from depok

    26 of 34 people found this useful

    Working very well on ipad 4 to my big screen LED TV but is not as large as big screen ....hahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!

    Was this useful? Lightning Digital AV Adapter

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Blocked by almost ALL video streaming apps, no 5.1 surround

    • Written by from Corringham

    29 of 40 people found this useful

    This adapter does not "mirror" what is shown on your screen, but rather "streams" it to your TV. This feature is blocked by DRM on almost all popular streaming video apps, including Amazon Instant Video, DirecTV, LoveFilm, 4od, BBC iPlayer. etc.

    As another reviewer stated, the Lightning adapter is a step back from the previous iPhone HDMI adapter which did support full surround sound.

    Was this useful? Blocked by almost ALL video streaming apps, no 5.1 surround

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Doesn't work well

    • Written by from Durango

    91 of 115 people found this useful

    The item works when it want, and its so so anoying because if you want to watch a movie or a sitcom you can't because if the device recognize the signal the tv not. You can see the blue light at the clock but the conection fails... 50 bucks? I feel very very cheated...

    Was this useful? Doesn't work well

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Help

    • Written by from Russellville

    23 of 52 people found this useful

    The lightning to HDMI works great for my TV and for my new laptop computer but I purchased it for a projection unit and that unit has no HDMI. Is there something I can connect between the HDmi and the projector units to get sound and video? If so please let me know, Thanks in advance.

    Was this useful? Help

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Terrible. Doesnt do 1080p and thats the truth.

    • Written by from MOSMAN

    31 of 39 people found this useful

    This item works horribly, then I go on the internet and read up that its actually mis represented by Apple.

    The adapter actually has a little wireless receiver (AirPlay) unit in it, and so when you connect your iPad mini or iPhone 5 to it, the signal is not going through the cable, it is actually setting up a temporary wireless connection.. now due to this it has a tendency to lag, and also has a MAXIMUM resolution capability of 1600x900.. quite far from the 1080p promised.

    So It basically outputs a low quality signal and then the little chip in the adapter, upscales this poor quality image to 1080p by "creating" the extra pixels needed.

    But it DOES NOT however, allow for a raw HDMI signal to pass through, nor a HDMI quality signal..

    Very misleading APPLE. I should mention I own an iMac, iP5 and MacBook Retina 15..and have bought many Apple products.. but I hope this is not a sign of the direction Apple is taking. Disappointed.

    Was this useful? Terrible. Doesnt do 1080p and thats the truth.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Awesome for Sling Adapter (Dish Network)

    • Written by from O fallon

    39 of 58 people found this useful

    I have an Iphone 5, Dish Network, and a Sling Adapter attached to the Dish DVR. Using the IPhone 5 Dish app I can watch any show that's live on my Dish Satellite or watch any saved movie! When I travel I can plug my iphone into any TV using this Lightning to HDMI cable and watch all of my shows! I also like watching Vevo from my IPhone on a TV since YouTube blocks the Vevo content on Blu Ray Players and 99% of TV's. The TV resolution for the HDMI output on the IPhone 5 is awesome! I did notice that some content does not display in 100% fullscreen. The Dish app displays the content in 98% screen with no distortion. I have a Panasonic plasma TV and it has not caused any black bar burn in.

    Was this useful? Awesome for Sling Adapter (Dish Network)

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Works Great

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    35 of 51 people found this useful

    Plugged in my iPhone 5 to my TV and it's as easy as that! Both audio and video are clear. I've used it for slideshows, movies on my phone, and Netflix streaming so far. This will be perfect for streaming movies over LTE to any hotel HDTV. It does seem a bit costly though.

    Was this useful? Works Great

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Works Great

    • Written by from Tustin

    29 of 48 people found this useful

    Does exactly what is says it will. Looks good on the TV. I love that when you play a flying game, you get the pilots view of the surrounding area etc. on the TV and the instrument panel on the iPad Mini screen!

    This also comes in handy when working on a stop motion video. It's a lot easier to see the onion skin on a big TV then try to watch on the iPad Mini screen.

    It's great that you can keep the device charged while watching on the TV.

    Was this useful? Works Great

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Good functionality limited by poor quality

    • Written by from Los Angeles

    49 of 57 people found this useful

    I got this a little less than a month ago and initially liked the ability to view content streamed to my phone on the big screen in my home theater using it hand held and navigating to a variety of content. However, it's developed a short or something so that it's very finicky in when it works. I can no longer navigate content in my hand and have to lay it down rather gingerly and finesse the cable so that it transmits signal. For $50 is should be more durable and work well for more than a month.

    Was this useful? Good functionality limited by poor quality

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    no sound on ipad mini

    • Written by from 朝阳

    48 of 60 people found this useful

    works fine on my iPhone 5,
    but no sound output with my iPad Mini

    Was this useful? no sound on ipad mini

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Amazing product

    • Written by from Alexandria

    37 of 45 people found this useful

    Just got this so I can watch Netflix on business trips and it linked up immediately and works great! I have tried it with both my iPhone 5 and iPad Retina and both resulted in clear and full HDTV, amazing picture and sound. I highly recommend this product.

    Was this useful? Amazing product

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great product

    • Written by from Pond Inlet

    14 of 18 people found this useful

    Really good adaptor. Downloaded movies on itunes, put movies in mini iPad connect to tv. Great quality watching movies with it. Plus it mirrors the mini iPad. My daughter connects iPad to tv and play her favourite apps, games or movies. Price seems high but worth the buy.

    Was this useful? Great product

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Works great for iPad but not so much for iPhone

    • Written by from Liberty

    16 of 19 people found this useful

    Connected to a Visio tv iPad gave a clear clean signal. However iPhone resulted in Lost Signal.

    Was this useful? Works great for iPad but not so much for iPhone

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    No Dolby Digital 5.1

    • Written by from Pontypool

    83 of 95 people found this useful

    What is the point of technology moving backwards?
    This lightning adapter does not allow 5.1 passthrough - the 30 pin adapter for ipad 2 and 3 will. Disappointing.

    Was this useful? No Dolby Digital 5.1

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