Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter
The Mini-DVI to Video adapter is designed for the iMac (Intel Core Duo), MacBook*, and 12-inch PowerBook G4, allowing you to connect to most S-video or Composite enabled devices.
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* This adapter is not compatible with the 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo white MacBook introduced in January 2009.
Most Useful Reviews
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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter
Dual-head displays rock - especially on Mac!
Written by MM from Groton
Aug 21, 2005
I bought this to watch DVDs and other video on my television and it does that quite well, but what I'm loving right now is the ability to show photo slideshows on it. Using the screensaver which pulls from iPhoto Smart Albums, the system displays two different images from the set on each display making for a beautiful montage.
Way to go! …More1427 of 2034 people found this useful
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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter
Great adapter for my MacBook
Written by DT from Glastonbury
Jul 15, 2006
I picked this adapter up for watching iTunes TV and DVD movies shows via Front Row on my TV from my MacBook. It works well along with my minijack-to-stereo RCA audio adapter; it's just like having a DVD player with the MacBook's included remote control. Regarding the complaints about low quality such as fuzziness and hard-to-read text, that's a given. A regular TV is NOT a high-resolution monitor. The maximum resolution a standard NTSC TV can have is 720x486, while even the cheapest monitors display at least 800x600, if not 1024x768. If you want crystal-clear text on your TV, you're going to need to pick up a high-definition set or a projector with VGA or DVI input; composite or s-video just isn't going to cut it. With that said, I'm very please with this sub-$20 video adapter. …More
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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter
Works with my 13.3" MacBook Intel
Written by WJ from Buffalo
Jul 13, 2006
I just picked this up to use with my MacBook Intel, so that I can hook into a large video display at a place where I teach.
I tested it at home on a small TV and it works fine. So far I've tested only the composite video output, since I don't have a display with an S-video input at home. Since I am in video production I know that an interlaced video image will never look as good as the image on a good computer monitor, especially if the image has thin lines in it where the interlace will dance. But this looks surprisingly good to me.
I looked at both photographs and DVD outputs and the quality is pretty good. Quality might suffer more with displays of graphics, especially of tables with horizontal and vertical lines, so to check this I fired up Excel to display a grid. Surprisingly, the fine lines that form the cels don't look too bad, though they'd look worse if the grid lines were darker. The print inside the cels is unreadable, but no one in their right mind would try to display such small print to an audience.
By the way, if you want to show DVDs, you'll have to use preferences to put the display into mirror mode.
So far looks like a good solution for me, and I'm anxious to test it on a large display with an S-video input. …More1256 of 1786 people found this useful
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Most Recent Reviews
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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter
I want a refund.
Written by GR from Saskatoon
Oct 11, 2009
I bought this for my 2009 mac mini to hook up with my crt tv via s-video. What I didn't know was that this thing does not work with the newest mac mini. It looks like it should work. It does not work.
I am now $30 poorer for no good reason. …More37 of 62 people found this useful
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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter
NOTE: Does NOT work with new 2009 Mini
Written by HS from Pflugerville
Oct 10, 2009
This adapter is incompatible with Macintosh models which use the NVIDIA 9400m graphics chips. That includes any new 2009 MacBooks and Minis. Apple needs to update the information on this page.
It works fine with older MacBooks and Minis based on Intel integrated graphics. …More48 of 53 people found this useful
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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter
Stay away from Dynex's similar product
Written by ST from SOUTH SAINT PAUL
Oct 8, 2009
I just bought the Dynex version of this adapter and have spent the last hour dealing with it and the extremely awesome Apple support, and have had no luck at all. I'm just hoping to prevent future headache for anyone who who is looking for this product. Don't settle for for the offbrand! …More
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Questions & Answers
Most Interesting
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Hi will this cable fit the new mini dvi port on the new macbook air( june 2009 and newer)?
- Asked by BW from Sharon
- Sep 30, 2009
Best Answer
I don't think it will. I think that the DVI connecter on the Air is a MICRO-DVI not Mini-DVI. The micro is smaller. I hope this helps. …More
- Answered by RS from Kings Lynn
- Oct 4, 2009
- 4 of 5 people found this useful
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There is no sound/audio with this adapter & a composite cable attached to my tv - how do I get sound while I watch a video??
- Asked by AR from Hanover Park
- Oct 23, 2009
Best Answer
You can use a mini-plug to RCA (composite) splitter cable to connect from your speaker/headphone output to the composite audio inputs (usually white and red) on your television. Or plug in some computer speakers or headphones to your Mac. …More
- Answered by MG from San Francisco
- Oct 24, 2009
- 5 of 5 people found this useful
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Does this cable work with the newest MacBook just introduced on October 20th, 2009?
- Asked by CE from High Point
- Oct 21, 2009
Most Recent
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Is there a cable to connect a gaming system (such as a playstation 3) to an imac?
- Asked by CY from North Stonington
- Nov 6, 2009
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Is there an adaptor(s) to connect my new (10/09) MacBook Air (Mini DisplayPort) to an older TV (Video)
- Asked by CP from Bradenton
- Nov 3, 2009
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Which adapter would be alternative to this one in the case of the macbook from mid 2009?
- Asked by TV from Rio de Janeiro
- Nov 1, 2009
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Will this work on the new MacBook purchased in August?
- Asked by ED from Lihue
- Nov 1, 2009
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Do I have to tell my macbook to output the video through the mini dvi? or does it do it automatically?
- Asked by TS from Brewster
- Oct 31, 2009
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Does this mean i could plug the xbox 360 or similar into the new 27" iMac?
- Asked by FT from Wairarapa
- Oct 24, 2009
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There is no sound/audio with this adapter & a composite cable attached to my tv - how do I get sound while I watch a video??
- Asked by AR from Hanover Park
- Oct 23, 2009
