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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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$19.00

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Overview

The Apple Mini-DVI to Video adapter is designed for use with the iMac (Intel Core Duo), MacBook*, and 12-inch PowerBook G4. The adapter connects to the Mini-DVI port on these computers and provides both S-video and Composite video connectors so that you can view your computer on devices such as TVs, VCRs, or overhead projectors with S-Video or RCA (Composite) connectors. Video cables sold separately.

* This adapter is not compatible with the 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo white MacBook introduced in January 2009.

 
 

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3.5

Based on 144 reviews

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  • Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

    5.0

    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!
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  • Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

    5.0

    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

    4.0

    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.
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  • Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

    1.0

    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.
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    37 of 62 people found this useful

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  • Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

    5.0

    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.
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  • Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

    5.0

    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

    24 of 30 people found this useful

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