Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter
The Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter lets you connect an advanced digital monitor, such as the 20- or 23-inch Apple Cinema Display, to a Mac with a Mini DisplayPort.
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Overview
Every Mac with a Mini DisplayPort allows you to connect an external display or projector using an adapter. You can use an external display as your main workspace or to extend your desktop, or you can work in mirrored mode with a projector so you can view what your audience sees.
Use the Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter to connect an advanced digital monitor, such as the 20- or 23-inch Apple Cinema Display, that includes a DVI connector. Review the documentation or check with the manufacturer of your monitor to make sure you're choosing the right adapter.
Compatible only with Mac computers with Mini DisplayPort.
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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter
Works great with Samsung LCD
Written by DM from Las Vegas
Jun 22, 2009
I bought this cable and a DVI to HDMI cable to hook up my macbook pro to a 40" samsung LCD. You will also need a Y audio cable to…Read more get the sound. After hook up, close the top enough to make the laptop sleep. Then use an ipod remote to navigate the menu. The product works great.
(3 of 5 people found this review useful)
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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter
Works perfectly
Written by DR from Bourgas
Jun 20, 2009
It works perfectly on my iMac with connected Dell 2007WFP via DVI-D.
I wish only if there was a way to duplicate the menu bar so …Read moreto be able to have two on the two monitors :)), but that is not in relation to the adapter, so I set 5 stars!(2 of 3 people found this review useful)
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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter
does not work with apple DVI to RGB converter
Written by RP from Gateshead
Jun 18, 2009
I bought this along with my new macbook, thinking that I could connect my VGA monitors via the old apple DVI to RGB converter that…Read more came with my mac mini. It does not work, as the old converter is DVI-I and the new converter is DVI-D. How frustrating! As others have pointed out, why on earth doesn't apple provide a DVI-I connection on this adaptor?
(6 of 6 people found this review useful)
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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter
DVI drops Analog signal, DVI-D only
Written by DJ from Gray
Oct 24, 2008
We know the Mini DisplayPort can output an analog signal because there's a Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter. So why does this adapt…Read moreer drop the analog signal and go strictly to DVI-D (Digital only) instead of DVI-I (analog & digital)? The old MacBook Pro's had DVI-I. So this adapter is not a replacement to what used to come standard on MacBook Pros! I'm left very frustrated.
(718 of 849 people found this review useful)
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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter
DVI-D Single Link (Digital only, 1920x1200@60Hz)
Written by VT from North York
Nov 11, 2008
This is the Mini-DisplayPort to DVI-D single-link adapter.
DVI-D single-link means that ONLY DIGITAL signals will be output, wi…Read moreth the maximum supported resolution at 60Hz being 1920x1200 (2.75 megapixels to be exact).
The adapter easily plugs into the Mini-DisplayPort jack of new aluminum unibody Macbooks and Macbook Pros, and the other end is female DVI-D. Be aware that you cannot physically fit your DVI-I cables into the DVI-D female end. However, since all 24 pins are open, DVI-D dual-link cables can physically fit just as well as DVI-D single-link cables, and can be used to carry the SINGLE-LINK signal to your TV or monitor.
I was surprised how light-weight this adapter is; a plus for carrying around. I was worried that the relatively heavier cables would pull the plug out from the notebook, but the adapter fits quite snugly in the Macbook Pro. The two screws on the DVI cable I used could not reach their holes in the adapter (female end is not deep enough), however, it was not a concern since the cable still fit tightly into the adapter.
So, if you don’t have a DIGITAL display larger than 1920x1200, this adapter will be fine. Since HDTV is 1920x1080 this adapter is good enough for me. If you are looking to drive larger digital displays, get the dual-link adapter instead. Also, remember that analog is not supported with this adapter.(581 of 621 people found this review useful)
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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter
Be sure of your pinouts
Written by AM from Salamanca
Oct 21, 2008
This is a DVI-D (single-link) connector - look up DVI on Wikipedia, if you're not sure of the difference. You can NOT simply conn…Read moreect to a DVI-I connector, like Apple's own DVI-VGA adapter, because of the extra pins in DVI-I.
With the correct cabling, it seems to work just fine.(435 of 480 people found this review useful)
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