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3.5

Based on 105 reviews

  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    5.0

    Best Money I have ever Spent!
    • Written by MS from Clearwater
    • Mar 10, 2010

    I am about 188% satisfied with this cable!! I am running a Macbook Pro and with a simple male to male video cable, and another audio cable, I can watch videos on TV!! The picture quality is amazing - it seems to be better than what the monitor produces?? It kinda bugs me, but YouTube videos are definitely better quality than the computer. BUY THIS CABLE!!

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    1.0

    Not Compatible with the MiniDisplay Port to DVI Adapter
    • Written by MC from Eastchester
    • Feb 20, 2010

    I went to the Apple Store looking for the MiniDisplay Port to Video Adapter; similar to the mini DVI to Video adapter I had for my old Macbook, so I could plug my Macbook Pro into older TV's. But there was no MiniDisplay port version. So I found the MiniDisplay Port to DVI Adapter and then found this one, the DVI to Video Adapter. With these two together, I though I would be able to connect my new Macbook to older TVs. But alas, they do not plug into one another. I would have given it zero stars if it were possible!!

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    1.0

    Black And White
    • Written by DN from Placerville
    • Feb 17, 2010

    Worked for about 3 hours then went black and white... Haven't found a solution yet.

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    1.0

    Mac Mini buyers BEWARE!!!
    • Written by ED from Brighton
    • Jan 25, 2010

    This product DOES NOT work with the Mac Minis Apple is now shipping out! Only works with OLDER Mac Minis.... Wish Apple would make this explicitly clear in the product info!

    Thanks Apple. What a WASTE of my time.

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    1.0

    does not work properly
    • Written by KL from hjdj
    • Jan 4, 2010

    does not work. Images get displayed in black and white unless you restart the computer. a long standing problem which Apple does not fix. Item should be taken off the market until fixed

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    5.0

    It Does What It Is Supposed To, But...
    • Written by SP from Canton
    • Jan 3, 2010

    This adapter does exactly what it was intended to do, which is, connect a Mac to a television. The only problem that exists is that most people do not know that you need a separate cable for the audio. So, in total, you need this adapter and a stereo male to rca male y cable. This secondary cable allows you to use the audio out on your mac to connect it to the audio in ports of the composite/rca inputs.

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    2.0

    This plug only works if you have a DVI-I output (older macs, not newer ones
    • Written by DS from Englewood Cliffs
    • Dec 11, 2009

    This plug will only work with Mac's with a DVI-I output. This means if you have a newer mac mini, for example, that only has mini display and mini dvi outputs, it will not work. The mini-display to DVI converter is DVI-D - which won't work with this plug (DVI-D is missing the analog pins).

    I do wish Apple would make this explicit on the web site.

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    5.0

    Great Product & it works
    • Written by MO from BERKELEY
    • Dec 9, 2009

    Some of you complaining that it does work or fit may have bought the wrong one. I did that too at the store. This works great too.

    Those of you saying it broke and had to buy too many over the years, you gotta ask yourself this question: "Did I take care of my gear?"

    The product will last if you take care of it.

    Get a small bag or box, put in some bubble wrap or tissue paper, tape the covers on so they don't fall off. It's not too hard to take care of your equipment.

    Be a Pro and not a big baby complaining about things breaking because of your immature and unprofessional behavior.

    This product works just fine! Don't read those other "complainers" reviews, they're not pros just big babies!

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    1.0

    DOES NOT WORK WITH MINI DISPLAY PORT DVI ADAPTER
    • Written by TB from Seattle
    • Dec 8, 2009

    I wanted to have an s-video connection to my older TV. This does not work. I have pretty much wasted $20 just to find out. I hope this is a fair warning to any other sucker.

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    5.0

    Really useful and works well!
    • Written by EF from Lake Forest
    • Nov 26, 2009

    I love this adapter, honestly. I can now hook up my PC without leaving my Mac mini without a screen. Now I can use a little DVD player as my screen. The portable player's screen is terribly small, but I just use OS X's zoom feature to be able to read text. I imagine, however, how nice it will be to move my Mac to another room and be able to watch stuff on any TV in the house! (not just HDTVs)

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    1.0

    Doesn't work with mini display port macs
    • Written by EF from Orefield
    • Nov 7, 2009

    I have a macbookpro with mini display port. Attached to that port is a min display port to dvi adapter from apple. Unknown to me was that this is a DVI-D output only. I connected the adapter above to the dvi out of the mpd-dvi adapter. Connected to a normal tv with s-video in, I get no display. This combination does not work, because the adapter shown above is a DVD-I input, not DVI-D.

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    5.0

    does what it's supposed to
    • Written by AS from Brooklyn
    • Nov 5, 2009

    I have a first generation MacBook Pro (from 2006) that I wanted to hook up to my ancient TV (Samsung rear-projection 54" from 2000).

    I went to the Mac Store and bought this adapter after a little research. It wasn't until after I left the store that I realized that the DVI plug looked a little different than the connection on my computer, and I was worried that it wouldn't fit. Using plain English here... The DVI plug on the adapter has two squares of 3x3 pegs with some space between them. The DVI connection on my computer, however, has a rectangle of "pegholes" 3x8. But it fit! It's just that the two columns in the middle of my computer's connection won't have pegs in them. I hope this makes sense...

    Now all I needed after that was a male-to-male S-Video cable (both the S-Video on this adapter and the S-Video on my TV are female plugs) and I just happened to have one laying around in my closet.

    Being greedy, I wanted audio as well. I bought (at a different store, since Apple doesn't carry these) a minijack-to-RCA cable and hooked it up from my laptops headphone jack to the red and white connections on my TV and I got audio too!

    This adapter is great. It does what it's supposed to do, as long as you have a compatible computer! Do some research before you buy and make sure that this will work with your computer. I love using Front Row now. It's a great way to show pictures to friends and family. Sure, quality is not DVD quality, but it's definitely worth it.

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    3.0

    Newly Frustrated!
    • Written by EK from Brooklyn
    • Nov 2, 2009

    Not long ago, I would have given this adapter 5 stars – it did exactly what I wanted it to, which was to connect my MacBook Pro to my (admittedly ancient SD) TV so I could watch movies and TV from iTunes, Hulu YouTube, etc. The quality was decent enough in SD, and the setup was beyond easy.

    Unfortunately, that laptop died, and I got a newer MBP with an apple Mini DisplayPort connector. The old laptop had a DVI-I port, but the new apple display port can apparently only go to DVI-D. Unfortunately this DVI to Video adapter can only be used with DVI-I. I figured I'd just have to buy a new adapter (which is frustrating but not the end of the world) but Apple makes nothing that supports DVI-D to RCA video.

    Basically, I wish somebody would solve this problem, which strikes me as terribly stupid - I can do less with a newer piece of equipment than I could with an older one, unless I drop another $1000 on a new TV that I don't really need or probably $100+ on some sort of annoyingly large and ugly adapter box. It gives me the feeling that Apple really just wants me to drop $250 on an Apple TV, which can't do everything I want it to either.

    So, the gist of this review is: This adapter works great, if your computer is 3 years old! Otherwise, don't waste your money.

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    5.0

    Great Product!
    • Written by EU from Miami
    • Sep 11, 2009

    This is a great way to hook up Video/Game Preview on the TV Set from a Computer. I recently bought a MacBookPro, was disappointed that Apple didn't make a Mini Display Port to S-Video out cable, now instead i have to spend double the money to purchase this on top of MiniDisplayPort to DVI + DVI to S-Video. However, It works great, no complaints.

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    5.0

    Review the product as it was intended
    • Written by SH from Simi Valley
    • Sep 4, 2009

    It drives me nuts when I see people "review" stuff that works exactly as it was designed, and even shows clearly what kind of connector it is (the package is even clear so you can see what kind of connector it is), but then in the review the person gives it 1 star because it wasn't designed for your laptop. Stop that! It's your own fault for buying something it wasn't designed to do.

    Yes, unfortunately all the new MacBooks (except the 17") do NOT have a DVI connector anymore; it was replaced with a Mini DVI connector. You have to look for yourself, since this changes with many of the new versions of the laptop. This is a DVI to Video, NOT a Mini-DVI to Video. There is DVI Mini, DVI-I, DVI-D, etc. Just verify before you buy something, then complain about it because you bought the wrong thing. Worse yet, you then give something a bad rating, which makes others think that this gear does not work.

    Now, on to the review. This works great. It's a cheap way to get DVI out to a TV monitor. Of course - component/S-Video does not look as clear as a computer monitor (not the fault of this device). But it does exactly what it says it will do.

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    1.0

    Product description is a lie!
    • Written by ジシ from 越谷市
    • Aug 18, 2009

    I tried to use this adapter with my brand-new Macbook Pro, and it wouldn't work. I tried to connect it to a mini displayport to DVI adapter, and there were some extra pins that didn't match. Apparently DVI doesn't always mean DVI to Apple. Because I can't use this adapter, which Apple Store employees told me to buy, my new MacBook Pro is useless to me for my work. Buyer beware!

    60 of 170 people found this useful

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    1.0

    What's WRONG?
    • Written by MN from Steinhausen
    • May 23, 2009

    I just got the Apple DVI to Video Adapter together with my new MacMini! It doesn't fit to the Apple Mini DVI-DVI-Cable delivered with the MacMini. There are 4 small spikes next to the blade lead, which do not match the female cable that came with the MacMini.
    Be carful with this Adapter.

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    5.0

    AWESOME!
    • Written by AD from Riverside
    • Mar 15, 2009

    I have a Sony, Panasonic and Toshiba, all tube TV's and this adapter works perfectly with each one on my Macbook Pro with Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT card. Video picture is DVD definition with s-video cable, no bugs, crisp and clean. If you have a tube TV (640x480) don't expect to be reading text and using it as a second monitor for computer work. It's great for iTunes videos, movies and shows. Be aware that most iTunes is widescreen so you will have black bars top and bottom. I imagine this adapter would be perfect with a hi-def widescreen TV. No complaints.

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    3.0

    Screen Flickering
    • Written by PN from Brooklin
    • Feb 22, 2009

    So upon first hooking this adapter up from my Mac Mini to my samsung 27" tube TV, it worked fine–but everything was massive in size. I started changing resolution sizes in the preferences panel and one of them set the screen flickering vertically, like a mismatch in refresh rates.
    Anybody else have this issue and resolve it successfully? It obviously works, it was for me for the first couple minutes, but I can't figure out what sent it flickering–and how to resolve it.

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  • Apple DVI to Video Adapter

    5.0

    Just what I was looking for
    • Written by AS from reno
    • Feb 20, 2009

    This was probably the best thing adapter wise that I've ever came across. I just recently purchased a mac mini and I was looking for a good way to get a big monitor without having to pay a lot for one, and when I found this hook up it was perfect. So far the only issue I found with the display was the text was too small for me to read on the default setting, but after resetting it to a smaller scale, 640x480 i think it was, its been working like a champ. Its not the best thing since sliced bread... but it comes pretty close.

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