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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Piece of junk.

Written by BO from Chicago

Sep 28, 2008

This worked great for about a month and today it just bombed out on me. The picture is suddenly dark, washed out in blues and blacks. $19 isn't an outrageous price unless I have to replace it every six weeks.

35 of 59 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Fragile!

Written by JS

Sep 11, 2008

This adapter does what it promises but it is very fragile. I have gone through 2 in 2 years. I have learned to treat it very gently and to never bend the cord. When the picture starts to go it's time to order a new adapter. I would like to see this product improved because replacing it isn't cheap.

90 of 99 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Written by BS

Sep 10, 2008

I purchased this to connect my macbook to my LCD TV. It works fine. I did reset my display settings to 1280 x 800 and while it wasnt as perfectly crisp as my display, I am able to watch movies and presentations on my 47" LG. I spent some time pricing them on line and it turned out to be better just to walk into my Apple store. I do wish the cord was a bit longer and from what I've read, you really need to handle it carefully. But a happy purchase all in all!

35 of 37 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Might work for some, but not for me.

Written by DP from Austin

Aug 25, 2008

I recently bought a 24" 3.06GHZ iMac and wanted to be able to connect a 2nd monitor. Went by the local Apple store to get an adapter. The salesperson directed me to this adapter after telling him the monitor I preferred to use was a Sharp TV/monitor. He said I'd get the best results from this adapter with an S-video cord.

I hooked it up and tried both analog and s-video, both were terrible resolution when viewing the desktop.

I mirrored the monitors and played a video. As others have noted, videos seem to play fine via this adapter.

However, if you want to connect a monitor to expand your desktop, this is a terrible solution. You can't read the screen at all and the resolution is a joke.

I wish the Apple store salesman would have actually known about what he was selling.

I'm going to take it back tomorrow and try the Mini-DVI to VGA adapter.

35 of 65 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Issue in quality on TV

Written by DH from Milpitas

Aug 14, 2008

I thought that I would be able to share my videos on the TV. Unfortunately, it's not as clear as it is on my Macbook. I don't know what the problem is. HD TV or s-video cable or this adapter???

12 of 36 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

great product

Written by CP from Citrus Heights

Jul 30, 2008

worked perfectly, watching movies after downloading them from itunes is even better quality than watching a dvd.

43 of 50 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Great for Video

Written by MD from DF

Jul 28, 2008

Its a great product for watching video on your TV. I bought it to watch Divx.
The quality of video on the TV is great, 8/10, depending of the video quality, of course; but the quality of the desktop and the all OSX en the TV is bad, 4/10, at least on my normal TV, i didnt try it on a plasma or lcd.
I had the same problem with my Powerbook Titanium G4, when those come with RCA output integred.

16 of 24 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Black and White, No color????

Written by PI from Philadelphia

Jul 22, 2008

The display itself seemed to be clear but all I could get was black and white colors.

14 of 58 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

works great so far

Written by CT from marysville

Jul 20, 2008

I began using this about a month ago along with a monster audio cable so that my kids could watch some movies I purchased on iTunes. I love it and can see almost no difference between dvds and movies through the mac. I haven't used the s video cable with it but I am sure will work the same. It feels a little cheap, but time will tell. I'll post another review in 6 months if I remember.

7 of 9 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Image quality is awful!

Written by CR from Toronto

Jun 6, 2008

I used this to hook up my Macbook first to a projector and then to a widescreen HDTV using the yellow end of a composite cable (though I've heard that S-video isn't that much better) but the image quality was really bad in both cases. It didn't register the fullscreen or the entire resolution. It shrunk the resolution, so you had a pixelated image that was all warped because of the fullscreen not being registered, which looked especially bad on a fullscreen TV. I want to return it but I don't think they'll let me.

109 of 233 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Short life span

Written by BS from CHICAGO

Jun 2, 2008

I purchased this, and it worked quite well for about 4 months. And then: it ceased working. So, if you depend on an item such as this for giving presentations, you have been warned. Also, I wish Apple would have gone nutso-wild and added an additional inch or two to the cable? I know -- that's crazy talk!

96 of 179 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Will not work under Windows XP Pro using boot camp

Written by CC from Towson

Jun 1, 2008

Of course, as usual apple will ignore this tiny detail.

I m Mac with stupid ports which require custom adapters which will not work with any other OS

But hey it looks cool. It just doesn't work

117 of 249 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

As advertised!

Written by HM from denham springs

May 28, 2008

Plug and Play. Worked straight out of the package. The System Preferences were straight forward.
Works in the multiple ways i've used it.
One wish: An all in one. dvi, vga, composite, and S-video in one product. One less thing to carry would be great.

57 of 103 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Works great

Written by VR from Milton

May 8, 2008

I bought this product to play my downloads on my 42" HD television. The image was great. I had to buy an audio cable and a video cable (which can be found anywhere and it's pretty cheap).
I am really happy with this purchase.

98 of 158 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Good Product

Written by SD from Chicago

May 3, 2008

There is not much to say about this product. It does what it is suppose to do and does it well. I love this thing.

78 of 152 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Excellent, Excellent, Excellent

Written by DI from Gansevoort

May 3, 2008

I purchased this adapter with the intention of viewing the screen of my Macbook on our non-HD TV so we could view our favorite TV shows, which we watch online exclusively, on our TV. We use the RCA connection and hook the Macbook up to our surround sound via the headphone or audio line out jack.
IT WORKS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!
Aside from pixels per square inch appearing to decrease on the Mac's monitor when I plug in the adapter, it works great. I navigate to the site I want to view the streaming video, then hit full screen view and the quality of the picture on the TV is between 90-95 % what it would be if I was watching the show on standard cable.

Be aware, your screen will go blank for a few seconds when you plug in the adapter so the Macbook can adjust itself. If you're not using a wide screen hi def tv, which I don't, the bottom of whatever window you open will likely suddenly be off the screen entirely. Don't panic, anticipate. Have the full screen view button for the online video in an area, where it will not go off the screen when you plug the adapter in.
I can't wait to plug this baby into a friend's hi def tv.

90 of 158 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

NOT FOR MACBOOK AIR!

Written by AD from Cambridge

Apr 19, 2008

Since some people were asking: This is a *MICRO* DVI to video adapter, not a *MINI* DVI to video adapter. Make sure you know if your Mac needs MICRO or MINI. They are not the same thing!

That said, it works just fine!

68 of 133 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Wrong Adapter for a MacBook 13" 2.16.Ghz Intel Duo Core

Written by GL from Rutherford

Apr 10, 2008

I bought one adapter based on the picture above. Big Problem. The socket at the end of the short wire that goes into the side of the computer, is the wrong size/ configuration.
Why? WHY? WHY? I am waiting for a response or and explanation for the misleading information provided.
I'm out over $22.00 .. I wonder if apple cares enough to write back. At least lead me in the right direction. Is there a DVI-2 plug? 32 pin? Is it really Mini?
Apple, be kind and give me a call or write back.

133 of 257 people found this useful