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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Not for Mac Mini (early 2009)

Written by KC from Ann Arbor

May 10, 2009

I bought a Mac Mini (May 2009) and this Mini-DVI to Video adapter with plans to use it to send an S-video signal to an analog TV. Though the sales staff at the Apple store said it should work, it does not. The graphics card apparently should support it, and it may be addressed with a future driver update, but as of now this does not work. I have used a mini-DVI to VGA adapter and monitor to verify that the port is working, and also verified that the S-video cable and TV input work. There are third party VGA to S-video/RCA adapters available so I plan to use one of those for my purposes. This is probably a 5-star product when used with the right Mac; however, Apple should have made it clear that having a mini-DVI port on your Mac is necessary but not sufficient for this to work - hence the 3 stars.

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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

It works but....

Written by PH from Whitehall

Mar 3, 2009

Unfortunately, knowing most picky Mac users, this will not cut it. It does work, but the picture quality is pretty poor on my hdtv. Don't expect to be able to read small text. Looks pretty decent for video though.

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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

no sound?

Written by LO from Ridgetown

Jan 26, 2009

after many trips to 2 different stores (both 35 min drive away to another town), i ended up with this product, and another cable (vga to hdmi) adapter. i wanted to use my flat screen tv to watch home digital movies. after 10 min of trial and error, the video portion worked beautifully, but no sound was coming from the tv. the only sound output was from the laptop internal speakers, which could barely be heard. Should the cable not output sound as well? the vga to hdmi adapter is designed to carry video and sound, so is my problem with the mini-dvi to vga adapter, or a setting in the computer??

Frustrating!!!

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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Works good with OSX but not with Windows in Boot Camp

Written by JB from Austin

Oct 9, 2008

Like several others I was very disappointed to find that this adapter did not work with Windows in Boot Camp. I really feel kind of scammed. I already had the adapter and was already a Netflix subscriber. The promise of getting to view movies on demand via Netflix thrilled me. There was nothing that indicated that this adapter would not work with my dual core Pentium chipset and my 13 inch Macbook. So, I went out and purchased Leopard just to get Boot Camp. I also purchased the latest version of Windows XP, I did not want to us Vista. I messed around with all sorts of video settings on the Windows side and all I get is either a blank screen or scrolling lines. Granted, this is an older set and I'm using the analog video out. I contact Apple about this and they said it was a Windows or Intel problem. I contacted Microsoft about this and they said it was an Apple or Intel problem. I contact Intel about this and all they had were idiotic stock answers and most of their support people were difficult to understand, no offense, due to very thick accents. The last I heard, over three months ago now, was they "escalated" it, whatever that means. Nobody seems to want to deal with this problem. It's about time somebody took responsibility. An alternative would be for Apple to provide approval for Netflix under Digital Rights Management. When is this going to happen?

56 of 78 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

Works great in OS X...Not for Windows

Written by JB from Winooski

Mar 27, 2008

This cable is great is you want to play QuickTime movies in full-screen (well, close to it--there's always a black border) on your TV. However, it doesn't work at all if you're running Windows on your Intel Mac--a huge disappointment, considering you can only watch Netflix movies in Windows currently.

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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

It needs to last longer, right?

Written by GE from Monterey

Feb 25, 2008

It works with my 13 Macbook but it is not a good quality product! I used this adapter twice and already the small plastic ring around the adapter is broken ;(

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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

needs a list of compatibility

Written by TP from SAINT PETERSBURG

Dec 21, 2007

okay, so this is how it works out. macbooks made before late 2007 have a horrendous video card only capable of sporting a max 30in display. Apple recently updated the macbook with a "santa rosa" chipset, fitted a a much better video card and a new motherboard capable of addressing 4GB of ram. this update was released in late 2007. Needless to say, when i connected this to my 52in HD display-i was horrified at the quality. In conclusion, the product is great, but the older macbooks have very little use for this product. I cannot complain though-because apple did fix this issue with the updated macbooks.

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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

good for what it is

Written by AW from fountain inn

Sep 8, 2007

it a good product for what it is it great for watching movie or looking a pic's on ur tv but the down side is that small text is hard to read and if u play online game it impossable to read so dont get it to play game but to watch movie and stuff like that

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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

I must be doing something wrong . . .

Written by LM from Arlington

Dec 15, 2006

I have a new MacBook and a LG Plasma EDTV Flat Screen TV, I can get a b&w fuzzy desktop on the TV, but that's it . . . I'm not exactly a whiz with this stuff and very new to Mac, what do I do?? I'm getting excited at the great reviews, but wish I could get it working on the 42"!!!

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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Easy Plug and Play but resolution decreases

Written by CF from Ripon

Nov 1, 2006

The installations is pretty easy: Just plug it in! The only bad thing: the resolution changes everytime you plug it in. That means you have to unplug it everytime you just wanna use the built-in screen.

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