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Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

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!

26 of 32 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Works well.

Written by JM from Oakhurst

Sep 4, 2009

I have a white macbook I purchased in April of 2008, and this mini-dvi to video
cable works really well. Just be sure to check your manual to see what kind of port
you have. My manual showed that I have a mini-dvi port.
Also the other interesting thing about this device is that when you plug in the
mini-dvi to your computer the screen changes over to a different size ratio for it
to show up on your tv, it's pretty neat, you can even surf the net and watch it on your tv.

24 of 27 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Perfect

Written by RG from Madison

Aug 27, 2009

This adapter works perfectly. I use this along with a Karaoke application for playing shows. I simply plug this in and it displays my lyrics perfectly on a 42" LCD connected by a regular component video cable! I am very pleased with this product. To those who say it isn't compatible... you need to do some more research before you buy. The new unibody macbooks do not have a mini-dvi port. They use the new mini-display port. Just make sure you have the right video output, and you will be happy with this product.

13 of 20 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Exactly what I wanted

Written by NH from Nogales

Jul 17, 2009

This is the cable I wanted, its perfect. It has the yellow video for my older tvs and s-video for the new tvs. I love this adapter. I cant believe this isnt a number 1 seller

24 of 26 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

is so good

Written by PS from sacramento

Jul 12, 2009

i bought it to see movies on my tv and works great!!! great product. i've been reading some review and the only ones that i seen that are bad are the ones that didn't work because they weren't using a macbook. the description says for macbook release before 2009. not mac mini or i mac and after 2009 macbooks.

so have fun with it! lol

19 of 20 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Does exactly what it was intended to do

Written by EM from Chicago

May 30, 2009

Just like a few others here, I bought this cable so my husband and I could watch streaming Netflix on our LCD TV. So far, it's been working perfectly. We connected it between our MacBooks with an S-video cable and now we're happily streaming away. The video is a little fuzzy but nothing disruptive, and I imagine that considering the discrepancy between the resolution on the MacBook and our TV, this is fairly unavoidable. A great solution, no complaints!

46 of 47 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

mini DVI does not show any movies but only the pc blue screen

Written by MM from LONDON

May 15, 2009

I have a mini DVI adapter but does not work as video. I can see only the blue screen of the computer, but not the movie... can you help?

23 of 69 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Works Great

Written by TS from Elsberry

Apr 17, 2009

Perfect on Macbook

9 of 24 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Works awesomely

Written by SR from bellingham

Feb 1, 2009

Shows picture great and for sound I just hook a speaker up to the computer.

8 of 11 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

an answer can be found LO

Written by JC from mocksville

Jan 28, 2009

RE : "LO" ,In response to your post below :

This is a VIDEO adapter , It was never , nor will it ever be anything more .

AUDIO output is a totally different OUTPUT process (cable).

These are very high quality plug and play adapters that are FULLY explained in the item description of the product .

13 of 14 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Flawless

Written by EM from Dillon

Dec 10, 2008

I use this adapter at least 3X a week with my black 2.4 ghz macbook. It works absolutely flawlessly. Just plug it in and it works, just like everything apple. Text on screen is a bit hard to read, but I just use it for showing photos and videos in front row with in conjunction with the apple remote, and it is simply fantastic.

47 of 54 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Great product but needs audio

Written by AP

Dec 6, 2008

I used this to connect my macbook to my HD tv and it worked perfectly and then I bought a wireless mouse and keybord. I could see my desktop but I really want audio and it would be the best but it is still a great product.

35 of 58 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

Yes - you can watch full screen streaming video on your TV

Written by SB from Derwood

Dec 3, 2008

and here is how:
1) Before connecting to the cable to the TV, open up the web browser window and re-size it so it is small (about one quarter of you desktop)
2) Then connect the video cable to you TV
3) Change the resolution under your computer's display settings
4) re-size the browser window to fit the screen, or click on full screen option
It works perfectly with HULU on full screen, so don't listen to other reviewers who don't know how to change the display resolution on thier computers.

103 of 110 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

excellent product for the price

Written by AP from Kirkwood

Nov 7, 2008

I bought this because I moved overseas and didn't have cable--just a TV with a lot of snow. Instead of buying the pricey AppleTV I bought this and some red, yellow, and white AV cables to hook up my macbook to the TV to watch streaming shows online or on iTunes; and it has worked like a gem. so easy to use, and for under $20, it was a bargain. The picture isn't "HD" quality or anything like that, but it does the job just fine. I definitely recommend this product for anyone wanting to hook up their mac to a TV or projection monitor.

32 of 33 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

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

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