Reviews for Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

As many have mentioned, this adapter is only for DVI-D. Almost ALL external projection units with DVI now use DVI-I. I will now have to buy the VGA adapter (I take it this, at least, is industry standard).

Now, first off, I've seen way too many reviews mentioning the DVI to VGA adapter. Look above, what kind of product do you see? People's lack of good sense and poor computer component shopping skills hardly constitutes a faulty product. I myself have tried the MINI DVI to DVI adapter. As long as the ports on your computer match up and the Monitor is specifically designed to operate with a DVI- adapter, you should have no problems unless there was something terribly wrong with the wiring of your product, which I have yet to see in any of the negative reviews here. You don't require other adapters to use this, because the connection is a standard size that should fit in any monitor or television set with the standard DVI input port. This is a simple product designed to up the real estate of your workspace for your computer, namely small laptops. I have my macbook hooked up to a 23" monitor with this thing, and the monitor runs on optimum resolution. Use your technology as it's designed to function, and without defect on the part of both manufacturer and consumer, it should be pretty problem free. Simple.

I went to compusa looking for a dvi to s video adapter and I thought that I found one. So I went home thinking that it was the right adapter and found out that it was a mini dvi to s video. I returned it and went to a local apple store and they also didn't know what they were doing. I think that I have to buy 2 adapters, which is really annoying. I have to waste 40 dollars to get and adapter and another adapter to adapt that adapter. I love apple products but this has upset me a lot.

It's awesome. I use it to attach a 20" Cinema Display to my 20" iMac. Works Flawlessly. All of the 1 Star reviews are bogus. As someone else stated, these people are buying the wrong product. C'mon people, get rid of your clunky VGA monitors and get a Cinema Display. Apple doesn't make products for 5 year old Dell monitors, this Mini-DVI was made for Apple Cinema Displays, or equivalent DVI LCD monitors. Get your facts straight before buying and you'll be a happy camper!

I bought this adapter to connect my macbook to a cinema display and technicalliy it works well. The only mess is that the cinema display cable has multiple connections (USB, FW, power, video) and i have to keep all those wires on my desk, along with the bulky power adapter. A solution could be a "long" Mini-DVI to DVI adapter cable...

As other reviewers have noted this adaptor does not work with the more common DVI-I cables. It is only designed to work with the DVI-D cable.

What's even more confusing is that the picture on the package incorrectly shows a DVI-I plug not the DVI-D plug!

Apple should list it as a Mini-DVI to DVI-I adapter and correct the picture on the package!

Talk about misinformation

This product is not stupid by itself. Just that Apple did not provide enough information on it. There are at least two types of DVI connectors out there, and if you plan to get the mini-DVI to DVI cable + a DVI to VGA adapter to use an older VGA LCD monitor, then you are wasting your money. It simply won't work because of the analog signal or what else I don't know.
The bottom line is I am sending it back for a mini-DVI to VGA cable, that way I think I can use a VGA to DVI adapter to use my newer DVI supported LCD later.
Hey Apple, I love your product and I am happy to let you earn my money, but would you please do it in a decent way? Selling mini-DVI adapter in VGA and DVI version is simply a rip off. We love apple but we need compatability too. Both hardware and software wise.

For all the complaints you read below, remember these people are buying the wrong product and then getting mad that it doesn't work. While it is confusing, the world of VGA and DVI is complicated.

This product is designed for one thing and one thing only: connect to the current 12" PB and core duo iMacs and provide a standard DIGITAL DVI connector to plug a cable into. It is not designed for the older powerbooks or ibooks with mini-vga output, or any other computer that doesn't have the mini-DVI. It will not work with older macs. It will not work in series with VGA adapters because this adaptor does not pass ANALOG signals from the mini-DVI port. That's why they sell the VGA adaptor instead for VGA monitors.

This adaptor may not work with cables that are analog+digital DVI without an adaptor. This is not apple's fault. This is the way the spec is written. The various flat pins are there to control which connectors fit together, to prevent accidental damage to your equipment.

If you have a DVI-D equipped monitor and want to hook it to the iMac or current PB 12", this adaptor is for you. If you want to hook up some other sort of monitor (analog, DVI-I, ADC), this is not for you, or you may need an additional adaptor.

Plain and simple.

As for rating: it would get a five if it was another 6 inches longer. But otherwise, it does what it does and doesn't cost too much.

I bought this adapter to connect to an analog monitor, with the help of the DVI-VGA adapter that came with my G4 Mac mini. Surprisingly, the male end of the Apple mini-DVI to DVI adapter cable does not fit in the female end of the Apple DVI-to-VGA adapter piece. So it was useless for me, and Apple does not (yet, hopefully) sell the proper adapter.