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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

why????

Written by JG from Middlesex

Apr 28, 2008

why don't you get it?? why use vga when you have DVI? DVI-D btw, is standard... most monitors have one vga input and 1 dvi-D input.

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

VERY Disapointed! USELESS!!!

Written by JV from Novi

Apr 26, 2008

Misleading and useless adapter! Will not actually work for most common DVI equipment you have! Bought to use on a DVI monitor and with the DVI adapters I already have for my Macbook Pro, but will not work. Apparently it is a very useless form of the DVI "standard" adapter. Not what is typically expected from Apple at all and it has no warning to tell you. Even the package picture describing DVI end is wrong, it has the 4 pins shown for DVI-i but thy are not there its a DVI-d dual link. Highly disappointed Apple really should fix this to make all of their DVI modifications actually work with the "standard". Unfortunately Apple will try to squeeze extra money out of you to buy 2 more adapters when all you should really need it this ONE!

105 of 211 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Product misleading, USELESS

Written by LS from Port Orange

Apr 25, 2008

I bought this adapter to connect to a DVI monitor. I attempted to connect the DVI connector to the DVI monitor, but no go. I looked and sure enough, the apple connector has four fewer pins and a wider center pin on one side. It doesn't match my DVI monitor at all! I have owned many DVI devices and never run into this problem before! Every plug i've ever seen that is DVI has been DVI-I since it only makes sense to have extra compatibility including Apple's powerbook output 4+ years ago. Why does this adapter have fewer features when there is no advantage? Even if these pins aren't active, they should at least be there, because it can't even work in Digital mode on most monitors since the pins don't mesh!

72 of 138 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

The adapter is fine. Really.

Written by PB from Edinburgh

Apr 23, 2008

It's the long-time known Apple quality we've come to expect. Which is to be expected considering this is a simple adapter.

However, it shouldn't even exist in the first place! DVI should be standard on all laptops.

Also, perhaps more importantly, why did Apple make it so DVI-VGA adapters don't work with this? This means I have to carry 2 extra adapters just so I can use both outputs.

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

No sound on your MacBook to HDMI TV hook-up?

Written by SM from SUFFERN

Apr 20, 2008

It took me a while to figure this out - buy I got it working now. The MacBooks mini dvi port only supports video, not sound.
But this plug works great, just be aware that you will still need an extension because this plug is way too short. I use a dvi extension cable with two male plugs (my tv has a female receptor). You could use the 3m DVI-D M/M Dual Link Digital Video Cable from Cables to Go.

To get the sound, you just need to add a 3.5mm Stereo Audio Cable M/M (Make sure your tv has one, but my 2007 LCD TV did).

Now you have video AND sound.

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Too Short

Written by JS from Duncan

Apr 19, 2008

I must have misunderstood, my monitor is a foot or so away and this is only 3 inches or so. I'm sure it would work if it would reach.

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Mislabeled

Written by TL from BANGKOK

Apr 15, 2008

For all those people telling us "one stars" to do research, why is it that Apple isn't publicizing the fact that the female DVI end is actually DVI-D? I'm greatly annoyed now because I've wasted money and it is a pain and inconvenience to spend even more money to head back to the Apple store to return this piece of junk. Why can't they just make one that works? So much for Apple "just works". And why is it that even the diagram on the package has those four analog pins that are actually missing?

Is it any surprise the only way you can actually discover the true specification of this adapter is from complaints and forums, NOT from Apple. People buy this thing expecting it to work with "DVI" (which is all the information Apple gives us) but why on earth did they not choose to get the more compatible type? It makes me so angry.

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

wonderful product

Written by DM from San Jose

Apr 10, 2008

If you know what you are doing, then this is a great product. I have had a macbook for about a month. In hopes of connecting my mackbook to our 47 inch hdtv, i searched for products for a long time. I saw this product, but my tv only has a vga input on it not dvi. I talked to someone who recommended for a high resolution, so i found a 6 foot long HDMI to DVI male cable for $20 at fry's by i dot connect. As soon as i found that cable, i bought a mini-dvi to dvi adapter. It works very well, and i believe that it supports a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080 on by tv. It works well. I also bought a cheap wireless logitech mouse for $20 in addition to the apple wireless keyboard. Works very well! Definetly recommend for someone who has an hdtv with a spare hdmi port open.

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

NOT FOR MACBOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Written by NM from North haven

Apr 9, 2008

so yeah i had to show a keynote at school (totally wish i ad MS office '08 rather than iWork '08) and i needed this addapter to show it because it only had the full size one at school on the LCD projecter, so i want to the media center and asked for the cord.. they took it off an iMac (white previous gen) and it wouldnt fit even though it had the symbol like this |[]| but it wouldnt fit so i was like whatever and i bought this and nope doesnt work with macbook DONT BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (well you can if you have an iMac that you'd like to bring to class)

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Do Your research!

Written by FH from columbia

Apr 8, 2008

Go to wikipedia and search for "DVI" And you'll see all the connections for the various DVI connections. THIS ONE IS THE DVI-D Dual Link. Make sure that your monitor or TV is compatible with this type and avoid the hassle! If not there are several places you can get adaptors. Google it.

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Make sure this is the right cable!

Written by ML from Wickenburg

Apr 3, 2008

MK wrote: "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."

If you don't know which type of DVI you have, Google "pin configuration for DVI cable" and click the link for "Digital Visual Interface ( DVI ) Connector, DVI Pinout" (sorry, but Apple won't let me include the actual link in this review). The page that comes up shows illustrations of the different pinouts. Between MK's informative review and that illustration, I was able to choose the correct cable.

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Mostly useless

Written by JS from BRUSSELS

Apr 1, 2008

This is a Mini DVI to DVI-D not DVI-I! why can't they make something compatible with the world out there that uses DVI-I ports!

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Missing pin holes, so useless to me :(

Written by HC from Le Puy Ste Reparade

Mar 28, 2008

I don't like ranting about stuff, but this adapter is very bad.

I have the following hardware:

DVI to TVOUT (for mac-mini) Apple
2x DVI to VGA (mostly for beamers) WIESON & Apple
standard (I think) DVI cable (came with my 22" display)

All four parts listed above work great with my mac-mini!
This adapter is missing the 4 pin holes around the wide horizontal pin on the right-hand side and the wide horizontal pin-hole is not wide enough!

According to the DVI specification, it is a digital only plug, this however, is not clearly written in the description. The problem is that all my equipment here is dual (digital and analog) like most of the stuff out there! ddwg.org dvi specification page 45 and 46.

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Who is an expert then?

Written by JM from SOUTH FREMANTLE

Mar 28, 2008

I can see what sort of connection sits on the side of my 12" Powerbook and I can see the connection on the Apple monitor that I want to connect to but as all these pictures do not show the actual connection image how is the average joe-blow to know which of the various adapters is the right one. We should not need rocket science - just some clear images to assist us along the way.

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Confusing

Written by MW from Sherburne

Mar 26, 2008

For you folks who say that you can't convert this cable to VGA because it's a digital signal and VGA is analog:

How come under Apple Accessories > Cables - there is a Mini DVI to VGA adapter right next to the Mini DVI to DVI adapter? From the product description:

"The Apple Mini-DVI to VGA Adapter is designed for use with the iMac (Intel Core Duo), MacBook, and 12-inch PowerBook G4. Connect the adapter to the Mini-DVI port of the computer and the VGA end of the adapter to an external VGA monitor or projector."

Apple did a shoddy job of describing the DVI adapter. That's all there is to it - as you obviously can convert the Mini DVI to VGA.

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

iMac using a 40-In Samsung HDTV as a Monitor

Written by PS from Woodside

Feb 25, 2008

For all you guys who think it would be nice to have a 40-inch monitor so you could surf the Web from the comfort of your living room couch using your wireless keyboard & mouse, here’s how I did it.

I connected my new iMac to my Samsung LN-S4095D 40-inch LCD HDTV as follows:
I connected a Mini-DVI to DVI adapter (part number M9321G/B at Apple’s retail store - $19.00) to my iMac’s Mini-DVI port at one end, and the other end to a 2 meter (6.6 feet) XTREME HD HDMI to DVI cable (part number TL952LL/A at Apple’s retail store - $19.95). Naturally, the other end of the HDMI cable got plugged into one of the HDMI/DVI In jacks on the back of my Samsung HDTV. Unlike some of the previous comments I’ve read, small text was crystal clear – probably because my HDTV has 1080P resolution. .

I rented the standard (not Hi Def) Michael Clayton movie from iTunes and found the resolution to be very good - DVD quality. I know the cables are transmitting a good signal from my iMac to my HDTV, as for months I’ve been recording HD programs on my iMac by pulling them out of the air with a $19 indoor antenna attached to an EyeTV-Hybrid, then watching them on my iMac. I can now watch those recorded programs on my 40” HDTV. And be assured, the resolution is just as good as if I were watching the HD broadcast live on a my HDTV. The only minor problem I had while watching my first downloaded iTunes movie was that the sound came from my iMac, not my HDTV. I knew this would be happening, as the Mini-DVI to DVI adapter is actually a DVI-D adapter, which doesn’t capture the sound. (The “D” stands for Data.) The next morning I went to Radio Shack and bought a 6-ft Y-Adapter Audio Cable (Part Number 42-2552, price $7.99), connected it to my iMac’s “Headphone Out/optical digital audio out port” at one end, and to my “DVI IN R-Audio-L” jack on the back of my HDTV. I watched Michael Clayton again, and thought I died and was in heaven. Both picture and sound were perfect.

I spend a lot of time researching what was needed to make this all happen. I hope my positing saves you a little time.

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

To the person below me who thinks he's not an idiot.

Written by MM from Newport Beach

Feb 22, 2008

DVI is a digital video signal.

VGA is an analog video signal.

Even if the pins match up, the display won't be able to render the picture because you're feeding it a digital signal when it's looking for an analog one.

Get a DVI to HDMI cable and watch everything work.
Or, get a Mini-DVI to Composite Video Adapter and then go VGA from that.

But DONT come here with your uninformed posts and trash an adapter I have used countless times in proffessional home theater applications without fail.

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

To those saying reviewers giving 1-star are idiots...

Written by DW from Austin

Feb 17, 2008

I got this product to connect my macbook to an external monitor, knowing that I already had a DVI-VGA adapter. When I tried to connect the two adapters (mini-DVI to DVI and a DVI-VGA), the pins didn't match up and both are useless. Some reviewers are claiming that this incompatibility should be common knowledge...

Here's the kicker though: on the mini-DVI to DVI product label, it has a graphic showing the pins on the DVI female part and they do NOT match the product. In other words, the label shows that the DVI out should work with my DVI -VGA adapter, but the actual product is missing 4 pins!!!

This product gets a 1-star for BLATANT FALSE ADVERTISING!

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