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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

IT GREAT

Written by KT from Yellowknfie

Dec 29, 2005

I love it, it works great with any monitor I have with a nice fine clean picture.

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Get the right cable

Written by OW from Los Angeles

Jan 14, 2006

Does it's job well. Just be advised, it goes from mini-DVI to DVI-D. If using it with a KVM setup you will need to connect it to a DVI-D cable (Pure Digital Signal), not the common DVI-I (DVI plus Analog signal) cable that comes with most switches, as it won't accept the analog pins (the Belkin cable sold on this site is DVI-I).

40 of 46 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Does not work with Cintique Interactive monitor

Written by BH from Miami

Feb 1, 2006

On the Cintique DVI connector there are 2 pins on each side of the flat tap insert. The Apple adaptor does not have the pin receptacles required.

22 of 32 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

READ CAREFULLY

Written by JP from Tallahassee

Feb 2, 2006

According to the Apple description of this product, it is designed to connect a 12" PowerBook to an HD Cinema Display. The DVI has no problem with a hookup to my 23" cinema plug, BUT the Mini-DVI does NOT connect to my 867 MhZ 12" PowerBook.

Needless to say, I am very disappointed in the product. Be sure that you know what you are buying.

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Clunky

Written by GP from Los Gatos

Feb 13, 2006

OK, it works from my iMac Core Duo to a Dell 24" display, but the DVI connector pair makes quite a bulky lump hanging off the back of the iMac. Here's what I really want: a mini-DVI to DVI cable, sans adapter.

23 of 36 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

It doesn't connect to my 12 inch Powerbook as it says.

Written by MK from Kansas City

Mar 1, 2006

Come on Apple! I might as well throw it away. Since my ibook uses the same connector as the powerbook. One of the ends is DVI-D and the other is DVI-I. I had even went in in to Apple and and that's what they gave me.

(It made me rate it at one, But it's no star rating from me.)

17 of 43 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Useless for connecting Intel iMac to analog monitor

Written by SH from Marietta

Mar 24, 2006

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.

17 of 62 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Works Great

Written by SM from Brampton

Apr 4, 2006

Works perfectly to connect my Benq FP951 to my 17" iMac CoreDuo. Now I have a 19" and a 17" monitor running sidebyside on my iMac. Lots of desktop, very happy!

The only thing to be aware of is the DVI connector on this adaptor is DVI-D so you won't be able to use a DVI-I cable with it.

18 of 22 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

The "1 star" people are buying the wrong product...

Written by MK from Sherman Oaks

Apr 23, 2006

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.

1993 of 2574 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Suspect at Best

Written by BB from Jackson

Jun 6, 2006

As others have said, this cable terminates in DVI-D. What this means is that the cheap-o $6 DVI-VGA adapters will not work with this plug. Apple chooses to make it DVI-D so that you will have to buy 2 adapters instead of one. The DVI-I format adapter can pass an analog or digital signal, but alas that wiring type was not used. I've heard there are DVI-D adapters to VGA, but I think they involve buying a box that costs well over $50.

Bottom line, buy the VGA adapter if you want to connect to a CRT or LCD with a VGA plug.

28 of 46 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

DVI-I and DVI-M Whatever!

Written by AK

Jun 13, 2006

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.

38 of 67 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Works just fine

Written by PE from Boulder

Jun 15, 2006

I used this adapter to connect my Intel iMac to an external DVI monitor. I'm using it to get more real estate and as a preview monitor for Keynote presentations being played on the 20" display.

It works perfectly.

11 of 17 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

very misleading description

Written by JR from Santa Barbara

Jun 15, 2006

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

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Connecting Macbook to HDTV

Written by DY from Brooklyn

Jun 25, 2006

After reading the helpful reviews, i did alot of research before buying any cables to hook up my macbook to an HP HDTV. Hopefully the following will help others with connection issues:

Investigate the PC input jack of your HDTV for 3 specifications:

1) TYPE OF DVI INPUT JACK. Most newer models have DVI-I or DVI-D input jacks. there is a difference between the two. you can tell which one you have by referring to your manual. if you don't have the manual, look at the jack itself and compare to pictures (link isn't allowed here, but datapro had clear pictures)

2) DUAL or SINGLE LINK. newer model HDTVs likely have the dual link inputs. refer to your manual or look at the jack and compare to pictures.

3) MALE OR FEMALE. ihad assumed that because the apple mini-DVI to DVI cable had a FEMALE DVI connector end, then my TV must have a MALE input jack. not true. my TV has a FEMALE DVI jack. So by default, I needed an adaptor cable for the mini-DVI to DVI cable.

after this, i determined that i had a DUALLINK DVI-I FEMALE input jack. NOTE that the mini-DVI to DVI cable, not pictured online at apple.com, has a FEMALE DUAL LINK DVI-D connector end.

so I bought the apple mini-DVI to DVI cable & a DVI-D to DVI-D male/male connector cable, connected the cables to their respective hardware input jacks, and it all worked.

FYI, i got the DVI-D to DVI-D male/male connector cable instead of a DVI-D to DVI-I male/male connector cable, because i couldn't find the latter. Luckily, because my TV had a FEMALE input jack, it could take a DVI-D male (just the way the input jacks are designed).

Hope this helps.

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

Not the best choice for Cinemadisplays

Written by AG from Lugano

Jul 4, 2006

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...

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Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

worked fine with dell 1905FP and my new macbook

Written by CB from chevy chase

Jul 4, 2006

At first I was annoyed that I had to buy a male to male cable but that was because I had forgotten that it came with the monitor. Works fine.

17 of 28 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

5 Stars For a Reason

Written by MP from Atlanta

Jul 7, 2006

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!

33 of 48 people found this useful

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter

HD on my TV (from my Powerbook).

Written by CK from London

Jul 17, 2006

i bought a new Samsung HDTV but had no HD content to feed into it until i bought this adapter and a DVI to HDMI cable. now i can watch 720p cinema trailers coming out of my 12" powerbook to my HDTV (1080i is too much for my slow powerbook).

further, i can also utilise the TV as a 1920 x 1080 secondary display when i edit my home videos and actually see the small lettering (unlike going through composite).

54 of 64 people found this useful