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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Poor

Written by MS from Silver Spring

Nov 10, 2009

This is an Apple product and I am an Apple evangelist and have been for many years. Imagine my disappointment when something as simple as an adapter doesn't. What's the problem? That's even more disappointing - it doesn't make a secure connection between my Cintiq and the adapter. On any DVI female connection, there is a slot for the "blade" pin to go into; with two regular pins above and below it. On our Apple version, the holes above and below are simply too small to accept those pins.

It just doesn't fit. From a company that engineers it's laptops from solid blocks of aluminum, I'd expect a little better. If I could give this zero stars, I would - a complete waste.

29 of 42 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Connection is not solid; picture snows or blacks out.

Written by DN from Belmont

Nov 6, 2009

I am using this with a late 2008 MacBook (aluminum).

Bought two adapters. First one was awful. I connected the cord to the adapter with varying degrees of snugness. No matter what I tried, it would not maintain a connection. The screen (Samsung SyncMaster) was either black, snow, or worse and equally often, it would would just constantly flicker/sorta oscillate between my desktop and snow (many times per second). There was no consistent pattern to get it to maintain a picture (I mean, I tried to wiggle the adapter), which meant that it wasn't the actual mini-display port for which I was having the problem, and that it was the DVI side of the dongle that was having issues. Sometimes I would get lucky, and it would hold a picture for 10 minutes (this happened twice). I wasted four hours on this defective product. I tried switching the DVI monitor cables, but the situation was consistent (and for the past year, the cables have worked and are working just just fine connecting the monitors to the desktop PCs).

Next, I bought another adapter. This worked much better for the most, but it is still not perfect. I've only used the new one for a day, but I am very concerned that it will last, and that it will soon regress to the defective performance of the first adapter that I bought. Once during the day when the new adapter shifted, I did lose the picture on my monitor. That's how I know things are not perfect.

Might try buying a third adapter.

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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Doesn't work with a perfecty fine Samsung monitor

Written by MF from chelles

Oct 31, 2009

I had read all the reviews on the Apple Store before buying this adapter. Turns out, it doesn't work with my SyncMaster 940bw, even with a brand new DVI-D cable...
I have had it with Apple...Not only does this adapter is too expensive, but also it simply do not do the job.
Thumbs down on this one.

31 of 41 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

F-R-U-S-T-R-A-T-I-N-G

Written by RE from Scotch Plains

Oct 17, 2009

I bought a MBPro with the intention to use it with my Optoma projector using a DVI-D connection. (I confirmed with Apple whether this would work, of course, long before I decided to purchase. And the answer was YES.) Well, this adapter DOES NOT work! I just wasted several hours trying to figure this out and sifting endlessly through forums to find a solution. A LOT of people have the same problem. It seems like Apple is stumped by this one!

I'm a first time Mac user on his first day of usage (TODAY) who wants to convert to Mac out of his frustration with Microsoft products. What a disappointment! Apple, please give me a solution or give me a refund! NEGATIVE FIVE STARS!!!

42 of 62 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Worthless for larger hi-res displays

Written by JP from Boise

Oct 13, 2009

My old MacBook Pro worked perfectly with my Dell 30 inch display. This new MacBook Pro with this Adapter will not bring up higher than 1280 x 800.

Why Apple is going backward is a mystery to me. Applecare says it can't find any way to select the NVIDIA 9600 using this adapter. WHAT??? The same people that developed the iPhone can't figure it out? Unbelievable.

The supposed fix is buying the Dual DVI Adapter at $99. Can I get my old MacBook Pro back???

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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Mini Displayport to DVI Adapter

Written by RF from Rancho Palos Verdes

Oct 9, 2009

The Female DVI-D Adapter end has limited compatibility with many other Male DVI components. ie. The apple DVI adapter end does not have the necessary holes for the additional 4 pins found in many Male DVI adapter ends. (I learned the hard way). *FYI: You may save yourself time, money, & hassle if you buy a more compatible 3rd party adapter w/ the 4 holes in the beginning.

14 of 17 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

doesnt work with syncmaster t200m

Written by DG from Joinville

Sep 25, 2009

just got the adapter and it actually finds out the monitor, but the signal doesnt come out, it keeps on a black screen and everytime i try to use the external monitor, the macbook tryes to open it and the signal is lost (there was no signal actually)
gonna change it for a vga tomorrow, lets see how it works....

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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Junk, no analog, picture drops out

Written by KK from Pasadena

Sep 22, 2009

This is junk. It should support analog over the same wire. Picture occasionally just drops out and I have to "power cycle" my adapter by unplugging it and plugging it back in. This of course drags all my windows onto the same screen. Not worth it.

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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

DVI problems

Written by WR from South Lake Tahoe

Sep 21, 2009

Ok so I can live with the fact that this is now not included (as it always was) with my Macbook Pro - but why on earth is the horizontal receiver slot MISSING the 4 extra pin slots that the majority of DVI cables contain, on either side of the horizontal pin? This will not even receive the Apple DVI to VGA adapter!!!!

12 of 18 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

noise

Written by JM from Philadelphia

Sep 14, 2009

I bought both this and the dual DVI adapter and this one does not work well with my iogear KVM switch and 23 inch cinema display, whereas the $99 dual adapter works perfectly. The problem is horizontal red and green lines - red in the dark parts of the image and green in the white.

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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

DVI

Written by XN from Laurel

Aug 23, 2009

does not work with dvi extention cord (didnt even fit correctly)
this was a horriable desion
does not work with a dvi to vga

38 of 88 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

ADAPTER DOES NOT WORK!

Written by SM from Fairfield

Jul 23, 2009

I have now purchased three of these adapters. To my suprise non of them work with any display I connect them to. I spent over $1300 on this 13" MBP and was really looking forward to using it with one of our monitors in the offices. Where is the fix Apple?!!!

17 of 47 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Worst Adapter EVER!

Written by AG from Wesley Chapel

Jul 8, 2009

The cable for the DVI to Mini DisplayPort is about an inch long. Are you kidding me? This puts a lot of pressure on the minidisplay port on my macbook pro. Any slight movement and it bends the displayport inside the macbook. So if your planning to hook it up to a laptop, be prepared to shell out a few hundred dollars to replace your mini display port on your macbook in a few months. Makes you wonder if apple did this to make more money?

37 of 93 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Horibble!

Written by KS from San Jose

Jun 14, 2009

I have tried the adapter many times and i have even gotten new ones from the store and every time i try it is like my computer does not even recognize the connection to the screen. I have a mini DP to VGA that works fine but the mini DP to DVI does not work at all.

23 of 38 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Does not work

Written by PF from Mountain View

Jun 12, 2009

I bought this for my brand new Samsung Monitor and MacBook Pro.

The adapter simply does not work in that configuration although my older MacBook Pro with the regular DVI cable does work with the monitor.

I ended up exchanging it for the VGA adapter. Old technology seems to be the only thing that works for these 1 month old devices.

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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Second Display with not turn on

Written by ML from Decatur

May 20, 2009

Sometimes when the display that is connected to the Mini DisplayPort to DVI is connected nothing will be displayed. Most of the time this happens when the machine comes out of sleep mode. Unplugging and replugging does not work either. I have rebooted the machine and nothing seems to work. The screen will flicker when the second monitor is connected so it see it but no signal is sent to the monitor.

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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Poor Quality/Short Life

Written by JP from Benicia

Mar 15, 2009

As others have noted, the adapter worked fine for about 3 uses on both the imac and the MacBook. Then it started to fail, preventing the installed computer software from loading (or at least I could not see it on the desktop). This seemed to be progressive failure over a couple of months. I am led to believe that this unit is very sensitive to handling and perhaps electronic challenges largely based on what others have written. I had noted that the resolution is lousy so when I get the replacement unit I will follow the suggestions of others to adjust the computer resolution to get a better picture (once I figure out how to do it). Getting a replacement unit of the same design seems to be the only way to achieve the computer to TV connection. At $19 it is not a bad way to go, only if I could get the unit to be more reliable and to last a little longer.

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Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

HDMI source limited to 1 monitor???

Written by JS from Lansdale

Feb 19, 2009

Ok, using a new MB with a Mini DisplayPort to DVI, then converting it to HDMI, I am unable to hook up 2 32" LCD monitors. Only 1 external monitor can be used. I am told by Apple support that the MB isn't "powerful enough" to send a signal to 2 external monitors. Funny, I can do just this with a Vista PC Laptop with NO PROBLEM.

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