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Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Works as advertised

Written by AM from Halifax

Jan 13, 2009

This dongle worked as advertised. I picked up the Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter for my new Apple Macbook (unibody) 2.0GHz machine, and connected it to two seperate Samsung 20" 206BW monitors, and both functioned fine over VGA. My reason for only using VGA was that both of the monitors are currently tied up in a dual-monitor setup through DVI to my PC, so this was easy to do and I could just click "Source" to move over to my Mac.

After reading all the reviews I was hesitant, but I figured i'd give it a try for the sake of hoping it would work, and it does (for now). If your only choice is VGA, this will likely work for you (fingers crossed).

14 of 20 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Great Product!

Written by EV from hampstead

Jan 10, 2009

This works great just like the previous generations. As some reviews pointed out, this will not work on any 30 inch display or greater. That is because there is another product called the "Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter". In my opinion it costs way too much, but it doesn't matter because I don't own a 30 inch display!

6 of 7 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Sad!

Written by AR from Glendale

Jan 10, 2009

I just got a $3000 macbook Pro for Christmas and finally got this adapter. I connected it to my 28" ViewSonic which never had issues and it worked right away. But the sad part is, that every so often (irregular) the screen goes black for 2 secs and then comes back. I also experienced the flickering others have taked about.
Apple, please update the firmware for the macbook Pro soon!

Thanks

8 of 14 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Nice !

Written by HR from candiac

Jan 8, 2009

It's working well for my 17" proview screen. 40 secs to take it out of the box and make it work. I didn't need to configure it. BUT ATTENTION: for those that have 20" screen or more, It may be better to go with the DVI output because the frequency of refresh is better for bigger screens. And for tv, it might not work with all tv. For example, some Samsung TV dont work properly with it ! But for me: IT'S AWESOME

9 of 12 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Works perfectly!

Written by GW from Tucson

Jan 7, 2009

This cable adapter works great! I bought it so I could connect my Samsung SyncMaster 17" LCD monitor and have more space for editing with Final Cut Express. It's easy to set up and it makes editing so much better now.

6 of 8 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Does not work with Samsung LN46A550

Written by WM from Huntington Station

Jan 7, 2009

I own a 46" Samsung LN46A550 LCD TV and this cable does not work with it. The System Preferences on the mac detects the monitor but the cable won't output my Macbook Pro screen. What a waste of money

14 of 19 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

No go with Samsung LCD

Written by LL from Ottawa

Jan 7, 2009

Thought I would put in my two cents. I purchased this adapter in order to use it with my 46" LCD Samsung only to have the same problem as most people here.

Macbook detects the TV but the TV can't detect the macbook. I tried many things with no success. I called Apple and they told me that I would have to call Samsung to see what they could do since it was a problem at their end (I don't believe that for a second).

I'm hoping for a firmware/driver update that can fix this. Otherwise, when Monoprice comes out with their mini display port to HDMI adapter, I'll just buy that instead.

12 of 14 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Skeptical, but bought anyways

Written by EW from Worcester

Jan 6, 2009

So I read all the reviews and a ton of people seem to be having trouble with this adapter. It worked on my Sony WEGA Bravia 40" without any issues. I plugged the VGA cable into the adapter first and then plugged it into my unibody macbook 13". The screen on the laptop blinked and the imaged displayed on the tv. So far so good...keeping my fingers crossed

13 of 15 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Works but.....

Written by JP from Woodbridge

Jan 3, 2009

The adaptor works, but why not simply make a mini display port to hdmi cable? It would be cheaper and eliminate the big ugly connector needed to hook 2 disparate cables together. Come on Apple. After creating the beauty that is the new MacBook, you shortcut the cables?

27 of 29 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Another problem with Samsung TV

Written by DL from Thorold

Dec 31, 2008

I have a Samsung 530 series LCD tv and this adapter doesn't work with my macbook. The display system preferences panel detects that it's a Samsung tv, but the TV doesn't detect a signal. I tried an older macbook with the mini-DVI to vga adapter and it works perfectly, so it seems like apple messed up on this one. I have yet to see whether any display works. I hope it's just a software thing.

14 of 17 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Does Not Work

Written by JP from MOUNT PLEASANT

Dec 30, 2008

Does not work with 46 inch samsung. Sees it but cant display anything

18 of 21 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Works with Samsung Series 5 40' LCD TV

Written by AB from Causeway Bay

Dec 29, 2008

The VGA adapter works perfectly with my Samsung Series 5 40 inch LCD TV, I can get up to 1900 x 1080 resolution output and it looks beautiful. The only complain I have is the price of this little converter.

4 of 4 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

O.K.

Written by NR

Dec 28, 2008

On my MacBook, when connected to my Vizio, T.V cuts in and out while hooked up. Other than the occasional blank screen, that fixes it self within seconds of going off, it does what it is supposed to. It's an O.K. product.

9 of 13 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

works amazing

Written by JC from Littleton

Dec 23, 2008

works and looks great

3 of 18 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter to VGA Monitor

Written by WG from Carrollton

Dec 23, 2008

I'm using the Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter to connect my new MacBook to an old, but perfectly functional, Nokia 446XPro 19" CRT. It works at all supported resolutions through 1600 x 1200 @ 65 Hz just fine (I use it at 1280 x 1024 @ 85 Hz). The picture on the CRT looks slightly less sharp than my old iBookG4 did at the same resolution, but not enough to spring for a new Apple LED Cinema Display (yet).

I haven't connected it to any other monitor.

9 of 10 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Not Working with 42 inch Samsung Plasma

Written by JC from Worthing

Dec 22, 2008

I had already bought a mini dvi to vga adaptor and worked out that it was the wrong one for my late 2008 macbook pro.
Then I Bought this making sure that it fitted and everything, came in the post about 2-3 days later...
Fitted and everything just wasnt working on my samsung 42 inch Plasma hdtv
As i can see many other people have had this problem,
check before you buy is my answer!

22 of 38 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Works w/ HP w2207h!

Written by CL from Lawrence

Dec 19, 2008

I was hesitant to buy this adapter at first because of all the bad reviews. However, I was wanting to project my Late 2008 Macbook's screen on to my HP w2207h monitor. I'm glad I ended up going and purchasing this adapter! Plugged it in and worked without one single glitch. I'd definitely recommend this adapter to someone looking to project their tiny 13" Macbook screen onto a much larger screen.

23 of 31 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

How to make this work.

Written by RL from INDIANAPOLIS

Dec 18, 2008

There is a trick to getting this adapter to work with bigger tv's. I have a 32 inch LCD samsung and my friend has a 42 inch plasma samsung and it worked with both of them. First connect the adapter to the VGA cable, the tv should then recognize there is a pc connected so select the pc input. Then plug the adapter into the mini displayport and enjoy.

89 of 101 people found this useful