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Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Written by JL from bakersfield

Jun 25, 2009

At first I was disappointed. It wouldnt work on my 40 inch Samsung, but I was able to fix it. Now, it works fine. By going to Sytem Preference-Display-(DETECT DISPLAY and fool around with GATHER WINDOW), I was able to make it work. Hopefully this will help you guys out.

8 of 8 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Does what it's supposed to

Written by JM from Boulder

Jun 20, 2009

Well It works as I thought it would/should.
No problem at all.

2 of 4 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Great Product

Written by SJ from Crescent

Jun 15, 2009

I just got this at the Apple Store and it works amazing, easy to use and all the options are right in front of you, and 2 monitors will make your life easier if you always have more than 2 apps open at all times

2 of 3 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Great Adapter!

Written by BC from Hamshire

Jun 11, 2009

Apple's Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter works great for me, using HP monitors. The adapters are really easy to use—just make sure all your connections are made properly and securely, then it just works. By using Displays in System Preferences, you can arrange the order of monitors and drag the menu bar to which ever monitor you want to use it on. It is a great, easy to use, product—thanks Apple.

30 of 33 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

This Adaptor is a piece of junk!

Written by CG from Sicklerville

Jun 10, 2009

i bought this adaptor new, and when i connect it to my Westinghouse LCM22w2 monitor, i get a blank screen with an occasional flicker. this ia a piece of junk. i bough a 3rd party one, though and it worked fine

20 of 34 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Quality connector

Written by RS from Cupertino

Jun 9, 2009

This connector fits snug (but not too snug) on my unibody MacBook. Works perfectly with VGA projectors and a Sony HDTV.

Make sure it's plugged in when running a software update so that it can be updated.

26 of 29 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Junk

Written by SH from Arlington

Jun 6, 2009

Physically, the design of this adapter barely allows you to get a good solid connection to a VGA cable. Apple was too concerned with making it pretty and the flush surface just gets in the way. It does NOT work at all with my Samsung plasma HDTV, and when connected to my smaller Toshiba 720p TV, the picture periodically drops for a second or two every several minutes. This new Mini DisplayPort they stuck us with on the new MBP's is just a FAIL all around from everything I read.

22 of 25 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Piece of junk

Written by JH from Marburg

Jun 1, 2009

Such a junky piece of hardware. Dropping the analog output and only putting DVI-D through. Do they want to have people buy two overpriced adapters, one for VGA and one for DVI?! It seems so :(

26 of 42 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Worked perfectly

Written by MM from Wilburton

May 29, 2009

Adapter worked perfectly with my new iMac and older KDS 17" VGA monitor.

Flawless as usual.

15 of 20 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

The Problem with Reviews

Written by RK from Richardson

May 14, 2009

The problem with product reviews is most people who submit reviews are those with a problem. This products works fine. Plugged it in and it worked. A product this simple is not usually commented on because there is not much to go wrong. I read a few reviews before I bought it but I had no problems. Does what it is supposed to do.

83 of 101 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Doesn't work...

Written by MS from Forestville

May 12, 2009

Doesn't work, and can't seem to find the latest (May '09) firmware update. My previous MacBook Pro adapters worked great to VGA, S-video, and composite video. With the new PowerBook Pros with Mini DisplayPort there is no longer an analog output from the video card, and this adapter does NOT do the trick. I give up!

21 of 38 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Flicker and Fuzy Screen

Written by RA from Greenwood Village

May 10, 2009

With my Dell 2405 monitor after the firmware update the screen still flickers and the image is fuzy. This on a new Mac mini with 4 GB ram and 2.26 processor.

18 of 29 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Update the Firmaware

Written by LH from Valley Village

May 7, 2009

Try updating the firmware of the Mini Displayport to VGA adapter to fix the intermittent black issues from Apple Support. Use the latest firmware, May 6, 2009 or later.

10 of 12 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Great!

Written by AS from Maple Grove

May 4, 2009

This product works perfectly, and it is a lot easier to use than having a second monitor on Windows.

4 of 9 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Screen blinking intermittently even after firmware update

Written by CK from DURHAM

May 3, 2009

I have a Samsung 2253bw monitor, and I was having the same problem others have described. Every two minutes or so, the screen blanks for about 3 seconds and then comes back on. I wrote down the timing once, the interval can be less than a minute and up to at least 10 minutes. I was psyched when I saw the firmware update for this exact problem, but not psyched when it was not fixed afterwards; there is no improvement. Also, I was generally annoyed to have to pay $30 to output to ANY device, since when this machine came out there was no device on the market that had a mini DP input -- not that it comes with a mini DP cable anyway.

17 of 17 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Non-functional right out of the bag!

Written by JV from Austin

May 1, 2009

Test it at the store before you take it home or order a couple of them if you are buying online. I got one of these the day I was scheduled to do a presentation (with an LCD projector). Wrong move. It was completely non-functional right out of the bag. How does such a simple product like this leave the factory like that?!?

FWIW, I tested the adapter with a dual input Viewsonic monitor that I use with another computer. The VGA input and cable work with the other hardware, and the MacBook Pro video output works with the monitor's digital input. That tells me that the brand new VGA adapter is the problem.

14 of 17 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Bad connection design

Written by MW from Lewes

Apr 26, 2009

The mini output works fine, but the Achilles heel of this adapter is the thick plastic that encases the VGA side of the plug, so the VGA connector will not securely thread in to the adapter so the cable is easily disconnected when one shifts their laptop slightly or if cables are bumped.

23 of 26 people found this useful

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

Complete plug and play device.

Written by CR from Marietta

Apr 14, 2009

I purchased this adapter so that I could extend my MacBook Pro display onto an old NEC 1770V LCD. As soon as I plugged everything in, the Mac instantly recognized the device and brought up the display settings. Two or three clicks later, everything was running perfectly fine.

My only complaint is the price. $30 is a little much, but I'm completely satisfied with the product.

26 of 30 people found this useful