Reviews for Apple 30-pin to VGA Adapter

Ladies, ladies, ladies, please. Apple is not so draconian that they could or would stop the flow of photons from your ipad to the projector/monitor. The only reason (some) of Apple's native products work as they should (allow for video out) is because they have built their apps with the understanding that users might want to display the content of their ipads on a larger screen. The problem with this adapter is not that it doesn't work on all ipad apps (which is true), the problem is that not all app developers have enabled video out correctly in their ipad apps.

Its not a system level problem or a problem with the cable — app developers need to explicitly build this feature into each app. Until they do, you can search the itunes store for third party apps that will bridge the gap — search using the terms "VGA OUT"

I wish I could rate this product higher, as it is very nice for showing photos and my own videos on a TV. However, I was very disappointed to discover that it would not allow me to play movies and tv shows I had purchased or rented through iTunes. This seems odd. One would think you would want to promote purchases of you own products!!

There's a lot of bad reviews on this product, and the complaints are warranted, but somewhat misdirected. The connecter does what it's supposed to do... connect your iPad to a second display. The fact that Apple has only chosen to enable it for Keynote, iPhoto, Video and YouTube is frustrating, and I can't quite decide if not listing the limited array of Apple-developed compatible apps is intentionally deceptive or disappointingly absent-minded. We shouldn't have to rely on reading the reviews for that kind of product information. Having the ability to project at least Keynote is very useful, and for that I'm grateful for the product... but Apple should consider being a little more forthcoming with the software compatibility aspect. Hopefully, third-party developers will be incorporating this, and I'll cross my fingers for Safari.

Works perfectly with my iPad 2, does not work with iPad 1- RTFM, people! Agree with other posters, the iPad connector often "slips" out while presenting. Why can't I connect to power AND VGA like the HDMI connector? Item needs to be redesigned.

I tried with all three devices - iPad2, iPhone4S, and iPod Touch - on the same projector and would only project from iPad2, which is awesome, but we have a lot more iPod touches on campus so I was hoping it could work on those, too. So that's why the rating of 3.

I had one of these before that when hooked up to my iPad1 was disappointingly limited. It worked with only a handful of apps and did not mirror the way I was expecting.

So reading the statement that it supports full mirroring on 4S phone and iPad2, I was skeptical.

But in fact it did work as advertised with both these devices, doing full mirroring of the screen, including PIN entry and desktop as well as every app I tried.

I'm giving 3 stars because it really should have worked this way in the first place and also because there are no controls or real feedback for this VGA connection in the settings menu.

Finally it does support mirroring now with the latest iOS. BUT: The hardware design is very bad. The dock connector part does not lock into the iPad. And on the other side the screws of the VGA cable cannot fix the cable to the adapter. Depending on the individual presenting situation, you always end up fixing cables.

Confirmed that on iPad Generation 3, iOS 6.1.3, playing a movie or TV episode purchased from the iTunes store, either via Home Sharing or directly from the device will not work. "Protected content can't be played on this screen."

Any other video program plays back at full screen, and screen mirroring works just fine.

I bought the VGA adapter at an Apple store today without researching what it does. I was thinking like a PC guy that I could view whatever was on the iPad on an LCD TV or monitor. Nope. You need to have an app that is programmed to use it or you see zip.

It so happens that Netflix, the main reason I bought the adapter, updated their app for the adapter today also. So I got all excited and booted the Netflix app and sure enough, it played the movie on my LCD TV. However, the view is far less than a full screen. Maybe 1/2 on my 26" monitor.

So it works and is better than on the iPad, for size anyway, but it isn't as good as connecting a notebook, at least for the movies I tried. I also tried using Safari with Netflix but no difference. So this is good but not great - yet.

The problem with this product is not what it says it will do, but it's lack of stating what it won't do. Everyone assumes it will be able to mirror the screen, which would be especially nice and handy if demoing applications to clients or users. Sadly, what it states on the tin is that you can play video or run presentations. The limitations of the device are not mentioned (like any Apple product).

I would still have bought it if this were the case, but I am stuck trying to find alternatives for a simple mirroring function. If you need it for presentations and movies, good catch. If you wanted to demo apps, forget it, save your money.