Reviews for Apple 30-pin to VGA Adapter

Who thought this piece of junk up? We want to see the ENTIRE screen. Can you UNDERSTAND that?

I wanted to do a demonstration for a group of media execs on the power of the iPad using the VGA connector - unfortunately it does not display anything of value. Only their presentation software. Apple has made an exceptional error in handicapping this device. Do not buy unless they fix this glaring omission. I would love to talk to the person at Apple who made this myopic decision.

This is not the cable connector you think you purchased! It does not perform as you need, it does not allow for displaying your documents, presentations, videos, drawings on a screen. I do not recommend this product.

Just to give you all a heads up. This device works perfectly. If you have an iPad first generation or an iPhone 4, all it will do is show your Keynote Presentations. Those devices do NOT support Desktop Mirroring and will not be able to display any other types of apps, except those that are made to work with your standard video out port. But with the iPad2, this works flawlessly. I use this in class and it will display any app I use: Keynote, Safari, Books, etc... even games! However, there is a program that will not run with this VGA cable. What kind of hack program does not display in VGA? I'll give you a hint... nah I will just spill the beans. It's ITUNES!!! Yes, that's right, ITUNES will not support Desktop Mirroring on iPad2 nor will it support Video Out with iPhone4 or iPad first generation. You will have to buy the HDMI adapter for that. :)

How many people have assumed (like me) that a VGA connector shows what is on the iPad on the big screen? How wrong I was.

How many people JUST use powerpoint (or keynote) to present now a days? To make the presentation engaging & interesting many users will want to flick from the presentation to a live 'demonstration' be that on an App or via the Web or even to demonstrate an iPhone app. Do NOT be fooled into thinking you can do this with the iPad & a large screen. You CANT!

This was my 100% reason for buying the iPad and I am scuppered at the 1st hurdle. I am seriously considering taking it back.

Replicating the screen on a VGA & iPad I can do without but only viewing a (very) few applications & videos on a VGA is no good to me.

Make SURE you read the list of apps that work with this adapter as it is quite small. It is NOT just a way to mirror your iPad or for example, watch a Netflix movie on your TV as you will get NO output from anything but the few listed apps. Lets hope this is fixed in a future software update.

I have an iPhone 3G, 3GS, and 4S.

It should first be noted that only the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 will display "live mirroring" of the display.

Secondly, the iPhone 4, iPad 1, and iPhone 3GS; it will only display video from certain apps such as: YouTube, Photos (slideshow feature only), Videos, Netflix, and any other third party app that has added video out support (there's not very many out there).

For the iPhone 3G, I receive an "Accessory not supported feature" and was not able to get any video to output.

In regards to the iPhone 4S performance, it's crisp and sharp on any monitor I've hooked it up to. One downside that I've found is when I hook it up to my "vertical orientation" monitor. There are not any kind of settings on the iPhone to force a 90, 180, -90, -180 degree rotation. Newer monitors might have manual rotation in the settings; unfortunately, my Samsung 23" SyncMaster (from 2008) does not.

Alternatives for non iPhone 4S and iPad 2 would be the "Component AV" cable that essentially allows you to connect to any TV that accepts video (yellow) and audio (red or white or both) which obviously covers most televisions over the last 15 years. I have personal experience with the iPad 1 using the component cable and it works great for playing YouTube videos (such as Sesame Street for my daughter) or photo slideshows (showcasing my photography).

Overall it's a solid cable. I usually buy knock off eBay cables; but after my last experience buying the junky knock off component cable that was half the price of the Apple cable; I have regretted it (primarily due to the fact that it gets stuck in my iDevices and makes me feel like I have to rip it out dangerously to get it out).

You can not connect your iPad to your television to watch movies purchased at the iTunes store - despite the misleading Apple claim "Use the iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter to connect an iPad to your television, projector, or VGA display. Then see your videos and slideshows on the big screen."

The screen pops up with something like "the connected device (my flat-screen TV) is not authorized to play protected content (that I just bought on iTunes)." Then why does the sales page tell me I can?

I'm returning it to the Apple store today.

Why you use this item but for playing every app that you have buy? It is a waste of money because just outputs video and keynote, does not support the other apps, that is a shame, because you can`t show a presentation or a content for a third party app (like prezi)....you make the people Jailbreak the ipad cause in Cynthia there is an app that allows you to output everything. Why Apple doesn´t allow that? I wasted my money

As a teacher and lecturer who loves my iPad i am so so disappointed with this rubbish cable which is good for nothing. Can not use it to display anything of use except photos and videos and a few junk apps. If it could mirror my writing and drawing apps my iPad could revolutionise my lessons! Such a shame. Also bad business as a lot of educators, teachers, etc would use otherwise.