Reviews for Apple 30-pin to VGA Adapter

I work in a building with multiple projectors and monitors all under two years old, if I plug into a monitor/projector with my HDMI or VGA connector it will work with an iPad 2 still running os5.1 but not an iPad 3 running 6. If it has to go through any kind of control unit, i.e. touch panel, video switcher, etc, chances are it's not going to work. My advice test it out first, try and go directly to the projector/monitor with out going through an audio/visual control system and always have a back up plan, like using a laptop instead.

on Ipod touch, only works with some apps, get sound but no video.

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.

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.

I do love this little adapter. Seeing my iPhone on the big screen is awesome. What really stinks is not being able to charge the iPhone while using this device. Long presentations, movies, etc. drain the battery; and there is no way to charge while using the device. If I would have thought of this, I probably would have spent the extra $ for iPhone component out + component-to-vga for about $15-$20 more and had many more options, about 20+ feet of cable to work with, and audio out.

hoping for upgrades that will alow projection of all Safari content and other apps like Docs to Go.

The VGA Adapter works. The iOS allows apps to output to either the display screen, to the external device, in either mirror or independent modes.

Here is the problem, and the source of all disappointment from customers who bought this cable early: to encourage software developers to write code that takes advantage of this new feature, there needs to be a customer base with the cables, or at a minimum, Apple needs to start shipping the cable so that customers can buy it. What should come first, the software or the hardware? It is a problem of the chicken and the egg.

Developers are writing code to make this work. If they aren't, by all means, put their feet to the fire, but don't blame the hardware folks.

If there should be negative reviews, or demands for new features, these ratings, and these emails, should be sent to the software developers. And, in this case, the developers of Keynote are squarely in the cross hairs. Of all apps, Keynote should be the one that works as presentation software should, with independent displays.

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.

I was not sure about the usability, so I asked three associates at an Apple Store if this adapter would display everything I see on the display when connected. They all told me it would, so I bought it, only to find out it does in fact, have limitations.

Works sort of okay with the apps it's designed for, but since I was hoping to do more, I'm a little disappointed.

As far as it goes, there's a delay between pressing the "slideshow" button in Photos and when the LCD projector actually detects the iPad, so you miss the first slide in the album.

I can only hope there's a software upgrade in the future that can improve this adapter's functionality somewhat