Reviews for Lightning to 30-pin Adapter

I bought one of these to enable me to connect my new iPhone 5 to the 30-pin connector on my Sony clock radio dock. I have a very ordinary snap on case to protect my iPhone. Whoever designed this adapter forgot that most people protect their phones with cases. The lightening pin is much too short to accommodate the case, so it's a $29 piece of useless plastic for me. The cord version works fine, but is a less than elegant solution as I now have to find a way to rest my iPhone on the nightstand instead of it being properly propped up on the dock itself. Very poor design, Apple!

I purchased the adapter to use with my Sony Dream Machine (not sure of the model, but it looks like the ICF-CS10iP so that might be it). It charged the device, which was good, but the audio was terrible, and also mono (I could hear the backup singers, but not the lead singer). If I tilted the phone a bit to the left on the adapter, it played in stereo, but it still sounded like garbage (and looked stupid too). Also, as others have mentioned, the phone sits perched on the tiny adapter, which angles slightly backward, with no support, so I worried about damaging the adapter, or much worse, the phone itself. If the adapter actually worked I would have solved that by making a shim out of foam or something, for the phone to lean on. (My next step is to try the corded adapter, which I'll review separately.) On a positive note, however, my iPhone case worked fine with this adapter. I have a Vineyard Vines case that is made by CaseMate and is very slim. The bottom of the case is almost entirely cut away, so all the ports are accessible.

Works fine w/ iSkin Claro case, on iPhone5. A little pricey, in my opinion.

Just bought two iPhone 5s, both with tech21's "Impactology" silicone case, and this adaptor works perfectly.

We have four iPhones in our family, each with a different case from a different manufacturer. This adapter did not work with any of them.
Buyer Beware!

Interesting: 30 pin works fine in 2013 MBZ S550 with old iPod. 8 pin Adapter shuts down about every 30 seconds and recycles with iPodTouch. Any clue if this is an adapter issue or an MBZ issue or even a a Touch issue?

I have had this product for 3 months now and I love it. I didn't have to buy a new docking station for my iPod ^_^ saved me some money buying this instead. plus when i want to get a new charger i don't have to pick and choose, I can get the one I like. It works just like it should. My charger works better with the adaptor than it did with out it. And it not fitting with a case that is normal with any charger or adaptor.

Because I cannot submit this review with no star, so I have to give it 1 star. This adapter is totally useless. In the Apple Store ad it says " intelligent and ultracompact adapter to connect your 30-pin accessories to devices featuring the Lightning connector", but it does not say it does not work with any video accessories. Is this what Apple means by "intelligent"? I just wasted $29 for this useless adapter because I can only it for charging with an old 30-pin charger cable. What a joke! I love Apple products in general, but this one I should call it a shame!

I have a 30 pin to RCA A/V cable to can hook up the iPad/iPhone to the video system in our car and on older TV's. This cable worked great with our older iPad and iPhone that used the 30 pin connector. Now that we have upgraded to new devices, this lightning to 30 pin adaptor will not work for video. All we get is audio and no picture.

It does the job of converting well. It's disappointing that it cannot be used with even the most slim of cases on the iPhone 5 so you must remove your case to charge, which is cumbersome. It's particularly disappointing considering the standard charger that comes with the iPhone 5 is able to connect with a case still on the phone so they just didn't follow through when they designed this adapter.