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Mini DVI Male to HDMI Female Video Adapter Cable | 
| Brand: STSI
Category: CE
List Price: $24.99
Buy New: $1.95
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Seller: BargainCell
Rating:  44 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 3 x 0.2
MPN: AD-MDVI-HDMI
Model: Apple
UPC: 844660048527
EAN: 0837654140918
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | This adapter will allow you to use HDMI cables with the Mini-DVI port found on some laptop computers. |
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Product Description
This adapter will allow you to use HDMI cables with the Mini-DVI port found on some laptop computers. Useful for connecting any HDMI equipped display, including most HDTV's, projectors and digital monitors.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 44
 Sent wrong cable August 16, 2010
Sergio Miguel Zambrano (Miami, USA)
If you have a Mid 2010 MacBook Pro, don't buy this cable. The one that works has some circuitry or two way data transfer to send your computer your tv's specs to be shown in the audio control panel, allowing you to select that as the audio output. The cable, as per apple documentation, should meet VESA standards.
My advice is don't buy it even if it says it transfers audio, since it doesn't mean that your device will show up in the audio control panel for you to send the audio to it.
I ordered this item from this provider (STSI) based in the photos, and it seemed the right one. The photos showed the right plug, and the female port it was made for, matching my computer's.
I got a different item, from a different provider (HDE). I don't know if the provider can prevent the image switching behavior (seems to be Amazon system selecting the provider), but it seems STSI had a wrong description and HDE paid the bill. I've got a full refund from HDE, though.
Since you can't predict which provider will send you the item or not, the images change every minute. If you refresh a product image (one that many providers offer) you'll notice it changes. Be warned for other products.
 OK August 10, 2010
Phil
Works fine. I`m just having problems with 1080p mode - I see some red points over TV screen, but that's probably because of the faulty HDMI cable.
Works perfectly! August 4, 2010
sempercliff
I purchased this item to hook up an Optoma HD20 projector to a first gen Intel iMac (1.83 GHz Core Duo), and it works brilliantly. I'm using a 25 ft Link Depot HDMI cable to complete the connection (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000IJY8DS/ref=oss_product). This adapter fits snuggly into my iMac, and all the proper supported resolutions appear in my Displays preference pane (1080p included). It appears that almost all of the negative reviews have to do with either it not being the correct size or it not supporting audio. As for the first complaint, I recommend you first visit the site EveryMac ([...]) to double check what Mac you have and what video-out port it has. Apple has a habit (for better or for worse) of quickly adopting the most recent (and often times propriety) video port, even amongst the same models. So please, before you complain about this not being the correct adaptor for your application, double check that your computer does indeed sport a mini-DVI port and not something else. As for the second complaint (lack of audio), this is due to Apple not supporting audio out through the video port. While I don't know this for sure, I imagine it's because the original video format, in this case DVI, doesn't support audio. Why would you expect an adapter that converts from a video format that doesn't support audio to one that does magically also have audio support without also plugging into an audio port? This isn't an iPad, people; it isn't a magical device. Before you complain about an adapter, it's important to understand what the hardware you're using it with does or doesn't support. This product performs a very specific function and it performs that intended function very well.
 I'm 50/50 June 29, 2010
Natalie Michal
Using the cord is a no-brainer. You just need a male-to-male HDMI cord to complete the hookup to your TV. I did find that the mini DVI side of the cord is a bit awkward - I guess I would just expect it to fit more snugly into the port on my Mac. Regardless, it works fine...if your computer can handle it...
One word of advice from my experience is to make sure you have enough RAM on your computer to transmit images/videos onto your TV. The purpose of me buying this cord was a cheap solution to watch Hulu/Fancast videos of my favorite shows online while having the image show up on the TV screen. It worked once, but now my computer stops playing videos as soon as I hook it up to my TV. And as soon as I unplug the cable, the computer immediately starts playing it again. I called Apple Support and after a few troubleshooting tests, figured it was probably because my computer doesn't have enough RAM. So my cheap solution has been foiled. Time to spend $100-200 on installing new RAM!
So all in all, the cord works fine. You just need to make sure you have all of the correct components before you can expect to cancel your cable service and make the switch to watching TV online.
Great product June 28, 2010
J. Higueros (Phoenixville, PA USA)
Item works perfectly with my Mac. It fits a little tight but it does what it's supposed to do. I would recommend to anyone that wants to use their TV as monitor and get the highest resolution possible.
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