Mini DisplayPort to DVI-I Female Adapter for Mac Reviews
| 23 of 25 people found the following review helpful  Why pay more? UPDATE: Failed in 7 months, By WARPed "WARPed" (FL, USA (Brit Expat)) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Mini DisplayPort to DVI-I Female Adapter for Mac (Electronics) Not much to say really apart from it appears well constructed and worked straight out the package. Why pay more for branded when you can have this at a fraction of the cost.As as side note: For MacBook users wishing to use this to connect up an external monitor, and use that monitor in its native resolution as their sole viewing device, you will need to set the MacBook to mirror the screen in the display settings. Then close the laptop lid to put the machine to sleep, then remove and replace a USB device (keyboard/mouse) that is connected to it to wake the machine back up. Because the MacBook lid is still closed, the sole screen to come to life will be the external one and it will run in its native resolution, rather than mirroring whatever resolution the MacBook is capable of. Crazy solution to what should be a standard action, but that's Apple for you! UPDATE: 12/10 After just 7 months this device failed. The plastic surrounding the... Read more 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful  Causes Wi-Fi Interference on MacBook Pro, Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Mini DisplayPort to DVI-I Female Adapter for Mac (Electronics) Plugging this adaptor in immediately knocks out wifi to my 802.11G base station. It is not properly shielded and causes interference. Wrapping the adaptor in aluminum foil allows me to use it in a pinch. 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful Confirmation -- this kills Wifi on MacBook Pro, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Mini DisplayPort to DVI-I Female Adapter for Mac (Electronics) The works fine with one fatal, deal-killing blow: it disrupts WiFi on the MacBook Pro (2010). I don't mean it weakens the signal, I mean it causes the signal to drop, make the mac think it's password is wrong and other freaky things -- no wifi at all. Remove this adapter, and all is fine again. Install an Apple brand one, and it works.If you use ethernet-only, I guess you'll be fine. |
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Product Description
Introduction:
The Mini DisplayPort to DVI signal format converter seamlessly connect next generation DisplayPort based MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air with a Mini DisplayPort to conventional DVI displays, such as CRT, LCD monitors and projectors. Mini DisplayPort offers a unified, scalable, and cost effective interface for embedded and external display applications. It not only has an elegant appearance with the white color but also brings much convenience with its small size.
It offers solutions for digital entertainment center, projector factory, noisy space and security concerns, conference room presentation, school and corporate training environments.
Features:
* Support Mini DisplayPort 1.1 input and DVI output.
* Support DVI highest video resolution 1080p.
* Support DVI 225MHz/2.25Gbps per channel (6.75Gbps all channel) bandwidth.
* Support DVI 12bit per channel (36bit all channel) deep color.
* Powered from Mini DisplayPort source.
- Adapt your Mac's Mini DisplayPort for use with DVI-I cables
- Connect to monitors or other video display equipment
- Highest resolution supported: 1080p
- Compatible with some models of MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro notebooks, iMac, Mac Mini, and Mac Pro desktops-- check yours before purchase!
- Length: 17cm / 6.6in
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