Apple M8661LL/B DVI to ADC Display Adapter 4038234011420

by Apple

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• ASIN: B00011KHT2
• Item model number: A1006
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 17, 2003

Product Description

This adapter allows you to connect an ADC-based Apple flat panel display : Apple Studio Display (15" or 17"), Apple Cinema Display (20"), Apple Cinema Display (22") or Apple Cinema HD Display (23") to a computer with a DVI port.

Customer Reviews

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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bulky, uses up a USB port, etc., July 4, 2008

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DST (Kea'au, Hawaii) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apple M8661LL/B DVI to ADC Display Adapter 4038234011420 (Electronics)

It's the only answer to an older Cinema Display and a newer Mac. Unfortunately, it's expensive, bulky, requires use of one of my precious USB ports and yet another electric outlet. Also, when my Mac goes to sleep, neither USB port on the rear of my 23" Cinema Display works. AND, because I have a "white-light Cinema Display" (i.e. the power button has a white glowing light behind it rather than a green glowing light), the button will no longer work as a power-on button. It just sort of pulses white light when you touch it. So there's that. Still, I'm able to use my "old" (c. 2004) display with a new Intel-based Mac Mini, which means a lot to these old eyes. btw, you might think you can get one of the other "DVI to ADC" cables that come up with a search here - but take close look at the male and female ends - as far as I can tell they're really ADC to DVI, i.e., for a newer DVI display to an older ADC Mac.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Big expensive box, April 26, 2010

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Ty (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apple M8661LL/B DVI to ADC Display Adapter 4038234011420 (Electronics)

I have one of these that I use to hook up a 22" Apple Cinema Display to my BFGTech 260 GTX video card on my standard PC. Basically this works the opposite of the cheap adapters, that which are for hooking up a laptop or desktop with an ADC port to a standard monitor with DVI in. I wouldn't have gone this way but the guy who sold me his old Cinema Display threw it in for free, and it does "just work".

Also, if you don't intend to use those USB ports on the back of your monitor you can skip plugging in the USB cable. The only downside is this hookup doesn't seem to allow the power button on your Apple Cinema Display to turn off.

One last note of caution, if you do not have an Apple Cinema Display with an ADC cable that you want to plug into a DVI-out on your video card, you don't need this item. In fact you only need it for 3 of the Apple Cinema Displays made in the last decade, models: M8149, M8536, and A1038. These are all polycarbonate models (i.e. they use the white plastic, not the aluminum body). Your model number is typically on the back near the bottom in super tiny type.

Also, the box is huge, I threw it on the ground behind my case, but if you put this on your desktop, be prepared, it's as large as a standard router or cable modem.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does what it says, January 17, 2008

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J. Wall (Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple M8661LL/B DVI to ADC Display Adapter 4038234011420 (Electronics)

I bought this item so I could run my Macintosh 22 inch Cinema display from my new Radeon 9800 card. Simple plug and play, and forget about it. It works.