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Mini DisplayPort is a miniaturized version of DisplayPort technology commonly found on Apple computers. The latest Mac models are equipped with Mini DisplayPort connectors that can now support both video and audio output. The iAdapt V2 has been engineered to support full 1080p HD video output and audio to a single HDMI cable.
Kanex iAdapt V2 will allow you to connect a Mini DisplayPort equipped Apple computer to any HDMI enabled external display such as an HD projector, monitor, or HDTV. The iAdapt V2 has a compact form factor which will allow you to carry it with you wherever you go. Take it to your hotel room on your next business trip and watch movies on the TV or to a friends house to display your content on HDTVs anywhere you go. With a sleek design and user-friendly functionality, this adapter will meet every connectivity need and expectation.
Fit For Thunderbolt� Port
So, if you're using an existing machine with Mini DisplayPort or looking to upgrade to the new MacBook Pro, we have you covered. This adapter is fully compatible with the Thunderbolt port.
Mini DisplayPort meets HDMI
Convert Mini DisplayPort into HDMI so that you can extend or mirror your desktop onto any HDMI HDTV or projector. Don�t feel left behind because your Mac does not have HDMI. The V2 will solve your HDMI connectivity needs.
Automatic EDID and HDCP compliant
This cable has an auto�EDID feature built-in that adapts to maximum resolution depending on users display. If a user has 720p HDTV it will read the EDID and adjust Mini DisplayPort output automatically and vice versa for 1080i/1080p displays.
Movies, Music, Media
Display your content on your HDTV or HD Projector with this adapter with audio pass-through. Watch and listen to your favorite movies, YouTube clips, or iTunes songs and movies with the iAdapt V2.
All in one solution
This sleek adapter combines the audio and video pass-through into one simple design. The audio is drawn from the Mini DisplayPort which helps eliminate cable clutter. The V2 also does not take up any of your valuable USB ports.
Technical Specifications
- Input: Mini Display Port
- Output: HDMI
- Supports up to 2.25Gbps per channel
- Maximum Resolution of 1920x1080p@60Hz
- Color Depth of 12 bit per channel
- Supports uncompressed digital audio LPCM 7.1, 5.1 or 2 channels
- Supports compressed digital audio Bit-Stream (Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD Master Audio)
- Power: Mini DisplayPort
- Dimensions: 6 inches(L)x1.3 inches(W)x0.6 inches(H)
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Customer Reviews
It's important for people who buy this to make sure that they set the System Preferences so that their video and sound work on their TVs.
First for Video, make sure you choose the the setting you want under ->System Preferences->Displays->Duplicate. I use this so that my TV will display exactly what's on my MacBook Pro. You can keep this unchecked if you want your TV to be an extension to your MacBook Pro. Just drag that second image of the screen meant to be your TV around until you have it the way you like.
Second, for the sound you have to make sure you choose the sound to transmit through the HDMI to your TV instead of through your Macbook Pro speakers. To do that go under ->System Preferences->Sound->Output->Your TV
That should do it! You will now have both video AND sound.
This device is a tiny little lightweight box which measures 2" x 1.25" x .5" and the length including the box is 7.25". Remember, you'll have to get your own male to male HDMI cable to use with this because it doesn't come with one.
This adapter has a special advantage over the old ones: if you have a 2010 or later MacBook Pro, it carries the audio feed as well as the video feed! In my testing, this feature works exactly as advertised with one major caveat- the sound is in stereo, not 5.1 Dolby Digital!!!
On a 2009 MacBook Pro, the dongle provides a perfect HDMI conversion with no audio present (this is expected behavior). With a 2010 MacBook Pro, my attached Sharp Aquos TV showed up in the sound settings control panel as an audio output device. When I selected this device, the sound came through perfectly with no additional cables! This is a great feature and one that I greatly appreciate for new MBPs. Saddly when I tried this same test on my Denon AVR, all multi-channel sound was lost and squashed into stereo sound. Disappointing!
If you have a 2009 or older MacBook Pro, it would be foolish to spend this much money for a mini display port to HDMI adapter. And truth be told, for half of the price of this adapter, you can have a 5.1 optical audio cord and mini display port to HDMI video adapter. For those cases where you need the sleekest/easiest setup and are playing through stereo speakers (like on a TV), this is definitely the way to go!
As with other minidisplay port to HDMI adapters I've used, the video connection works immediately when plugged into the TV. I'm always impressed by how well my Mac handles this type of thing. I plug it in, and up pops Mac screen on my TV. Once I setup audio the first time, that too worked when I plugged the HDMI cord into this adapter.
This product would be 5 stars if it carried 5.1 audio. Instead, it is 2 channel audio and gets only 3 stars.
The adapter is almost 50% larger than I think it needs to be based on other adapters we have purchased. Read more
