PTC Premium Mini-DisplayPort Male to DVI Female Fully Shielded Adapter Cable - 6 inches for Macbook, Macbook Pro, Macbook Air

by PTC

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0021YMVFK
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• Item model number: MDP-DVI-MTL
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 27, 2009

Product Description

This is a cost effective solution for adapting your new Mini-DisplayPort equipped laptop to your current display with DVI input - HDTV, Projector,... Mini-DisplayPort is a miniaturized version of DisplayPort, the newest digital display interface developed by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). Most newer Macbook series laptops come equipped with the Mini DisplayPort interface for external video displays. Please check your laptop to make sure it has the Mini DisplayPort connection. *NOTE* AUDIO: This adapter will support audio only if your source device allows audio output through the Mini DisplayPorts interface. If you're not sure, please check with the manufacturer or website, to confirm if your device allows audio out through the Mini-DP interface.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars doesn't work at native resolution of monitor, July 1, 2009

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cjbucks (powell, oh) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PTC Premium Mini-DisplayPort Male to DVI Female Fully Shielded Adapter Cable - 6 inches for Macbook, Macbook Pro, Macbook Air (Electronics)

I got this item because it claimed to be identical to the apple branded mini displayport to dvi adapter. In fact, it is not. It can not display resolutions that the apple branded adapter can display, and in fact the item I received didn't work at all. At least I didn't have to pay much for it...it will basically cost more to return than I paid for it...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mini-DisplayPort DVI adapter, June 6, 2009

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James Tepper (Boonton Township, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PTC Premium Mini-DisplayPort Male to DVI Female Fully Shielded Adapter Cable - 6 inches for Macbook, Macbook Pro, Macbook Air (Electronics)

What can I say? One end goes into the mini DisplayPort on your Mac and your DVI monitor plugs into the other end. The adapter works perfectly for adding a second monitor to a current generation Mac Mini (or anything with a mini-DisplayPort) and is about half the price I have seen for other products that do the same thing. Why pay more?

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Does not work consistently, July 22, 2009

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Ben Twain "Ben" (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: PTC Premium Mini-DisplayPort Male to DVI Female Fully Shielded Adapter Cable - 6 inches for Macbook, Macbook Pro, Macbook Air (Electronics)

I bought this product because it seemed like a cheaper alternative to an Apple branded adapter that would do the same thing.

I've found that although it does work some of the time, it does not always work.

Frustratingly, when my MacBook Pro comes back from sleep, I often don't get any output to my external monitor connected through this adapter.

When this happens, I have to unplug and replug the adapter several times before I finally get a picture on the other display.

I would not recommend this product because of this issue.