Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (female) Cable | 
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| Brand: Micropac Technologies
Category: CE
List Price: $22.50
Buy New: $2.40
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Rating:  131 reviews
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.4
MPN: MDP-HDMI-MTL
Model: MDP-HDMI-MTL
UPC: 844660053118
EAN: 0638544909475
ASIN: B0025V2VO0
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Features a Mini DisplayPort connector and a female HDMI connector | | • | Compatible with Macs that use a Mini DisplayPort port for video output | | • | Use with an HDMI cable (male to male) to connect to an external monitor or other display device with HDMI input jacks | | • | Cable Length: 13cm / 5" |
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Product Description
This is a cost effective solution for adapting your new Mini-DisplayPort equipped laptop to your current display with HDMI 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.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 131
 Works perfectly May 21, 2009
R. Silvestri
46 out of 49 found this review helpful
I used this with my late 2008 13 inch MacBook and it works perfectly.
I hooked it up to a 46 inch samsung tv.
oh also, not really the adapter's fault, thats why i'm still rating it a 5/5, but it doesnt carry audio over the hdmi cord, so i had to hook up a separate cable through the headphone jack into the tv.
Great adapter June 13, 2009
Enrique Beracasa
30 out of 31 found this review helpful
Works perfectly with the new MacBook equipped with the Mini Display Port.
Will not transmit sound, you'll need a separate cable.
works great with aluminum macbook August 30, 2009
rprice54 (USA)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
works well with late 2008 aluminum unibody macbook and 2007 Samsung 50" plasma. I set my TV to "Just Scan" and the macbook defaulted to the best resolution. Great looking picture, text is readable from across the room. I can play commercial DVDs via the DVD player.
Update- with the upgrade to Snow Leopard, the resolution options are more HDTV friendly, now I get 720p, 1080p, etc. Less to choose from, but works great with the TV.
UPDATE 6/24/10: Audio DOES work DEPENDING UPON THE SPECIFIC VENDOR you order from. May 13, 2010
Terry Hansen
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
UPDATE 6/24/10: Note that the vendor I recommended and identified earlier as "Pro_eb (PE - Pyrus Electronics) and Fulfilled by Amazon" (also listed as "Pro Ebiz LLC") has CHANGED THEIR NAME to "Bear Motion". I have now communicated with Bear Motion and they have verified their name change and have stated that they continue to sell the exact same audio-capable adapter that they were selling under their previous business name. Assuming this is true (and I have no affiliation with Bear Motion so can only go by what they tell me), my recommendation is to buy this adapter from "Bear Motion and Fulfilled by Amazon". Other vendors may or may not have an audio-capable adapter, but Bear Motion DOES.
One more thing: I've been tracking this vendor for a couple of months now and note that they will randomly appear and disappear from this item's listing for days at a time. I have no idea why. All I can say is that, so far, they have disappeared and reappeared several times--and, if you can wait for one of their magical reappearances before placing your order, you might want to do so to be sure of getting an audio-capable unit.
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UPDATE 5/26/10: I have now ordered and received SIX of these adapters over several days, all from vendor "Pro_eb (PE - Pyrus Electronics) and Fulfilled by Amazon". (Note: vendor also listed as "Pro Ebiz LLC", same source). ALL have arrived as identically the same unit (which, curiously, is neither the same unit nor packaging as currently shown in Amazon's photos, but is a much more compact and attractive unit) and ALL have been tested and confirmed to carry audio successfully. So, if you want audio output (and have a newer Mac that carries audio out the Mini DisplayPort, not all do), I'd suggest buying this adapter ONLY from the "official" Amazon vendor listed here; other vendors may or may not have an audio-compatible adapter, but, as of this writing, vendor "Pro_eb (PE - Pyrus Electronics) and Fulfilled by Amazon" DOES.
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So far, after a few days usage with my new 2010 MacBook Pro, this adapter has performed perfectly! I love it! And, contrary to people who say otherwise (possibly due to a lack of understanding of how to switch the settings in their MacBook), it absolutely DOES send BOTH audio AND video out across a standard HDMI cable, that is, as long as you have the latest 2010 version of a MacBook Pro that supports audio out of its mini displayport.
For those who do have the newest generation MacBooks, to get the sound to work over HDMI, you do need to go into your System Preferences and open the Sound panel to tell your Mac to use the "Built-in HDMI output". It is a simple process.
As to the qualities of the adapter itself, it is that rare object that successfully combines highly attractive styling and wonderful functionality, and does it at a rock-bottom price, currently about one-half to one-third of competing products. An added bonus, it currently is available with free shipping through Amazon Prime, making it even cheaper than other solutions. As silly as it sounds to say, even the packaging is attractive. The only factor that remains to be seen is this adapter's long-term reliability, and that can only come with time; rest assured that, should I see any issues develop anywhere in the future, I will come back to this review and post an update.
One final comment: When I first hooked up this adapter, my 2009 Sony HD TV (1920 x 1080) was making the MacBook's text look TERRIBLE, all broken up with an odd ghosting effect. At first I thought perhaps it was the adapter causing the problem. Then I realized that, if I want to use a TV as a computer display, I needed to go into the Sony's PICTURE settings and adjust SHARPNESS down from its (factory default) high-sharpness setting all the way to OFF. Instantly, everything from the Mac, both picture and text, looked right
In summary: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Passes Video & Audio Signals Cleanly to Displays - if your settings are correct! See my instructions below. August 1, 2010
C G
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Many reviewers ignorantly rate this lower because they blame their hardware or software for being unable to pass audio along with video. After using it with my Macbook Pro (2010), it works without flaws for both audio & video, if your Mac OS settings are correct.
For instructions on how to pass audio & video on Mac OS X, see the bottom of my review.
Pros:
+ Passes Video cleanly
+ Passes Audio in sync
+ Small, clean design
+ Inexpensive
Cons:
- Does not have Gold-plated contact for female HDMI connector (or display port connector)
Hardware tested it with:
+ April 2010 Macbook Pro (i7 - but that is insignificant)
+ Pioneer Kuro 6020 + Standard HDMI Cable
+ Belkin HDMI Cable
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How to Pass Audio & Video via Mac OS 10.6
Note: Only recently released macs have the hardware capable of passing audio out via display port. These are (as of 08-2010): iMac (Late 2009), MacBook Pro (Mid 2010), and MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010).
Step 1: Connect the adapter to mac, hadmi cable to adapter and hdmi cable to TV.
Step 2: Select appropriate input on TV.
Step 3: The mac should auto-sense the display connection and extend the desktop to it. If this does not occur, you must go to System Preferences - Displays and click "Detect Displays."
Step 4: You should have video at this point, but not audio, outputting. Why? Because you have to tell your mac to stop using its speakers and output audio elsewhere instead. This is a software feature and has nothing to do with the adapter. It is not plug & play and this is why some people have failed in getting audio, because they did not change their settings.
---> Go to System Preferences - Sound. Click on the 'Output' table. By default, the internal speakers are selected. Below that, you should see your television as an option. Click your output device. Once you do this, audio should play along with the video.
Step 5: Put something good on to watch for a change (if it's reality tv, ignore the above instructions). Enjoy!
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