Apple's mini-disc adapter

i know that Apple recently got a patent and whatnot for a mini-disc adapter thing (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/29/appledeveloping_mini_disc_adapter_for_slot_loadingdrives.html) but does anyone know when said adapter will be available to the public?
thanks

You will know when we all know - When you see it for sale on Apple's Online Store site.

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I have one of the mini discs that I received with my new Blackberry which will get eaten if i try to use the disc slot on my lap top, does Apple make some type of adapter to be able to read these mini discs?

You can buy an adapter, look for info HERE

Apple DVI to Video adapter + Mini DVI to DVI adapter pins not same

I just purchased an Apple DVI to Video adaptor so I could plug in a Mac mini to an older tv, however the pin arrangement on the Apple DVI to Video adapter is not the same as the pin arrangement on the Mini DVI to DVI adapter that came with the Mac mini.
Anyone have any idea what adapter I can use to make this connection?

Joseph Kriz wrote:
James,
I'm confused here.
Which Mini do you have?
I know you posted this in the 2009 Mac Mini section so your Mini should have 2 video out ports.
1. Mini DVI
2. Mini DisplayPort
If that is true, then there is no way you could have connected the DVI to Video adapter in your first post as the new Mini does not have a DVI port.
The new Mini's come with 1 adapter.
Mini DVI to DVI adapter.
I don't know of any Apple adapters that will output to S Video, component or composite connections on the new Mini's.
The one that osxdude shows above will not work on a new Mini. It say nothing about a Mini in their description:
*The Mini-DVI to Video adapter is designed for the iMac (Intel Core Duo), MacBook*, and 12-inch PowerBook G4, allowing you to connect to most S-video or Composite enabled devices.*
Good Luck and let us know what you find.
Yes, I have a late 2009 Mac mini. It came with the mini DVI to DVI adapter as you stated. I need to hook up to an older tv with yellow component video port. Not knowing any better, and looking online, it looked like the male DVI end of the “Apple DVI to video” adapter would connect to the female DVI end of the “Mini DVI to DVI” adapter that came with the Mac mini. I figured that since they were both DVI plugs, male and female, they would connect, but the “Apple DVI to video” adapter has 4 extra pins, so they won’t.
Then, following osxdude’s lead, I went to a local independent Apple store, and they told me that the same adapter that osxdude suggested would work, so I bought that (at an inflated price), but as you stated, it does not work. Also, as you stated, the Apple site does not list the Mac mini as being used with this adapter, which is why I did not originally purchase it online. It was only at the insistence of the independent Apple store that it would work that I purchased it. Unfortunately, once the package is opened
the store were I purchased it will not take it back. Boy... this is getting expensive, and confusing! Why so many adapters?
After much searching I found this info: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=706736&highlight=monoprice so I’m going to try that.
Once it’s all said and done, I guess I’ll be listing a few adapters on ebay!

Is an Apple ACTIVE Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter the same thing as an old Mini-DP to DVI adapter?

Is an Apple ACTIVE Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter the same thing as an old Mini-DP to DVI adapter?
Will a different adaptor give me better resolution between my old computer and a new monitor?
Computer: MBP 15-inch Mid 2010
Monitor: Dell U2713H
Current cable: 20276 3dv ft1 DVI Digital Dual Link with a Apple Mini-DP to DVI adapter to get it to plug into my MBP.
Possible solution?: Apple ACTIVE Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter instead of my old adapter above?

Yes. A single-link DVI connection can't drive that monitor at its maximum resolution.
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Hi I have a recent macbook pro 12" (bought in april 2012) model number A1278. I'm trying to connect to a 23" apple cinema display (A1082) this currently is not working - i've bought an additional Apple MB570ZA Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter - no luck!

Hi I have a recent macbook pro 12" (bought in april 2012) model number A1278. I'm trying to connect to a 23" apple cinema display (A1082) this currently is not working - i've bought an additional Apple MB570ZA Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter - no luck!
im not sure what to do next - can anyone help?
im running OSX 10.7.4

Hi There,
I have had the exact same issue but with a projector.
The issue lies with Mountian Lion 10.8.2.
I tried many a combination with no luck to get HDMI working.
Took my mac into the apple store and came to the conclusion it was the software, so I asked them to install 10.8 onto it (this is destructive so a backup is a must)
Bought my macbook home and voila, now displaying through my projector.
There is a small graphics update after 10.8.1 which seems to be the cause.
Hope this helps.
Thanks.

Apple dvi to video adapter for macpro working?

hallo,
is it possible to use the adapter for the geforce 7300 in the macpro for pal video output? will it work? the apple store lists the adapter only for g5 and mini, but i see no reason, why it shoud not work with the gforce...
any idea? thank you.
thomas
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I have wondered about that G5 support since others have had bad luck with Nvidia boards and the video adapter. e.g. it doesn't work with the 7800GT, which is a G5 board. All current ATI cards on their web-site show support for it but the MacPro card is not on ATI's site.
The adapter seems to have disappeared from the displays section of the Apple Store.
Another option is a VGA to video adapter
<http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/PC-TVvideoadapter.html>
It costs more, but does a lot more, and should work with any video card.

Apple DVI to Video Adapter vs Apple PAL DVI to Video Adapter

I've just bought my mum a Mac mini (for Christmas) and although it will almost certainly be mostly used with a VGA monitor she has it would be interesting to see what the picture would be like on her fairly new (CRT) television. (If it's good enough she might prefer it plugged in there - especially since I've also got her a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard - plus wireless networking for accessing the Internet et cetera.) The Apple Store (UK) shows two "suitable" connectors...
a) Apple DVI to Video Adapter
b) Apple PAL DVI to Video Adapter
My local Apple Store (Meadowhall / Sheffield) only has the former and someone I spoke to there yesterday reckoned that it does exactly the same as the latter. I found that hard to believe so called the online Apple Store - yet they couldn't tell me the difference either. So, perhaps someone out there in the Big Wide (European PAL System User) World can help me. If so then perhaps you could also tell me what the quality of the picture is like - though I appreciate that such would be dependant on the television itself.
Incidentally, my girlfriend has a current range iBook and I bought her the corresponding lead for that a while back - the image quality on my (admittedly aging) television not only being rather poor but also only in black and white regardless as to which of the two connections we used. (Her digital still camera plugs into the Composite Video port on the television and a colour picture appears.) The problem sounds like NTSC is being output (the television's not able to handle that) but given that she's got a "British" iBook I suspect the problem is with the television itself. I've actually yet to try that with my mum's television but I will soon - so, perhaps, proving if it's my antique display that's at fault. The VGA output on the iBook is, by the way, fine.
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I'm fairly sure you will need the PAL adapter if you are feeding a PAL television set. VGA is VGA, regardless of country of origin (so to speak), but composite video is specific to the TV system in use!
The other reply, about the setting the iBook for PAL output, sounds sensible if the IBook produces composite video directly.
-- Eric

Airpot not connecting when mini dvi adapter is pluged in.

Airport will not work when I hook up a display through the apple mini dvi adapter. When the adapter is unpluged I can connect to the internet. Does anyone know how to fix the problem. Thanks.

Typically that is an indication the wireless connection is on the edge of reception and the added EMI from the display throws the connection off. What you want to experiment with is placement and proximity of devices. Move the wireless access point closer if possible. Move the display further away from the Mac if possible. Think about line of sight between the wireless access point and the Mac. Is the monitor sitting right in the middle between the two?
You can also try changing channels that the wireless is working on. Sometimes that's enough.

Mini-DVI doesn't fit current mini-DVI adapter??

I'm trying to do something relatively simple - connect a second flat panel display to my iMac. The problem is, the mini-DVI adapter being sold by Apple right now is a male plug, and my socket is also male. Argh!
Is there a female/female adapter that will solve this problem for me? Help!

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions,
The current Intel iMacs have a MiniDVI port which can use one of the following three adaptors:
Mini DVI - DVI
Mini DVI - VGA
Mini DVI - Composite/S-Video.
However, the iMac G4 uses the Mini VGA port and can use these two different adaptors:
Mini VGA - VGA
Mini VGA - Composite/S-Video (1.0/1.25GHz only).
The iMac G4 can output Video or VGA but will only support display-mirroring (there is a firmware hack available to enable dual-display support on some iMac G4s but it is not 100% safe.)
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Mini DisplayPort adapter? Any Solutions?

What do I need to setup two devices as secondary monitors from the iMac? Least complicated solution for have both a preview monitor and projector (running the same image) from the MiniDisplay Port.
Thanks for any input. Some colleagues purchased a Mid 2010 21.5" iMac as a Media Shout solution. Our workflow/line of devices now is:
iMac > Apple MiniDisplay to DVI adapter > DVI cable > Kramer VP Scaler/Switcher (DVI input) > VGA cable (only output) > Kramer 1:3 VGA Distribution Amplifier > Cable run to projectors (LC-XGC500L).
Problem is no preview monitor. Hoping to have the preview monitor prior to the Kramer so if there is a need to setup a different program or slide, we will be able to see what we are doing on the monitor, while the Kramer is set to black.
Trying to troubleshoot. If I split the Mini DisplayPort at the iMac to the Kramer and preview monitor, must they both be at the same resolution and Hz? I can't get both the projectors and monitor except the signal at the same time.
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Display Undetected: Cintiq 12WX to iMac via DVI + Mini Displayport Adapter Thunderbolt

Hello all. I'm connecting my Wacom Cintiq 12WX to an iMac 27-inch, Late 2013 (brand new) via a DVI cable connected to the iMac's thunderbolt port with a Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter. Returning a "No Sync" response on the tablet, iMac is not detecting the display.
The cable is DVI-D (Dual Link), the adapter is DVI-D (Dual Link), and the port on the Wacom appears to be DVI-I (Dual Link) except with a vertical socket for "Analog Ground" connection which is missing in DVI-D – but from my understanding this shouldn't be an issue. Could be wrong, not my area of expertise.
However, in the past I have used this device with a Late 2008 Macbook and a DVI to Mini DVI adapter to the Mini DisplayPort, back when Apple was pre-Thunderbolt, same cable and it worked like a charm.
I've contacted Wacom's support, but they usually take a day or two to get back so I'm hoping someone here can shed some light.
Thanks in advance.

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Mini DVI-Adapter Not Working

Today I went to the Apple Store and got myself one of those fancy new Mini-DVI to DVI adapters, hoping it would work with my screen at home, which I had previously running on the Mini Displayport to VGA Adapter on my original MacBook.
Strangely, when I plugged the cable into the adapter, and into my computer, nothing happened. I did not get video on the screen, nor did my MacBook detect it. I have tried re-plugging the Mini-DVI adapter and clicking Detect Displays in the Displays Preferences multiple times, but no luck.
I have seen the screen work with DVI about a year ago, but that was on one of the original MacBook Pros. Am I better off returning this DVI adapter and instead buying a Mini-DVI to VGA Adapter?
Thanks for any help in resolving this problem.

I have a 22 inch ViewSonic that I got from a friend about a year ago. I did indeed plug the monitor directly into the adapter.
I brought my computer, adapter and cable all into the Apple Store, and they said it was all OK, but did replace my DVI adapter thinking it was probably defective. I got home, tested it on my monitor, but still not working. I tested it on a newer HP monitor that's on the family computer, and oddly it worked there.
A bit of research revealed that the adapter did not send Analog signals on DVI anymore, which confuses me, since the MacBook actually does have Analog signals on that port. I brought my DVI adapter in original packaging in to the Apple store again, and they replaced it with a VGA adapter for free, and sure enough, that solved the problem for me.
Lesson Learned - don't use DVI with older monitors, stay with VGA.
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HT3382 Does the Apple MiniDisplayPort to VGA adapter allow me to connect a VGA DLP projector as a display?

I want to connect my MacBook Pro i7 that has a mini Dsiplay Port/Thunderbolt port. I want to connect it to my VGA NEC LT20 DLP Projector.
I have the Apple MiniDisplayPort to VGA adapter, MB5727Z/A, Model Number A1307 and the computer does not recognize the NEC LT20, nor does the LT20 recieve the MacBook Pro as a computer or other source.
My previous MacBook Pro core duo with DVI to VGA adapter worked fine with the projector.
Is this because the Apple MiniDisplayPort to VGA adapter is only for computer to VGA video displays?
Is there another adapter that will allow me to use my particular VGA proejctor with my MacBook Pro?
Has my replacing the old computer with the newer one forced me to shell out big bucks to for another projector, thereby making my ability to give educational lectures for free to audiences impossible?

When you plug the projector into the computer, with the projector on, dose the computer reconize a second a 2nd display is connected?
ie: Menu bar, click on the Apple menu, chose System Preferences, click on displays, do you see an arragment tab?
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What kind of picture quality can I expect from a Mini DVI adapter to Scart?

I currently have my iMac connected to my tv via the Apple Mini DVI adapter and a composite video cable. There are two problems with this, one is the poor picture quality in general, the other is that the tv screen is not filled by the image from the iMac, i.e. there are black spaces on the left and the right of the screen.
So my question is, if I used S-Video to Scart, would it kill the problem with the black borders when viewing Front Row etc..? Also, would there be a significant increase in general picture quality?

Yes, if you can get an s-video cable and plug that into the SCART adapter, that would be better than plugging in composite video.
Clearly, having an SCART connection is not going to "improve" the video going in, you're going to be limited by the lowest quality connection. An s-video connection will provide a higher (but probably not a lot) quality signal than composite video.
-Doug

Help! Problem using Mini-DVI adapter

I'm a teacher, and I need some help.
I've been using a Mitsubishi XD 250 data projector at school. The setup I have is exactly the same as it was last year, but something strange is happening.
The data projector uses VGA, so I have the VGA-to-Mini-DVI adapter from Apple.
I turned on the projector this morning, as I have a presentation for one of my classes today, but it's not working! The projector comes on, and the iMac shows that it recognizes the external display, but the projector says "No Signal." I have no idea what the problem is, as I've tried restarting both the iMac and the projector as well as connecting and disconnecting the cables.
Any suggestions? I suppose it's possible that something happened to the VGA cable over the summer, but is that likely considering that the iMac recognizes the external display?
I really need to give this presentation today, so any help would be greatly appreciated!

Dett;
It is probably simply the wrong signal source being set on your projector. This is normally a remote control switch or your projector. I don't know this model but they all have multiple input choices. Change the input until you see your Mac.
Hope this helps
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