IPad VGA Adaptor

Question

Will the VGA adaptor display everything that you see on the iPad, onto a screen/projector? Or is it set to only display certain apps?
For example, I have CineXplayer, which I use to view Xvid and DivX clips - will I be able to play these back on my HDTV via the VGA adaptor?

Answer 1

Thanks for your thoughts, I new the specs when I bought it but was hoping it could up convert the video on the fly. Why is the wide screen setting in the video settings there? I guess that is for the component cable only.
Here is Apples add for it and they don't list the specs on this page which I think is very misleading, and just go look at all the unhappy customer reviews. They should make it clear on this page what the limitations are.
Overview
Use the iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter to connect an iPad to your television, projector, or VGA display. Then see your videos and slideshows on the big screen.
The iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter connects to your iPad or iPad Dock via the dock connector and to your projector or display using the VGA adapter.*
What's in the Box
* iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter
* Supports landscape mode only.
Quicktime videos are able to make a 16:9 video fit a 16:10 monitor without distorting the picture and filling the screen while already upconverting the video to fit a much higher resolution monitor like my 30inch apple display, so I am pretty sure they could do this with the vga adapters video output by up converting the video on output.
The ipad can play 720p video which is being downconverted on the fly to fit the ipads screen screen at 576i or 480i if your using the component video cable. This seems odd to me that the only output the ipad can do is lower res than the videos it can playback, like a computer with a video card which is what the ipad is, it should be able to upconvert but instead it down converts only. So if it can down convert on the fly it should be able to do the opposite.
The only thing the vga adapter is good for is a projector that has vga resolution. It also has the problem of the adapter slipping out of dock connection if you do not have it in just right and leave it lying flat on a table. I would hate to be doing a presentation for a large crowd having the vga adapter pop out when I go to pick up the ipad to start the next video which it does very easily unlike all the usb power cables that fit nice and snug.
As far as your Hollywood comment I find that a bit silly. I will be able to watch any purchased stuff with the new apple tv streaming from my ipad to any monitor the apple tv is connected to, but not with the lower res vga adapter....very silly indeed! That is also not stated in the add for the vga adpater. They should have a star* and say purchased videos from itunes cannot be played with this device. Most the people that bought it were hoping it could output to a wide screen tv and be able to play their purchased content. Apples add is very misleading and just go look at all the unhappy customers. They should make it clear on the add page what the limitations are including the fact that it cannot play itunes purchased videos.
I will try to sell it as soon as my apple tv comes in.