This is the Griffin model that's selling for almost twice this much on Apple's website. It is capable of carrying audio over HDMI from my 13" Macbook Pro 2010 model. Seems like a strong converter. I have no fear of it bending and tearing over time. Everything looks and sounds great. Griffin Technology GC17096 Mini DisplayPort to HDMI or DVI Video Display Converter
I have a macbook pro that I purchased January 2011 with OS X 10.6.6 and I wanted to have an HDMI output that would work to my Samsung TV with both sound and video. This Item worked without any issues. I did not have any problems with the computer or television. I did not have to turn either of them on or off. My TV has a specific HDMI port for DVI. I made sure to plug the cord into that port. The picture went through to the TV as soon as I plugged in the adapter and cord and changed the source on the TV to the corresponding HDMI. For sound, on the Mac, I had to go into System Preferences>Sound>Output>HDMI. Once selected, at the bottom it said, "The Selected Device has no output controls". I don't know what that means, but apparently I didn't need that for sound to go through to my TV. The only thing I noticed was that if I had a specific program/video playing before I plugged in the adapter, the sound would not go through. I had to quit the program, plug in the adapter and cords, and then open the application. The adapter seems to be of good quality. I do not have any reason to believe that it will go bad from normal use. I would recommend this product if you find yourself in a situation similar to mine.
This is basically an HDMI adapter for your MacBook. It's got good build quality, it fits, and the signal is perfect. It even comes with an HDMI to DVI adapter so you can output your MacBook video to either HDMI or DVI. I would definitely buy this product again.
I purchased this adapter along with a HDMI Cable to send a high definition audio and video signal from my 2010 iMac to my HDTV. Set up was easy, just a few steps in the iMac settings and before I knew it I was able to have a choice of mirroring my iMac display or extending the desktop. Another setting switched the sound over to the TV. I was a little concerned at first because the picture didn't look quite right and the mouse was a little "jumpy" on the TV, but it turned out that I neeeded to adjust the refresh rate in the iMac external monitor settings from 24 to 60. Then things looked perfect.
The adaptor construction seems very rugged. I like the smooth exterior, nothing for it to snag on.
I had the moshi adapter that Apple sells in their stores, but every 30 seconds or so the audio would cut out, sometimes the video would cut out for a second. Don't buy that piece of junk. Buy this one. Works great! I have perfect audio and video from my 27" iMac mini display port through this adapter and 15 feet of hdmi cable to my 42" phillips HDTV. Boxee media center running it all perfectly. Very happy
Great product. The HDMI sends video AND audio from my new MacBook Pro to my flat screen TV (don't forget to change the audio output setting on your computer!). DVI connection works great with my monitor. I like the fact that you have both options with one adapter. If you have a newer Mac and want audio through HDMI this will work, beware of other cheaper adapters that say they will do this as many have found out that's not the case. Glad I went with this one. Fast shipping, good purchase.
I bought this to hook up my mid 2010 15" macbook pro to an HDTV.
At first I couldn't get audio or video to work for the first couple days. I guess it needed a break in period, because after several days - video started to work. About a day later, audio started to work also.
It worked ever since, but it does take some time to switch from the MBP's display to the TV's display. There is white noise within this time period, I don't know if that's because of the adapter or my laptop or my tv.
Also, the resolution doesn't show the whole laptop screen, it cuts off the top and bottom a bit, but maybe that has to do with the tv not supporting the full resolution.
All in all, I'm happy I bought this product.
I bought this to use with a late 2009 iMac (24"). It passes video and audio! The passing of audio will only work with a late 2009 iMac or the new 2010 Macbook Pros. The connected device, in my case a receiver, will show up as an audio device in the sound settings menu of the system preferences. My receiver indicates that the audio coming in is multichannel (7.1), but I haven't confirmed that with a multichannel source yet. Overall it does exactly what it says it does, albeit at a price premium compared to similar options; granted he similar options will not pass audio.
I bought this adapter from Amazon and it worked perfectly with the MacBook Pro 13.3' that I bought in early December of this year, running Mac OS X 10.6.5. I did not need any firmware upgrades.
With the TV that I was connecting to turned off, I connected the MacBook Pro using this adapter and an HDMI cable, turned on the MacBook, then turned on the TV, and the TV mirrored the display after I'd selected HDMI input on the TV's setup menu. There were a couple of seconds where both displays were blank while they synced. I did have to go to System Preferences>Sound on the MacBook Pro and select HDMI to get sound to the TV.
I've seen a fair amount of discussion on the web about viewing an external mirrored display with the MacBook Pro closed by connecting a USB or Bluetooth mouse or keyboard. Apple even has a posting on its support site addressing this. After I had the TV mirroring the display I just pressed the F1 key to dim the display on the MacBook Pro until it was gone, which, I think, accomplishes the same thing. With the MacBook Pro remaining open, you have ready access to the trackpad and cursor to control playback functions (visible only on the remote display (TV) once you essentially shut off the MacBook Pro's display with the F1 key).
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