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Kanex iAdapt 51 Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter with Toslink Audio

2.7 out of 5 stars 3 customer reviews

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  • Design for Apple Unibody 2009 Models
  • True HDMI 1.3 chipset enables highest quality resolution support up to 1080p - 36bit deep colour
  • Supports Mini DisplayPort 1.1a input, USB 2.0, Apple Mini Jack Optical Audio Input
  • Input Video Signal: Mini DisplayPort
  • Input Audio Signal: Apple Mini Jack
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BrandKanex
Item Weight100 g
Product Dimensions2.5 x 23.8 x 16.2 cm
Item model numberMDPHDMITOS
  
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ASINB0031QH1BG
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2.7 out of 5 stars
Best Sellers Rank 167,211 in Computers (See top 100)
Shipping Weight100 g
Date First Available17 Feb. 2010
  
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  • Kanex iAdapt 51 Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter
  • Cable not included


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    What I wanted to do was get digital audio and video out of my MacBook and play my itunes movie collection on my TV.
    Not only does it do the job, but it does it well.
    Initially I had slight set up issues, as the unit needs initially to be connected in a certain manner.
    But there's a guide on the Kanex web site [] which helped me out and now the cable works each time perfectly when I use it.
    I read the other review and it looks like they may have had the same issue as me, but may not have read the details on the Kanex web site.

    In a nutshell if you want to get sound out of your Toslink (digital audio) equipped mac and video out too and connect it to your HD TV by HDMI then this is the cable to do it.
    I'm glad I bought it
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    Bought one. It destroyed my HDMI on my projector. Bought another one and it also destroyed my HDMI. I dont know if I just were unlucky but I doubt it.
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    I was really looking forward to receiving this and was delighted that it arrived only 2days after ordering. However I was so let down! The audio transfers to TV in perfect condition, however the picture does not transfer! Very disappointing and means I have to wait longer now to set up my laptop/tv connection! Will be returning for a refund! Pity as it sounded great!
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    Amazon.com: 2.6 out of 5 stars 80 reviews
    19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
    1.0 out of 5 stars Would have been a great college project 1 Jun. 2010
    By Michael Cross - Published on Amazon.com
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    This product is about 90% of the way there. But it's not ready for the living room.

    Like many other reviews, I can definitely claim that this device did not work properly out of the package. It was definitely easy to set up. No manual was required. However, the resampled audio is not correct. There is a 1/8th second clipping noise. You can determine if your Kanex is broken, too, by playing a pure sine wave audio clip. If you hear a pure tone, then your Kanex is probably fine. But if you hear a pulse, you have a broken one like mine and others. It does this for both digital and analog passthrough.

    I left it plugged into my mac mini overnight. The next morning I decided to google around for clues, but by then the chip was overheating and the HDMI video synchronization was lost. It would reclaim the sync every few seconds, in a periodic failure.

    In a nutshell, I surmise they rushed this product out, when another month of QA testing would have yielded a properly working chip. Oh well, it was a really good attempt! Have to rate it as a complete dud though. I'm not even an audiophile and it was too lousy for me!
    18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
    1.0 out of 5 stars This product will either not work or fail eventually 21 May 2010
    By Tony Bentley - Published on Amazon.com
    Verified Purchase
    Posted from mac forums:

    It no longer stays connected to my computer. It loses the signal and stops working after a few minutes no matter if I am booting the computer or waking it from sleep.

    I'm pretty computer savvy and after working with all of the settings on the TV and computer, nothing worked. I have determined that it is fact the Kanex connection. I'm pretty sure the product has degraded to the point of not working at all now.

    I would suggest not buying this product.

    After attempting to working with Kanex, I found out that none of their contact forms or emails work so you can forget any support help too.

    Update:
    7-13-10
    I got an email from Kanex saying they will replace it for a new one. I am pretty sure even a new version is going to fail so

    I ordered the simple MDP to HDMI adapter and that would not work with my TV at all. I spent even more time with the Kanex adapter and although it connects with perfectly fine audio, the video connection is not right. I get pixellation as if it was connecting at 320p. I ordered another adapter that will adapt dual link DVI-D to HDMI. I think this is okay but after spending $100 on adapters and I really wanted to avoid using a toslink cable into my receiver since I only have one port.

    I will post one more update so all of you trying to work with the same issues will know what you need to do. I hope the DVI-D to HDMI does the trick so I can put this issue to rest.

    Update:
    7-21-2010

    I bought a $3 dvi-d to hdmi connector and it works like a charm. The picture is perfect, never goes out and acts like a dvi connection. I spent $70 on the kanex iAdapt and it never worked properly. I want my $$ back!!!
    17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
    2.0 out of 5 stars Sound problems 15 Feb. 2010
    By Keith Lee - Published on Amazon.com
    I had this product for about a month when the sound problems began. Initially I was using the recommended configuration. Both Video and Digital Audio ports were being run from my mac mini media center into the converter. From the converter I just ran the HDMI connector to my amp. After a month the sound began to cut out, almost like a CD was skipping randomly (except this was when playing both music and video files.) This rendered the converter unusable for the purposes of sound though. Thankfully my amp supports direct audio TOSlink from the mac mini so I used the Audio TOS cable that Kanex shipped with to connect the mac mini to directly to the amp.

    That got me going for another two months at which point the sound just died again. At this point the main culprit is most likely the TOSlink cable that the adapter ships with, maybe that's poor quality and who knows - maybe that was the cause of the initial sound cut-out problems?

    In any case - I've had zero problems with the Mini-display -> HDMI video functionality of the tool (which is why I'm giving it the extra star) but really - for a freaking *converter* that costs $70+ there should be greater reliability or manufacturing quality.

    Additionally - while I know this product is supposed to be "so obvious to use that no documentation is needed" - the fact that it ships with zero documentation is highly disconcerting, especially when things start to break and you're attempting to troubleshoot. Who knows - maybe the "known issues" section of that guide might get too long. For those of you looking for help you can find what little documentation is available at:
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    6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
    1.0 out of 5 stars Short life span 23 Sept. 2010
    By P. Carrion - Published on Amazon.com
    Verified Purchase
    This product worked great for about 3 weeks, then it just stopped working. I plugged in my computer one morning only to find that nothing happened, I tried it with a different computer and still, nothing. It was great while it worked, the whole 3 weeks....
    5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
    1.0 out of 5 stars BUYER BEWARE 7 May 2011
    By REVDB - Published on Amazon.com
    I got this product a little over a year ago and it was a great! Worked fine no issues with connecting. Within the last few months, It's been completely hit or miss about being able to connect to my TV. I contacted the company about possible solutions and they redirected me to an FAQ section about creating proper connections, problem solved from their end...However it's not a user error. If you check out their website forum, you will see lots of people having similar issues. The reason this looks to be a good price, is because they are trying to get rid of a faulty product. I would not have bought this if I knew it would fail less than a year after I bought it, and because of the poor customer service, I've received I will never buy another KANEX product again. Do your homework before buying this product and save yourself the money and the hassle.
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