Kanex iAdapt Mini DisplayPort / Thunderbolt to HDMI Adapter with Audio Support for Apple MacBook, iMac, Mac mini, Microsoft Surface Pro3

*Updated* This item works as stated! If you have a Macbook pro all you do is connect it to the computer's mini display port, connect a hdmi cable (separate cable that you must buy in order to use this) and then plug the hdmi cable into your tv's hdmi input port. The macbook should automatically start sending video and audio feed (Plug and Play!). If there is no audio, simply go to the system settings menu, select "sound" then choose your tv as the sound output device and that should fix the problem! If you cant see your computer screen on the tv, don't panic! because if you see your laptops background it works. In order to see your open windows and other applications, drag the application task pane to the right of your macbook screen until you go off the page, you should then see the window being dragged onto your tv. This is a really cool feature that lets you multitask with two screens. This is called a mirrored feature. If you would like to see your dock for full emulation, then in "displays", select "arrangement" on the top and select the checkbox for "mirror displays". If part of your screen is cut off, go to the "displays" in system settings and on the right there is a slider control called under scan. Manipulate it to your liking and it will adjust the screen size. In the same displays menu, you can choose your output resolution all the way up to 1080p but you can play around with the resolution to see which one suits your liking. You can also have a video playing on the tv that you dragged over there while you check your email on your actual macbook pro's screen. With this device you can also decrease your laptops brightness to fully black and the video output's visibility will be unaffected so you can save your computer's energy. Overall, this device is definitely worth it. Great Product and I hope this review helps!

This is a neat little product. Observation: Kanex products are carried by apple stores with substantial markups. This device is an alternative to having a cable that converts Mini DisplayPort to an HDMI cable directly. Motivation: The "Mini DisplayPort To HDMI" cable option is $49.00 at the apple store. I bought this "adapter" for less than $20.00 on Amazon. I had a spare HDMI cable to use; if you dont, one from "Amazon Basic" store is available for $7.99 Essentially you can have a working solution to watch content from MAC (or a device that carries a Mini Display Port) to TV with HDMI support for less than $30. In my case it was less than $20.00 :) Review: The Video pass through is crisp and clear. I have a Mac Book Pro from Early 2008, hence there is no Audio Pass through support. This fact is noted on the product packaging. The product supports Audio pass through for Late 2010 Mac Book, Late 2010 Mac Book Pro and Late 2010 Mac Book Air. Conclusion: Very convenient, easy to use adapter that gets the job done for a reasonable cost. The product description on Amazon is imcomplete or missing. Since I was not able to test the audio part, I conclude the review for this product with 4 stars.

I thought it was a strange decision for Apple to switch to a mini DisplayPort output on the unibody MacBook Pros, instead of HDMI video output, but this adapter remedies Apple's decision (as long as you have a MacBook Pro from 2010 or later). Before 2010, the Apple did not include audio in the mini DisplayPort output. If you have MacBook Pro from 2009 that has a mini DisplayPort output, you'll need this adapter or this adapter for 5.1 channel digital audio . For 2010 MacBook Pros and later, the Kanex iAdapt works great. When I set mine up, the Mac automatically detected my TV. I had to make a slight adjustment in System Preferences under Display to get the display the correct size, but that just took a few seconds. For sound, you need to go to sound under System Preferences and click on Output and select your TV. Then it works perfectly. Thank you Kanex for making an affordable adapter that makes using the mini DisplayPort and an HDMI cable a piece of cake.

This is essentially the same review I just left for "Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter Cable, 6 feet" which I just paid $8.67 for. I plugged this neat little adapter into my new MacBook Pro (late 2011 model) and into my new "AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cable" and then into one of my Pioneer Elite TV's HDMI ports. I tested it with a DVD movie and also with a home movie on the Mac. I had to go to System Preferences, Sound to select the Pioneer as my audio output device the first time only and had to choose Display Mirroring and it worked perfectly -- video and audio. Not a single problem. I'm not sure if Mirroring is the only way to get it to work, but that's what works for me. By the way, I was surprised that every subsequent time, the Mac always recognized the TV as my audio output whenever the cable was plugged into it. This is a high quality, well-made adapter and does all that it says on the box.

Keep in mind that I am hooking this up to a brand new computer, an Apple MacBook Pro MC700LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop , and therefore it's the first time I've ever hooked it up to any TV and I don't have any basis for comparison. That being said, this adapter does exactly what it says and the quality is phenomenal. There is nothing to install, I just plugged it into my laptop and then plugged an HDMI cable into the adapter and the other end into my TV and I was done. The images and audio are both very crisp. I am very particular about listening to lossless music (as opposed to MP3s, which are compressed) and the quality level when listening to music through my receiver is fantastic. Keeping the signal pure and digital from the PC to the receiver prevents loss and you can really tell the difference when compared to using a headphone to RCA cable. The images are nice and vivid, with no washing out of the picture whatsoever. I have used it to watch Netflix and my own videos using VLC media player and watching in full screen is no problem. All in all, I think the quality level of this adapter makes it worth the price, as well as the fact that it is white and fits the basic Apple theme of white, silver, and black accessories.

The Kanex iAdapt works reasonably well with my MacBook Air (late 2010 version w/January firmware upgrade), but only in extended desktop mode. With my 37" AOC HDTV/monitor, when I set the screen display option to "mirror" mode, in order to see the same picture on both the MacBook and the external monitor, the MacBook freaks out, repeatedly trying to re-sync the video in a non-stop loop. Rebooting doesn't solve the problem, so you have to hover over the computer's trackpad and try to get the MacBook out of mirroring mode in the few seconds you have here and there between re-sync attempts. Very tricky! Interestingly, when I plug the MacBook it into my Pioneer A/V receiver using the iAdapt, this problem does not occur. I am able to use mirroring mode with no problem. So just be aware this may be an issue with some computer & monitor combinations. My AOC is a few years old, so might not be up to the latest HDMI specifications. Regarding the picture quality, there's a tiny bit of rainbowing on fine lines at 720p and the picture is a little too magnified when displayed on my 37" monitor. The 1080i setting produces a more natural picture size and the rainbowing is gone, but the picture's slightly jittery on this setting. Those were the best two settings for me, since my monitor does not support 1080p. (A few other resolutions are available via the MacBook's screen display preferences, too.) The HDMI audio works just fine, as long as the computer's audio is set for HDMI output. Also something to note: I found the iAdapt itself to be a little lightweight and plasticky. Not bad, but not as hefty as an Apple-branded adaptor, which is not yet available in this configuration.

There are some minor limitations that may be important to anyone who intends to use this with Hulu or ESPN3. I use it to connect my 2010 vintage 27" iMac in my home office to my 55" 1080P Panasonic Plasma in the living room (via a 30' HDMI cable). First, the picture and sound are terrific. But the picture is not "perfect". Here's what it's like using this device... I start by opening a browser and going to whatever show I want to watch. Then, I move the browser window to the upper left portion of the display. When I first plug the device into the port on the back of my iMac, the iMac's screen goes light blue for a few seconds, then the display reappears, reduced in resolution to fit the 1080 resolution of the Panasonic. Because the browser is already in the upper left portion of the screen, it is still nicely in view. Then I usually click on the Full Screen button on whatever browser I'm using. Note: if you want to preserve the size of your other application windows to fit when the device is later unplugged from the back of the iMac, at the screen's full resolution, then be sure to minimize those windows (using the window's upper left Yellow button) BEFORE you plug in the device. That way, when you retrieve them later they will be the full size you expect and desire. Otherwise, all windows showing on the iMac's display are reduced in size automatically to fit the reduced resolution that happens when the device is plugged in. When I go into the living room to switch the TV's input to the HDMI cable from the iMac, the TV's screen goes that same light blue, then shows ALMOST the same image as the iMac. "ALMOST" here means that the image on the iMac is slightly larger in coverage than the image that is displayed on the TV... the TV image is missing the very bottom of the iMac image, and perhaps a little of the sides too. Not much is missing, but enough to be important for controlling Hulu or ESPN3 (and possibly others). I use the "loop pointer in-air mouse" (which may not presently be available from Amazon) which uses a USB dongle (plugged into the back of my iMac) to control the pointer on the iMac from the living room. Other remote mouse pointers presumably will work as well. The point here is that the controls for pausing and changing position within a playback are often placed at the very bottom of the full-screen display. But the device has cut off (some of) that portion of the display, making it quite difficult to maneuver the pointer to make the desired changes from the living room with my remote mouse pointer device. (My remote mouse pointer lacks a way to remotely trigger the Esc key, which would take the display out of Full Screen mode, and thus make it easier to finely control playback.) There is one slight advantage to this with ESPN3. When replaying a previously recorded game, ESPN3 puts markers on the bottom of the display, showing where in the playback are the "important" plays. This is NOT desirable, since it takes away from the fun of being surprised. This is where I'm GLAD that the device cuts off the bottom ever so slightly, because those markers don't appear on my TV as I watch the game. I wish the device allowed control of what is cut off, but I'm still glad I got it. Hope this helps.

I heard stories of this adapter not working properly. Some of the posts I read said that there was no sound, or that the connection didn't support HDMI. They were wrong! I connected this adapter and I'm not to savvy when it comes to electronics/technology. I did get nervous initially because when I connected the adapter, I couldn't get the MBA screen to show up on my HDTV? Well, all I had to do was breath... and so, I changed the display size on my MBA and presto chango success! Also, I had to change the sound option on my MBA in order to have sound through my HDTV. Just FYI (if your like me and are coming up short in the tech department) Go to the apple sign in the upper left corner of your screen, select system preferences, then choose display and play with the options until you find what works for your T.V. You need move the MBA screen over, so that it shows up on your T.V. Just play with it til it works! Don't give up. Same goes for the sound. Once your adapter is connected, an option for the sound will appear and you simply select that and you're all set! I love this adapter, and you will too! I have a MBA purchased in 2011. Whatever that means ;)