Apple M8661LL/B DVI to ADC Display Adapter 4038234011420 |
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Apple Computer
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- Superb solution for Power Mac G4 users who need high quality extra workspace
- Carefully designed to maintain the digital integrity of the video signal, for the best possible viewing experience
- Delivery of highest quality images even at the extremely fast signal rates used by the Apple Cinema HD Display
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Product Description
APPLE M8661LL/B -- At last, here it is: the Apple DVI to ADC adapter, which allows you to connect any Apple flat-panel display featuring an Apple Display Connector ( ADC ) to a PowerBook G4 or Power Mac G4 computer with DVI port. Combining the new PowerBook G4 with a DVI ( Digital Visual Interface ) port and the Apple DVI to ADC adapter brings the pure digital viewing experience of Apple's professional quality displays to PowerBook users. Now you can benefit from a larger viewing area when your PowerBook is at the office!
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super, 2009-09-05
Apple M8661LL/B DVI to ADC Display Adapter 4038234011420 works great and looks cool, i give it my 5 super stars, its very easy to set up and you can put it just about anywhere, i just love it when a product is intelligent but simple, how ever i think it's too expensive, apple needs to bring the price way down, then it will be perfect.
 DVI to ADC adapter, 2009-12-19
This product works great. They are a little on the expensive side when converting to the ADC type but it is what it it.
Thanks,
Oh Apple, Proprietary nonsense is so Old Skool, 2010-01-21
Gosh, remember when people would solder boards in their moms basement and write codes themselves? How about when the only personal computers available all had proprietary products usually soldered to the board? NO? Me either, I was born in the 80's... Nevertheless, a very small amount of companies still do proprietary nonsense in their manufacturing. That model was ditched a LONG time ago in favor of the more industry and end-user friendly plug-and-play standards... it's also been proven to be more profitable.
Apple still does a lot of proprietary nonsense like having a monitor that draws it's power from a non-standard DVI jack... In some ways it's ok to do this, but in most it's just dumb. So a computer donated to our school had this socket on the back. There was a nice Apple Cinema monitor with it, both Apple products... GREAT, QUALITY. well, yes and no. The cinema monitor and computer are great, but they don't like each other, because the tower has a proprietary socket that was abandoned after a couple years by Apple.
This all means that I had to find out why it didn't work, and then figure out how to make it work. I had to buy this nifty cable which works great... and since this is a review of the cable, not of Apple, I give it 5 stars. Honestly though, it's a bad business model that uses unprofitable, and dead practices, which force an end user to buy an adapter to fix a companies mistake.
The build quality is great for this product and Apple products in general, just frustrating having to buy this.
Best way to keep using ADC monitor, 2009-02-26
with care you can even find some discounted. Let's you use the ADC monitors as you upgrade.
Big expensive box, 2010-04-27
I have one of these that I use to hook up a 22" Apple Cinema Display to my BFGTech 260 GTX video card on my standard PC. Basically this works the opposite of the cheap adapters, that which are for hooking up a laptop or desktop with an ADC port to a standard monitor with DVI in. I wouldn't have gone this way but the guy who sold me his old Cinema Display threw it in for free, and it does "just work".
Also, if you don't intend to use those USB ports on the back of your monitor you can skip plugging in the USB cable. The only downside is this hookup doesn't seem to allow the power button on your Apple Cinema Display to turn off.
One last note of caution, if you do not have an Apple Cinema Display with an ADC cable that you want to plug into a DVI-out on your video card, you don't need this item. In fact you only need it for 3 of the Apple Cinema Displays made in the last decade, models: M8149, M8536, and A1038. These are all polycarbonate models (i.e. they use the white plastic, not the aluminum body). Your model number is typically on the back near the bottom in super tiny type.
Also, the box is huge, I threw it on the ground behind my case, but if you put this on your desktop, be prepared, it's as large as a standard router or cable modem.
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Apple
EAN: 0718908585580
Label: Apple Computer
Manufacturer: Apple Computer
Model: M8661LL/B
Publisher: Apple Computer
Studio: Apple Computer |
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