Apples Mini dvi to DVI Cable?

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Apples Mini dvi to DVI Cable?

Hey guys, im looking to connect my macbook to an external monitor which has a dvi port, now i know i can get apples adaptor the mini dvi to dvi large but what im confused about is this is very short and obviously wont reach to my monitors connection, can you guys send me a link of a sit in the uk with the correct extension cable? as i honestly dont know the difference between male and female and whether the tvs connector is male or female little confused! please help!

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.5.3), Macbook white, 2.4ghz, 160gb, 2 gb ram

Posted on Jun 2, 2008 12:12 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 2, 2008 12:20 PM in response to timmilesacoustic

*"i honestly dont know the difference between male and female"*

Think about it for a second. You're serious right? Think about the private parts of both men and woman and make an analogy between those and the video cables

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Answer 2

Jun 2, 2008 12:22 PM in response to timmilesacoustic

lol maybe i could have thought of a better way to phrase it. does the macbook mni dvi to dvi connector have a male or female connector on it?

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Answer 3

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Jun 2, 2008 12:34 PM in response to timmilesacoustic

I won't get into the male/female thing. However, I don't think you have to worry. Unless you are buying some "special" DVI cable, all the ones I've seen are the same with the same connector on each end (similar to at VGA cable which are also the same.)

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Answer 4

Jun 2, 2008 1:19 PM in response to timmilesacoustic

ahh righty okay, thanks for the quick replys, one final question, i understand ill need a male dvi d to connect to the apples extension and then the final dvi to plug into the tv. BUT what if the tv has a vga port, then where do i stand, do i need to purchase another cable for mini dvi to vga and buy extensions?

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Answer 5

Jun 2, 2008 1:28 PM in response to timmilesacoustic

The mini DVI to DVI adapter and the mini DVI to VGA adapter are just that, they're only adapters. they are not "cables". You'll still need to supply the cable to connect between the TV and your computer's adapter.

If your display/TV has a VGA port, then you'll need to buy the mini DVI to VGA adapter and a VGA cable.

-Doug

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Answer 6

Jun 2, 2008 2:40 PM in response to timmilesacoustic

thank you for your reply, really appreciate it!

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