If you happen to be one of the owners of a recently released Mac Mini, you've probably come to the realization that its video out (via mini DisplayPort) and audio out (via mini Tokslink) doesn't tend to play nice with the rest of your home entertainment system. Unless you've already invested in at least 3-4 adapters to get it up and running, we've believe you'll find this single piece of hardware quite interesting...
Behold! The power of a single cable adapter! Made to perfectly complement your Mac Mini (and Macbook Pro as well, come to think of it), this Mini DisplayPort Adapter will allow your 1080p signal to HDMI goodness. For audio, you can easily feed it into the Mac Mini's digital audio-out and since it's powered by USB, you'll never have to worry about a clunky power vampire sucking all your powerz.
Available for $70 $33.60 (Thanks creativechicago!), it certainly isn't cheap, but if you're looking to clean up the number of adapters and wire clutter feeding from your Mac Mini to your HDTV, there certainly isn't a cleaner choice out there.
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or this for cheaper...
It just came out within the past week or so.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=5969&seq=1&format=2
Apple - The new Sony...
Um... My shiny new Mac Mini works just fine with my home entertainment center. Maybe yours is broken?
Video goes where it's supposed to: the TV. It comes with a MiniDisplayport -> DVI connector. That goes right into the DVI -> HDMI cable that feeds the TV.
Audio goes where it's supposed to - straight to my Denon receiver - with a $4 mini->TOSlink cable.
I really don't understand why I'd want to bundle the audio and video on the same cable - I'd just have to run an optical cable back from the TV to the receiver anyway, plus hope that the TV split/passed that out correctly (a lot of LCD sets had issues with that from the AVSForum.com reviews I was reading).