Ab Work Outs: Kanex iAdapt 51 Mini DisplayPort to HDMI with 5.1 Channel Digital Audio Review

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(More customer reviews)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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Product Description:
Bring a true digital experience to your home theater with our fully digital Mini DisplayPort adapter that supports 1080p video and digital audio for AppleMacBook, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, iMac.With audio limitation from Mini Displayport we've combined AppleMini Jack digital audio output with Mini DisplayPort digital video output into a single HDMI output solution to bring a true audio video experience with full HD 1080p video and full digital audio 5.1 support. Powered by USB so no external power source is needed.

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