Apple Lightning Digital AV Adapter : Should You Save Your Money?

Today we are looking at Apples Lighting Digital AV Adapter. I bought this for personal reasons and really wanted to be fully satisfied with the product. Unfortunately what makes the Lighting Digital AV Adapter not as great as it should be is not the Adapter itself, but the restrictions the Apple IOS puts on you when using this device. So should you get it? Watch to learn more
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[@LoKnows]

What are your thoughts on the Lightning Digital AV Adapter? Could this be helpful for your needs or is this a hard pass?

[@catarinalopes2527]

Lo Knows, Sort Of I'm thinking of buying to use with a specific app: disney life. you think it works??????

[@OG187phxaz]

Can you use other paid apps. Like ufc pass?

[@yulonderhumphrey3317]

Can I hook it to my movie projector

[@FilmedbyJakee]

does this work on windows?

[@SPS_survivor]

Yulonder Humphrey yes mate

[@ulisesdiscontinuo7410]

*We use the **Bestt.Digital** projector along with the Amazon Firestick which enables us to pair with an external bluetooth speaker. It's been super fun, especially during COVID.*

[@rolexistimeless]

This man saved me $43. Thank you sir!

[@l.e.a.mtrading4251]

Greetings, I bought the adapter and it doesn't work on my laptop, it only works on TV and monitors?

[@robertseitzinger9425]

Great review. Excellent explanation of the functions, benefits and limitations

[@DavidGonzalez-we5wp]

Why it does not work with a HDMI splitter? Thanks for your response.

[@juan01684]

you should clarify that this function of connecting to the tv by hdmi + lighting adapter must use an original APPLE since the others do not work ... you understand, the rest everyone knows ........

[@darrenwoloshyn]

Ever since the iOS 12 update My iPhone 8 Plus and iPad Air 2 both don’t work with the adapter they are both on iOS 12.1 and I doesn’t matter if i have the display zoom on or not. Sometimes I can get it to mirror on the screen but only for a few seconds and then I cuts out. Sometimes it shows up in settings>general>about but not all the time. It’s not the HDMI cable or screen. I think it has to do with the software because it worked flawlessly for the past couple years.

[@shirleymaust1259]

Does it work with Prime Amazon App? I enjoyed watching this video as I know I can watch KZbin and Netflix! Thank you very much!

[@Tia-li6ux]

The video I’ve been looking for...... I want to know does this lightning port work with the Hulu app, Pluto tv app, and Tubi app and also does it charge your phone while it’s plugged into the tv?? I would like to know this before I purchase it.

[@anythingbutmyrealname]

Yes it does

[@harrysmyth971]

I have one for years it’s great can save on WiFi cost while using your data, hdmi from live Television to lightning ⚡️ good I have smart television has usb connection for charging iPhone 📱, when using digital dvi I have to go source to find HDMI and cable in good nick.

[@rickymanchanda]

Does the sound come on to the Bluetooth headset while watching on Netflix when using this cable.

[@applewolfx6472]

Yes

[@applewolfx6472]

I’ve done this plenty of times it works

[@x3dwany371]

@@applewolfx6472 bit late

[@bobdrums]

And in 2020 almost no video apps work! I just picked one up to share my iPad screen in Zoom calls through the ATEM mini for online drum lessons.

[@daren210]

MS Team also not working?

[@DanRealFilms]

Great Video! One question does it work well with the "Video Camera" Build-In App? Thanks Buddy

[@electricalbatross5797]

Would have liked to seen productivity apps like PowerPoint, word, etc.

[@hoppysport2872]

The question is, does it work with Zoom?

[@h1n14lifegaming]

Thought it was useful but then realized that it doesn't support all games which made it meh for me. Besides that would be good for binging movies and shows. Great video and hope you have a wonderful day

[@LoKnows]

H1N1 4LIFE GAMING thanks man, that’s what I am here for. Sacrificing my hard earned $$ so everyone can see it was a waste of $$😂

[@h1n14lifegaming]

Lo Knows, Sort Of haha well thanks for the sacrifice. Well what can we expect from Apple oh well. I've been uploading now from a new PS4 which makes my editing easier. Besides that keep them videos rolling.

[@ajfromca]

I keep one of these in my tech travel bag, when I go to a hotel I will plug up my iPhone or iPad to the hotel TV and what whatever I want. I will also use it for productivity sometimes with my iPad. Beyond that ya, these things are kinda useless. If iOS treated this as an external second display rather then mirroring unless an app has a specific function and the latency was not so bad it would be decent, but as it is a no.

[@nicoleancell6860]

If you have a smart tv with apps already built in and the TV goes online you don’t need this. I will. I will be living in the country with no data or isp provider or cable, just my IPhone. The main thing I don’t like about this product (and most lightening cables for that matter,) is they are so short ughh. So every time I want to use the controls for pause,play, ff,rw... I need to get up and go to the TV

[@dickjames5007]

Nicole Ancell they make extensions and ten foot cords

[@trystrat]

Great info. thank you! Is there a better alternative?

[@DinkyDoughnut]

Basically the picture on your iPhone may look clear enough, but magnified and expanded onto a widescreen, one would need to intensify the resolution to a Higher Definition Dots per square inch. DPi.

[@tylerbeard4092]

Does this still work for Netflix? I’ve tried cheaper casting/ mirroring methods and the Netflix app doesn’t allow me to watch anything on my TV

[@kharideberry1222]

Same

[@TheDude-vx6wn]

Hi, thank you for the tutorial. Can we turn off the iPhone screen while connected? Or can we lower the brightness on the phone without affecting the TV? Thanks.

[@kaywells4634]

Yes I lower the brightness on the phone to save battery.

[@ffalawadi5457]

Does it work with any TV? Or Apple TV should be used

[@lukesparkman2590]

How does a smart tv affect this

[@floridiot12]

Informative! Does it work with ZOOM?

[@jonathanhollier3314]

Great video! Very good tutorial and easy to follow, thanks 🙏

[@manuelcornejo7405]

Regarding the lag or delay in the tv screen. Have you tried to use a computer monitor with HDMI port?

[@27mickey]

I purchased this back then for iPad 2, so I purchased this one. I love this idea due to travel purposes hotel rooms are basic cable.

[@LoKnows]

It works! No fuss

[@EricZ1982]

does this work with MLB TV?

[@liutony4872]

The lag is really obvious, kind of disappointed with a wired HDMI connection. Casting dongle over wifi works quite well, supporting both Airplay and Miracast. Using Miracast on Android seems more stable, Airplay is at the mercy of the app you use: a TV app asked for paid membership and disabled Airplay. I ran the same TV app on Android and casting was no problem, no need for a paid membership either.

[@DiamondDragon22]

Make sure you got the Apple brand one. On Amazon there's this product that's clevery hidden for $20, but it's not actuallly apples official product. It's more expensive but much higher quality: Little to no lag, cord doesn't snap)

[@joshuafogata9384]

Will movie box work with it?

[@alexius656]

Did you find out if movie box works?

[@nighttrain4569]

Yea movie box works with it

[@Jailynecristal]

Yess it does work with movie box !!!

[@darrenwoloshyn]

It works with movie box

[@Tommy_boy007]

MovieBox is dead.

[@optimalskillzz1199]

My dongle is the same as yours however to output a display on the tv I always have to have my iPhone charging any reason behind that? It’s already 100%

[@shiftyfn8623]

You probably have a fake one does is say HD or HDMI on the dongle?

[@christiebozzone768]

I’ve used mine for less than a month and it suddenly stop mirroring my iPhone. TV went blank but the sound came through.

[@Quaai]

think you

[@shenziszn2100]

Can you use lightning headphone jack or lightning to 3.5mm jack to listen to audio or does it have to be aloud?

[@velafella]

I’m a year late but no I tried this and it didn’t work

[@StevenLockhart-r4h]

If I don’t have Wi-Fi and no cell phone service, will downloads on my iPhone from Netflix, prime video, Hulu play using AV adapter

[@patrickmcdonald3365]

I just bought one of these to connect my iPhone SE to an Epson video projector. It works well but I need my iPhone as a video camera and require a long HDMI cable (25' - 30'). Before I buy a cable can you tell me what is the max length cable I can use?

[@princekabs4659]

Can u connect it on a camcorder and then use it as an extra screen?

[@gabrielqueteimportante8499]

I prefer this then screen mirroring

[@muggyinnovascotia]

i was so dissapointed in mine! i bought it to watch netflix downloads offline at my camp where there is no internet ......no go...... it did not work! ended up spending the money on a laptop which never failed me

[@kitkat9dice668]

Thank u so much because where I live that we don’t have Internet but we have phone service so this is a really great video and be nice and it was thank you so much because finally I can have Netflix Hulu Disney+ on my phone and stream to my TV

[@marblehillpjs]

It seems like a great solution for watching videos while on vacation so you don't have to use data.

[@JustinBallard117]

Yup but you'll suffer from worse resolution, sound and delay sometimes. It does its job but obviously it's not a quality product, its something you use if all else fails kinda product.

[@Triestini]

Great review thanks.

[@jacquelopezz16]

does it work on disney + ?

[@TheOreoritz]

it should work...

[@Jomahh]

TheOreoritz lmaoo

[@OverlandTT]

How do you get on with delay when playing games as I'm wanting to use on external IPS monitor 1920x1080p - World of tanks blitz

[@huntermcgahan930]

I would use this ONLY for Netflix Hulu KZbin and hbo

[@edologi5735]

is the audio sync when you watching movies?

[@teamawesome5153]

And Disney Plus!

[@justkoolin]

If you have wifi get a ROKU instead

[@shairaleopoldo8586]

It’s not working with my Netflix. Could you please help me with this? Thank you

[@hiemus]

Thank you for the great review !! I love your video :D

[@arthursalazar5209]

You did not talk sound ? I have an iPhone 6 and a brand new hp 24m full he monitor. I get no sound. Everything is hooked up according to your instructions. I have no sound. What happened ? What do I need to do ? What did I do wrong??

[@n8goulet]

I have an iPhone SE 2020 edition. My TV is fairly new, supports 4K and has a built-in Apple TV Mirroring ability. I've tried some games on it, and some work fine, and others have too slow of frame rate. Has anyone compared the frame per second of mirroring to the latest Apple TV vs using this cable? Would it improve the frame rate of some games being a wired connection, vs a wireless connection with the Apple TV? Thanks.

[@marciatennison4032]

Does it work with Amazon Prime and HBO Max?

[@dominadorgamit]

I want to buy the same hdmi and im just wondering if this still works for netflic until now

[@davidhanna9420]

We use ours to watch Netflix and movies on Kanopy. Never had a problem.

[@camsongschea246]

Honest review. Good job.

[@the_bogeyman.]

Nice video. Did you try if it works with Plex?

[@ukaszs360]

Hi great material! I've got one question: when I'll connect to a PS monitor (without speakers built in) how can I get sound of the movie/game etc.? Iis it possible parallelly connect via bluetooth? Thanks for support

[@Dollierichmond34894]

I need one of those to Play my Candy Crush games and you watch movies on my big screen TV can you help me out with it

[@LoKnows]

The candy crush no problem, but more steaming apps are blocking access to the dongle when trying to put it up on a bigger screen. It’s sucks…

[@jagdishchawla415]

The lightning adapter with the HDMI cable does not display a mirror image on the TV. Instead, it shows a bar code and below it a version of Drong Cast app. I have this app on my iphone and have updated the displayed version. what do I do next to create the mirror image on the TV

[@victorm6176]

Now comes a diffetent model with the usb Hdmi and charger input.

[@GrayWolf79]

I bought one last night and it works but there’s no volume control and it makes the tv super loud. the tv no longer controls the volume and you can’t turn it down on your phone either. What am I doing wrong?

[@kaywells4634]

Would you recommend this item or a chrome cast to stream to tv?

[@Nicolebrooke18]

How come I can hear the apps but I can’t see the video it’s just black? Please help!

[@mikeosude]

Is it compatible with Microsoft office as I want to use it with my monitor in my office. Also, does it do split screen?

[@robertsanderson9676]

My discovery plus app wall mirror onto the TV but once I try to play a movie I get an error message discovery is the only one that will not play any idea

[@luisg9444]

Would you use it to connect iPhone to projector or just use a laptop?

[@Jailynecristal]

Luis G I used mine on my projector 📽

[@Rod7355]

Great video, Does it work with Hulu and the DTV app?

[@Digikidthevoiceofreason]

Get to the IMPORTANT question. WILL IT WORK WITH ITUNES TV/MOVIE PURCHASES ?????

[@huntermcgahan930]

Why have 6 people liked this but no one answered? I don’t know but I would like to know too..

[@Itsme-cs4wq]

No it doesn’t, I have tried to watch the film “House with a clock in its walls” on the tv with this cable and it says “you do not have permission...” and doesn’t let you watch. You also can’t stream Now TV via this cable

[@catplayzgamingchannel7126]

the answer is yes.

[@Toxxsicklemons]

I purchased a movie on my ITunes as well to see the new Movie ‘The Tax Collector’ I’m going to buy the cable for $12.99 here at Walmart hopefully it works.

[@jeffmeuler7848]

Hello, do you know if KZbin TV will work with this product?

[@brijeshupadhyay2951]

I was wondering if I can hear audio from the passthrough via apple lightning earphone. If you answer that would be helpful

[@ydharmus]

Does the audio and video work to use with Zoom conferencing app ?

[@jeffyshorts7079]

Iam watching this on the adapter to my projector

[@TheSteveSteele]

Lightening can’t stream HDMI natively. The Lightening Digital AV Adapter has a custom SoC and kernel to convert the H264 signal coming out of the iOS device so that any device will see the signal as HDMI. However, if the app senses there is a converter between the path of the iOS device and the monitor and the app has built in restrictions then it won’t play. It’s not really the fault of Apple necessarily. However, it’s been reported that iOS 12 has either introduced a feature or bug that’s incompatible with the firmware in the adapter (which may be Apple’s fault). Essentially Apple built its own hack (the adapter itself) to convert H264 video to an HDMI signal. Apparently Apple knows about the problem, the overall quality issue, and that’s probably why there is no USB C to HDMI dongle yet. At the Apple Shareholders’ meeting at the beginning of March 2019 a shareholder asked why there was no convertor for the USB C iPad Pros and was told by Craig Federighi that one was on the way. Apparently they are trying to “hack” a better solution. Hopefully for those users a more “pure” HDMI signal can be sent via USB C (but I doubt that’s possible due to DRM). Will there be a fix for the Lightening HDMI adapter? I’m still trying to find out. Maybe Apple is working on a firmware update for the dongle or iOS. Maybe Apple has already addressed this issue with the last iOS update and I just don’t know about it yet. I myself have a lecture to give in two weeks and am depending on the Lightening HDMI adapter to work. I’ll probably bring my Apple TV as backup. If you have any further information I would appreciate it if you would respond to this comment and I will try to do the same when I know for sure. Thank you.

[@RealNaps]

Genius comment

[@Jbarton81]

I have one. Recently got an older monitor. Can I use this to connect it to my Mac if I also have an hdmi to dvi cord? 😮

[@T15-v3d]

Lo Knows Tech hey my internet is bad and I wanted to stream Netflix on a tv using data but as soon as I plug this thing in it shuts off data

[@ASMRClassic]

Is cheaper brands not as clear? I just got a cheape one and it’s not clear and the sound is off

[@ashleylanter2895]

Does the new Disney + app work?

[@mrmcgregor2000]

That’s my question as well.

[@dickjames5007]

Ashley Lanter good question you Star Wars fanatics I’ll let u know in a few days as soon as I try it.

[@damonthomas2409]

So, I came across a projector (for my li’l ones outside party) that maxes out at 1080p. Wonder if I can broadcast/show Disney+ movies?

[@naf3570]

My iphone 6S still works, but the screen is black. Would that mean that if I used this adaptor the screen of the tv will be black?

[@waynebarro6544]

Save your receipt so you can return it after it quits working. Mine made it less than a week.

[@RealNaps]

Lolll

[@aaronsandiego03]

Can you record without capture card?

[@johuxter5849]

I am able to watch Netflix with this not Prime is there a way around it??

[@BARTOSZUK2011]

hey. how does it work with video phone calls? can you mirror it horizontally while on video call ?

[@TheAlderFalder]

Infuse works great with this adapter!

[@shehab.aladdin]

TheAlderFalder THANK YOU I had my doubts cause I always use Infuse

[@jewell2352]

U NEED TO SHOW HOW TO SET IT UP DUHHH

[@edber64]

Haha I guess he forgot.

[@NicholasLoch]

Will the Apple TV app work with the Lighting Digital AV Adapter? I want to watch my movies I purchased on itunes by using the lightning adapter to connect my ipad to my tv. Will that work? Or do they make you buy an apple tv device to do that?

[@spartaninc8573]

There are better hdmi adapters out if you are will to spend a lil more which will save you on the long run.as for game play it works well I haven’t had a problem playing games and I play cod mobile most of the time among other game’s.

[@Jacobggxp4488]

Ok cool,, what about if you want to watch a competition that is online in safari at a web address?? Will it mirror safari and whatever is in your safari browser??

[@marlaorenstein9677]

this doesnt work.. i am attached to an old screen monitor with no hdmi and needed an adaptor withthe hdmi and then bought the appl e dangler which is all good but does not show on the monitor

[@kevinduprey9326]

getting a barcode on screen with everything correctly plugged in....iphone x

[@dickjames5007]

Kevin Duprey get an hdcp stripper your being blocked by hdcp it’s a type of copyright apps have

[@allenlee466]

Kevin Duprey me to

[@anthonyray9646]

Do I need to WiFi ? For this to work maybe a dumb question but don’t have WiFi where I’m at

[@katiehaynes3554]

Our audio only works via the phone how do you get the audio to work via the TV? This is on every app of Hulu, Netflix, KZbin. Any feedback would be appreciated!

[@gregs_garage]

Does it work with Disney plus?

[@rorywalters1614]

Man you need to check is there something wrong with your HDMI cable. Mine is fine, no visible latency. I also have a 30 pin to HDMI adapter for my old iPhone 4S, and even this one has absolutely no visible latency.

[@Bhuda171]

Trying to use the dongle for the Direct tv app, it says you are required to have direct tv now but when I contacted direct tv themselves I was told it should work. It works for every other streaming app, but as soon as I go to direct tv app it says hdmi output not supported. Now we tried a third party dongle not apple specific and it's coming up with a whole bunch of new issues. Any help please let me know.

[@logancottrill589]

yesss thank u for the netflix clarification

[@lexytong730]

Is it working with netflix?

[@storino03]

Hulu plus, amazon instant video, VLC player?

[@diegoalejandrotorrespinzon2743]

Does it work with apple fitness +? I want to try that out but without Apple TV

[@kathleenlopes2654]

I want to use my directv app and connect to an LG tv. I have the lightning to digital AV adapter by Apple how do I get this to work?

[@barrygadsden7201]

Kathleen Lopes s

[@Toyeboy89]

Thanks for the info. Guess it's not good for playing games.

[@edwincortes6216]

Can you use the hdmi adapter and use your airpods with out problems?

[@erikcastillo1996]

Can sling tv work with it?