Gizmodo reported that the adapter they got ran into a frequent problem where the connected display would flicker and then apparently lose about half of the data being sent over—more like a single-link DVI adapter, amirite?—resulting in an unpretty, corrupted picture. They suggest that it might be related to power issues or interference, as plugging in USB devices seems to hasten the problem along.

Lest you think this is some sort of blogger-only problem, Gizmodo also points to a couple of Apple discussion threads on the issue, and are, as of this writing, largely negative—though, if I paid $100 for a cable that doesn’t do the one thing it does, I’d be writing irate reviews too. Then again, maybe there are just a bunch of bum cables out there.

Anybody out there in MacUserland have one of these doohickies? How are you faring?