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Many reviewers ignorantly rate this lower because they blame their hardware or software for being unable to pass audio along with video. After using it with my Macbook Pro (2010), it works without flaws for both audio & video, if your Mac OS settings are correct. For instructions on how to pass audio & video on Mac OS X, see the bottom of my review. Pros: + Passes Video cleanly + Passes Audio in sync + Small, clean design + Inexpensive Cons: - Does not have Gold-plated contact for female HDMI connector (or display port connector) Hardware tested it with: + April 2010 Macbook Pro (i7 - but that is insignificant) + Pioneer Kuro 6020 + Standard HDMI Cable + Belkin HDMI Cable ********************************* How to Pass Audio & Video via Mac OS 10.6 Note: Only recently released macs have the hardware capable of passing audio out via display port. These are (as of 08-2010): iMac (Late 2009), MacBook Pro (Mid 2010), and MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010). Step 1: Connect the adapter to mac, HDMI cable to adapter and HDMI cable to TV. Step 2: Select appropriate input on TV. Step 3: The mac should auto-sense the display connection and extend the desktop to it. If this does not occur, you must go to System Preferences - Displays and click "Detect Displays." Step 4: You should have video at this point, but not audio, outputting. Why? Because you have to tell your mac to stop using its speakers and output audio elsewhere instead. This is a software feature and has nothing to do with the adapter. It is not plug & play and this is why some people have failed in getting audio, because they did not change their settings. ---> Go to System Preferences - Sound. Click on the 'Output' table. By default, the internal speakers are selected. Below that, you should see your television as an option. Click your output device. Once you do this, audio should play along with the video. Step 5: Put something good on to watch for a change (if it's reality tv, ignore the above instructions). Enjoy!