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{{Short description|Electrical connector type}}
{{Infobox connector
|name=Apple Mini-VGA
|type=Analogue computer video connector
|image=[[Image:Mini-VGA cropped.jpg|250px|]] 
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|caption=The Mini-VGA port on an [[iBook]]
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|superseded=[[VGA connector]]
|superseded_by=[[Mini-DVI]]
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|external=yes
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|data_signal=[[I²C]] data channel for DDC information
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|num_pins=14 
|pinout_image=[[Image:MiniVGA Connector Pinout.svg|210px]]
|pinout_caption=A female Mini-VGA connector
|pin1=GND 
|pin1_name=GND
|pin2=N.C.
|pin2_name=VSync
|pin3=N.C.
|pin3_name=HSync
|pin4=GND
|pin4_name=Red Return
|pin5=S-Video (C)
|pin5_name=Red video
|pin6=GND 
|pin6_name=Green return
|pin7=S-Video (Y)
|pin7_name=Green video
|pin8=+5 V
|pin8_name=+5 V
|pin9=Composite video
|pin9_name=Blue video
|pin10=DDC data
|pin10_name=DDC data
|pin11=DDC clock
|pin11_name=DDC clock
|pin12=GND
|pin12_name=GND
|pin13=Cable detect
|pin13_name=Cable detect
|pin14=GND
|pin14_name=Blue return
|pinout_notes=Left column indicates VGA mode, right column indicates television output mode.
}}
{{Infobox connector
|name=Samsung Mini-VGA
|type=Analogue computer video connector
|image=[[File:Minivga samsung chromebook.jpg]]
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|caption=The Mini-VGA port on a Samsung Chromebook
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|manufacturer=Samsung
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|superseded_by=[[Mini DisplayPort]]
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'''Mini-VGA''' connectors are proprietary and non-standard alternative video connectors that were used on some laptops and other computer systems in place of a standard [[VGA connector]]. [[Apple Inc.|Apple]],<ref>[http://store.apple.com/us/product/M8639G/A VGA Display Adapter - Apple Store (U.S.)]</ref> [[HP Inc.|HP]],<ref>[http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/computer/categories/mini/1/accessories/FY828AA HP Official Store &mdash; Buy the HP Mini VGA cable direct from HP]</ref> and [[Asus]]<ref>[https://www.asus.com/Peripherals_Accessories/Cable/Connectivity_Combo/ ASUS Connectivity Combo]</ref> each introduced separate connectors using the same moniker of "mini-VGA", but which are otherwise physically incompatible with each other (though ''all'' of them are compatible with standard VGA using the correct adapter).

Apple's mini-VGA ports may be found on some older Apple computers, including [[iBook]]s, [[eMac]]s, certain [[PowerBook]]s (e.g.: 12-inch), and some [[iMac]]s (e.g.: the iMac G5). In addition to a more compact form-factor, Apple's mini-VGA ports also have the added ability to output [[Composite video|composite]] as well as [[S-Video]], in addition to [[VGA]] signals, through the use of [[Extended display identification data|EDID]]. When used for S-Video, S-Video's chrominance (C) and luminance (Y) signals replace VGA's red (R) and green (G) channels, while for [[composite video]], the signal is output through VGA's blue (B) channel. (The horizontal and vertical sync pins of VGA are left unused.)

HP's version of mini-VGA can be found in [[HP Mini]]s and [[HP TouchSmart]]s. [[Samsung Chromebook]]s, as released in June 2011, feature their own implementation of mini-VGA.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/chromebook/#chromebooks-samsung |title = Google Chromebooks - Laptops, detachables and tablets}}</ref> Various other Samsung laptops, such as the Series 7 and Series 9, also featured this new connector.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samsung.com/us/computer/notebooks |title = Samsung Notebooks {{!}} All Samsung Netbooks {{!}} Samsung}}</ref> Mini-VGA ports can also be found on several laptops previously manufactured by [[Sony]].

With the introduction of [[mini-DVI]], as well as [[Mini DisplayPort]], mini-VGA connectors were largely superseded in favor of these newer, more versatile connector types.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Developer_Notes/Macintosh_CPUs-G3/ibook/3_Input-Output/chapter_4_section_14.html iBook Developer Note: External Display Port]

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