mini-VGA

{{Infobox connector

|name=Apple Mini-VGA

|type=Analogue computer video connector

|image=Image:Mini-VGA cropped.jpg

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|caption=The Mini-VGA port on an iBook

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|data_signal=I²C data channel for DDC information

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|num_pins=14

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|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.

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{{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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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,[http://store.apple.com/us/product/M8639G/A VGA Display Adapter - Apple Store (U.S.)] HP,[http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/computer/categories/mini/1/accessories/FY828AA HP Official Store — Buy the HP Mini VGA cable direct from HP] and Asus[http://www.asus.com/Peripherals_Accessories/Cable/Connectivity_Combo/ ASUS Connectivity Combo] 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 iBooks, eMacs, certain PowerBooks (e.g.: 12-inch), and some iMacs (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 as well as S-Video, in addition to VGA signals, through the use of 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 Minis and HP TouchSmarts. Samsung Chromebooks, as released in June 2011, feature their own implementation of mini-VGA.{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/chromebook/#chromebooks-samsung |title = Google Chromebooks - Laptops, detachables and tablets}} Various other Samsung laptops, such as the Series 7 and Series 9, also featured this new connector.{{cite web |url=http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/notebooks |title = Samsung Notebooks {{!}} All Samsung Netbooks {{!}} Samsung}} 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.