Mini-DVI
Sign in to saveThe Mini-DVI connector is used on certain Apple computers as a digital alternative to the Mini-VGA connector. Its size is between the full-sized DVI and the tiny Micro-DVI. It is found on the 12-inch PowerBook G4 (except the original 12-inch 867 MHz PowerBook G4, which used Mini-VGA), the Intel-based iMac, the MacBook Intel-based laptop, the Intel-based Xserve, and the 2009 Mac mini.
Key facts
- Connector.name
- Mini-DVI
- Connector.type
- Digital and analog computer video connector
- Connector.image
- 300px
- Connector.caption
- The Mini-DVI plug on a 12-inch PowerBook G4
- Connector.designer
- Apple Inc.
- Connector.manufacturer
- Apple Inc.
- Connector.superseded
- Mini-VGA
- Connector.superseded_by
- Mini DisplayPort
- Connector.superseded_by_date
- October 2008
- Connector.external
- yes
- Connector.video_signal
- As DVI
- Connector.num_pins
- 32
- Connector.pinout_image
- 173px
- Connector.pinout_caption
- A female mini-DVI socket
- Connector.pin1
- Data 2 +
- Connector.pin1_name
- Dat2_P
- Connector.pin2
- Data 2 -
- Connector.pin2_name
- Dat2_N
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The Mini-DVI connector is used on certain Apple computers as a digital alternative to the Mini-VGA connector. Its size is between the full-sized DVI and the tiny Micro-DVI. It is found on the 12-inch PowerBook G4 (except the original 12-inch 867 MHz PowerBook G4, which used Mini-VGA), the Intel-based iMac, the MacBook Intel-based laptop, the Intel-based Xserve, and the 2009 Mac mini.
In October 2008, Apple announced the company was phasing Mini-DVI out in favor of Mini DisplayPort.