<s>
The	O
Mini-DVI	B-Protocol
connector	O
is	O
used	O
on	O
certain	O
Apple	O
computers	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
Mini-VGA	B-Protocol
connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
size	O
is	O
between	O
the	O
full-sized	O
DVI	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
tiny	O
Micro-DVI	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
12-inch	O
PowerBook	B-Operating_System
G4	I-Operating_System
(	O
except	O
the	O
original	O
12-inch	O
867MHz	O
PowerBook	B-Operating_System
G4	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
used	O
Mini-VGA	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
the	O
Intel-based	O
iMac	B-Device
,	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Intel-based	O
laptop	O
,	O
the	O
Intel-based	O
Xserve	B-Device
,	O
the	O
2009	O
Mac	B-Device
mini	I-Device
,	O
and	O
some	O
late	O
model	O
eMacs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
phasing	O
Mini-DVI	B-Protocol
out	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Mini	B-Protocol
DisplayPort	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-DVI	B-Protocol
connectors	O
on	O
Apple	O
hardware	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
carrying	O
DVI	B-Protocol
,	O
VGA	B-Protocol
,	O
or	O
TV	O
signals	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
adapters	O
,	O
detected	O
with	O
EDID	B-General_Concept
(	O
Extended	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
identification	I-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
)	O
via	O
DDC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
connector	O
is	O
often	O
used	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
a	O
DVI	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
in	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
physical	O
space	O
on	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-DVI	B-Protocol
does	O
not	O
support	O
dual-link	O
connections	O
and	O
hence	O
cannot	O
support	O
resolutions	O
higher	O
than	O
1920×1200	O
@60Hz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
Mini-DVI	B-Protocol
adapter	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Non-OEM	O
Mini-DVI	B-Protocol
to	O
HDMI	O
adapters	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
at	O
online	O
stores	O
such	O
as	O
eBay	O
and	O
Amazon	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
some	O
retail	O
stores	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
not	O
sold	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
physical	O
connector	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Mini-VGA	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
is	O
differentiated	O
by	O
having	O
four	O
rows	O
of	O
pins	O
arranged	O
in	O
two	O
vertically	O
stacked	O
slots	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
two	O
rows	O
of	O
pins	O
in	O
the	O
Mini-VGA	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connecting	O
to	O
a	O
DVI-I	B-Protocol
connector	O
requires	O
a	O
Mini-DVI	B-Protocol
to	O
DVI-D	O
cable	O
plus	O
a	O
DVI-D	O
to	O
DVI-I	B-Protocol
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
Mini-DVI	B-Protocol
to	O
DVI-D	O
cable	O
does	O
not	O
carry	O
the	O
analog	O
signal	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
mini-DVI	B-Protocol
port	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
this	O
cable	O
with	O
an	O
inexpensive	O
DVI-to-VGA	O
adapter	O
for	O
VGA	B-Protocol
output	O
;	O
Apple	O
's	O
mini-DVI	B-Protocol
to	O
VGA	B-Protocol
cable	O
must	O
be	O
used	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
could	O
be	O
avoided	O
if	O
Apple	O
provided	O
a	O
mini-DVI	B-Protocol
to	O
DVI-I	B-Protocol
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
purpose	O
of	O
DVI-I	B-Protocol
is	O
to	O
ensure	O
universal	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
mini-DVI	O
to	O
DVI-D	O
cable	O
's	O
package	O
shows	O
a	O
DVI-I	B-Protocol
figure	O
instead	O
of	O
DVI-D	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
specify	O
that	O
it	O
comes	O
with	O
only	O
DVI-D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Mini-DVI	B-Protocol
is	O
pin-compatible	O
with	O
DVI	B-Protocol
,	O
it	O
supports	O
both	O
DVI	B-Protocol
and	O
VGA	B-Protocol
through	O
adapters	O
.	O
</s>
