Common video connectors

TIG has cables and converters matching many of the below in 32-276, for use or loan.

(approx. to scale)	Connector	Common models	Gotchas
	VGA	PC Laptops Stata projectors Desktops before ~2006	Analog signal introduces noise to digital displays.
	DVI Single Link: up to 1920x1200 Dual Link: up to 2560x1600	Flat panel monitors Full-sized desktops (minitower, tower) Discrete MacBook Pro Mac Pro	Only DVI-I (provided by graphics cards but not all converters) can be converted to VGA (which use DVI-A pins).
	DMS-59	Low-profile desktops, esp. slimline Dells	"Y" cables needed to split to DVI and/or VGA. Single monitor must connect to branch labeled "1".
	HDMI	TVs Some projectors High-end monitors Unibody Mac Mini	Easy to convert to/from DVI, but will lose any sound channels.
	DisplayPort	Newer desktops Newer monitors Some ThinkPads	Converters to/from DVI and HDMI can be expensive or flakey.
	Mini DisplayPort	Macs since 2009 Apple monitors since 2009 Some HP and Toshiba laptops	Converters to/from dual-link DVI and HDMI can be expensive or flakey.
	Micro-DVI	2008 MacBook Air
	Mini-DVI	2006-2008 MacBooks (not Airs or Pros) 2006-2008 iMacs

Don't know which Apple hardware you have? See Apple's support document (esp. "Additional info" at bottom).

Looking for a weirder connector? You may find it on Wikipedia's list, but you're less likely to find it in 32-276.

-- ArthurProkosch - 01 Jul 2010