VGA Adaptor issues

Hi Guys,
just bought a VGA adaptor for my new 20" aluminum imac, turns out it doesn't fit and is for the older models. can someone please just post me a link to the right one in the apple store or give me the model number of the one i want please?
thanks,
Matthew

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions. 
The earlier iMacs had MiniVGA ports rather than MiniDVI ports. You can use any of the following:
Mini DVI - DVI
Mini DVI - VGA
Mini DVI - Composite/S-Video.
cheers
mrtotes

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