DisplayPort: Big name support for yet another digital connection standard
First there was DVI, superseded by HDMI, as a way of transferring digital content between tuner, TV and other HD-ready devices.
Now, there's DisplayPort.
The DisplayPort standard has been designed by VESA (the Video Electronics Standards Association) in an attempt to 'unify digital display connection interfaces' - in other words, to ensure that every piece of high-definiton equipment will connect to any other piece of high-def kit in the same way.
Its heavyweight supporters include Dell, HP and Lenovo (they bought out IBM) so one would assume it will at least become a standard on the world's leading PCs. The standard has been in development since late last year, and it's now ready to roll.
Naturally, there are supporters in both the HDMI and DisplayPort camps, so we're set for another standards war that ultimately confuses consumers. Great!
Here’s the science bit. DisplayPort offers:
- high-definition digital audio available to the display device over the same cable as the digital video signal.
- true plug-and-play with robust interoperability.
- an open, extensible, industry standard.
- support for viewing high definition television, video and other types of protected content.
So there you have it: DisplayPort. Gotta love standards...
Via DailyTech.
