Can DisplayPort unseat HDMI in consumer market?
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 25 July 2008 - 11:41 · 12 comments & 4254 views
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#1 Posted by +Beastage on 25 Jul 2008 - 12:20
- In 4-5 years of course it will beat hdmi, all the big players intend on doing so .
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#2 Posted by +TCLN Ryster on 25 Jul 2008 - 13:59
- Ist it about time for a new logo to represent Hi-Def? One that doesnt include a dead and defunct format in the foreground of the logo?
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#3 Posted by +GreyWolfSC on 25 Jul 2008 - 15:20
- No. I think every model from every company should have a different port. This is getting stupid.
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#7 Posted by iwod on 26 Jul 2008 - 02:41
- In its current form. No. But DisplayPort 2.0 should beat HDMI hands down in every aspect.
DisplayPort is much better suited for PC. ( Mutiple Monitor, and Data Transfer ) And it can also be used for consumer electronics.
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#8 Posted by mrp04 on 26 Jul 2008 - 05:52
- What can DisplayPort even do that HDMI can not? HDMI can do video, audio, and remote control. What can Displayport do that is so great that we need to change interfaces YET AGAIN?
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#9 Posted by sullysnet on 27 Jul 2008 - 03:57
- if you read on wiki or even the display port org website their are any things that make it good. I figure dump DVI and keep just HDMI and Display Port. I have only seen 2 cards with DP interface... so much for pushing it to the market
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#10 Posted by +Volatile on 27 Jul 2008 - 17:25
- have to love competition.. it brings the prices down! =)
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#11 Posted by +mrbester on 28 Jul 2008 - 10:42
- "hard-to-use connectors and bulky cables"
What? How can a connector be hard to use? One end goes into one device / cable, the other goes into another device / cable. Perhaps those who have difficulty with that find it tricky to draw back the duvet in the morning when they get out of bed.
As for bulky cables, I assume this means SCART leads with about 4 times as many wires inside than a HDMI cable to enable bi-directional multichannel audio and visual support. Plus I don't get arbitrarily decided content lockout with SCART. -
#11.1 Posted by Kushan on 28 Jul 2008 - 15:43
- SCART IS bulky and "hard-to-use". The bloody cables are so fat, a lot of people (including myself) have trouble fitting it into the connector port when the TV is close to a wall or the inside of a cabinet.
What's more, the cables can be so heavy, they literally fall out of the sockets on occasion. This actually DOES happen and it's got bugger all to do with the incompetence of the user.
What about component cables? 6 separate leads to plug into your TV? That's a joke, but it's one of the holdovers from analogue TV. Optical cables can be tricky to use, the port they slide into is poorly designed and it isn't entirely obvious which direction is the right one, plus the cables are susceptible to dirt and dust and don't always make a snug fit anyway.
There's all sorts of problems with current cables that HDMI and DisplayPort both try to fix.
Consumers love HD video products like flat-panel televisions and Blu-ray DVD players. However, consumers did not love the legacy approach that electronics manufacturers have used to interconnect such devices, including hard-to-use connectors and bulky cables. The answer was HDMI, which was immediately embraced by consumers and OEMs alike in both the PC and consumer markets because of its relative ease of use.