VESA DisplayPort Standard Version 1.4 finalised

[HEXUS]

The first DP standard to implement VESA Display Stream Compression (DSC) tech.

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[lumireleon]

the future is DP or HDMI?

[MrJim]

It would be nice if monitor manufacturers would release products with DP 1.3 compatibility, before they finalise DP 1.4!

[outwar6010]

It would be nice if monitor manufacturers would release products with DP 1.3 compatibility, before they finalise DP 1.4!

Exactly this. Also 1.3 is supposed to have hdr which is exciting.

[SineWave]

DP looks more and more promising and exciting with each passing day. I wonder if HDMI is on its way out? DP is much better. The only thing that bothers me about it is the Intel's copyright on it. [?]

[MrJim]

DP looks more and more promising and exciting with each passing day. I wonder if HDMI is on its way out? DP is much better. The only thing that bothers me about it is the Intel's copyright on it. [?]

I think you might be thinking of Thunderbolt? Displayport is an open standard defined by VESA (Video Electronics Standard Association), not Intel (although Intel is actually a member of VESA, as it happens).

[Gunbuster]

I think you might be thinking of Thunderbolt? Displayport is an open standard defined by VESA (Video Electronics Standard Association), not Intel (although Intel is actually a member of VESA, as it happens).

Thats easy to understand when Thunderbolt uses the same connector whether thats mini DP or USB C.