[kwlug-disc] anyone played with a system with a "display port"?

[john at netdirect.ca]

Lack of royalties appears to be one benefit. That could be a big one for pc vendors like dell who try to save pennies. 

Wikipeadia states that it's flexible too and can, carry other information like, perhaps, touch screen input. 



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Oksana Goertzen wrote, On 12/27/2008 12:24 PM:
> On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 10:46 AM, Kyle Spaans <3lucid at gmail.com 
> <mailto:3lucid at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Crazy, this the first I've ever heard of "DisplayPort"!
> 
> At a recent Lenovo briefing I was at, a display port was discussed as 
> the new
> standard for video and the higher end Lenovo laptops now come with 
> display port
> connections.

Anyone know what it's supposed to bring to the party over HDMI or DVI?

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