Mini DisplayPort to Be Adopted as Part of Official Spec
According to the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA), Apple's Mini DisplayPort will be included in the upcoming DisplayPort 1.2 specification and will allow other manufacturers to incorporate the ports into their products.
The incorporation of the design into the official DisplayPort spec should alleviate any concerns that Apple had too much ownership over the technology.
The tiny port is to be included in the upcoming DisplayPort 1.2 specification, the standard's overseer, Vesa, said last week. The digital monitor link tech is to get stereoscopic display support too.
Apple introduced the miniaturized port as part of their new MacBooks and MacBook Pros and expects to adopt it in all future products. Apple offered the mini DisplayPort as a no-fee license to third parties while the specification was undergoing approval by VESA.The incorporation of the design into the official DisplayPort spec should alleviate any concerns that Apple had too much ownership over the technology.
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40 months ago
I guess this is good news, but if I see one more "can I connect my old macbook pro to the new LED display" thread I will die.
40 months ago
TBH I'd really like to see TVs and monitors start using the same standard connection (bonus points if its some form of HDMI so it can carry both audio and video. Less wires for the win).
40 months ago
This could be really good news if it means we see:
1) More sets with display port
2) Mini-DP/DP wires
*both assume audio and video on same cable.
1) More sets with display port
2) Mini-DP/DP wires
*both assume audio and video on same cable.
40 months ago
i think the mini display post is going to become the all around standard: they're small, cheep, and they have apple engineering meaning they wont have bent prongs like other cables. i will buy a hdmi mini display port from macally for watching dvd's of my computer soon enough...
40 months ago
Good news, although to we really expect other manufacturers to incorporate the mini DisplayPort into their products?
40 months ago
Good news, although to we really expect other manufacturers to incorporate the mini DisplayPort into their products?
At least it should mean adapters will be easier to come by.
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40 months ago
Good news, although to we really expect other manufacturers to incorporate the mini DisplayPort into their products?
Not necessarily but at least we should have many options on mini DisplayPort-DisplayPort cables.
Edit: Curses Arn beat me to it.
TBH I'd really like to see TVs and monitors start using the same standard connection (bonus points if its some form of HDMI so it can carry both audio and video. Less wires for the win).
I thought DisplayPort was capable of carrying audio also.
40 months ago
I wonder if Apple was waiting for this before they released any more products, like the iMac, Mac mini and the rest of the cinema displays?
I believe that the USB cable is required to be hooked up for the MacBooks to transfer sound to the LED display's speakers because it is not pumped through MDP.
I thought DisplayPort was capable of carrying audio also.
I believe that the USB cable is required to be hooked up for the MacBooks to transfer sound to the LED display's speakers because it is not pumped through MDP.
40 months ago
The wikipedia spec (hmm) shows it can carry audio upto 6.1mbit, fine for surround sound but no hd codecs. The displayport site tells me nothing.
Don't know if the current mac hardware passes the sound through or not, don't have any displayport equipment so I'm not hugely interested in checking. Still no mini-dp>hdmi cable? Highly dubious...
Don't know if the current mac hardware passes the sound through or not, don't have any displayport equipment so I'm not hugely interested in checking. Still no mini-dp>hdmi cable? Highly dubious...
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