macworld.com - 10/17/2008
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Peter Cohen on why DisplayPort is better than DVI.
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DisplayPort: Apple throws weight behind emerging display standard
MacDailyNews —
... Association (VESA), the same group that determines standard sizes for flat panel display mounts, for example. And Apple isn’t the only company supporting DisplayPort. HP, Philips, Samsung, Lenovo, AMD, Nvidia, Intel and many other companies have thrown their weight behind the standard, so we’ll be seeing a lot more DisplayPort-compatible devices in the coming years," Cohen reports. Full article, with just about everything you'll want to know (and then some) about DisplayPort here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Martin" for the heads up.] ...
Death to FireWire 400
Salon: Machinist —
... So what does that mean for Apple, in establishing new standards? While Apple may have ditched FireWire 400 on its lower-end laptop models, it has thrown its weight behind an up-and-coming new-and-improved monitor standard, DisplayPort, as Macworld's Peter Cohen also points out. ...
Aluminum MacBook Core 2 Duo/2GHz and 2.4GHz
PC World Latest Technology News —
... . Also, the inclusion of a GPU means better performance with GPU-accelerated applications (such as Adobe's Photoshop CS4), and the ability to take advantage of the OpenCL technology built into the next version of OS X, named Snow Leopard. The other benefit to the new graphics subsystem is its improved ability to connect to external displays. Coupled with the new Mini DisplayPort (used on new MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air models), the MacBook can now drive a 30-inch external display at 2,560 by 1,600 pixels (the previous model could only handle 1,920 by 1,200 pixels, ...
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DisplayPort Versus HDMI
edn.com 10/15/2008 — Comprehensive comparison of DisplayPort and HDMI by Ann R. Thryft for EDN last month. Worth a bookmark now that Apple is fully behind DisplayPort.
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Support - Discussions - Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI ...
discussions.apple.com 12/22/2008 — I just got the new Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter. It works fine visually on my 30 inch Cinema HD display, but now my mouse cursor is jumpy. Every few seconds as I drag my mouse, the cursor jumps 5-10 inches, making it hard and frustrating ...
Support - Discussions - Mini Displayport to Dual-Link DVI not ...
discussions.apple.com 6/24/2009 — Yeah well I have the older dell 30" that doesn't have displayport, and the apple 30" doesn't have displayport either. Those of us that still need dual-link dvi are screwed with this disaster of an adapter. I am absolutely shocked that apple has let ...
DisplayPort 1.2 to carry 3D, mini port
electronista.com 1/13/2009 — Display standards group VESA has revealed early details of DisplayPort 1.2, the next generation of its interface for computer screens. The technology doubles the amount of available bandwidth and lets the format produce images better than either the ...
Apple offers free licensing for Mini DisplayPort spec
arstechnica.com 12/1/2008 — Apple is offering free evaluation and implementation licenses for its Mini DisplayPort connector designs. Hopefully, this will help make Mini DisplayPort a de facto standard instead of an Apple-only technology. Read More...
EIZO ColorEdge CG242W, Another 24” LCD with DisplayPort
akihabaranews.com 11/14/2008 — DisplayPort is the NEXT big thing you'll have to consider buying one day or another. Just to let you know, if you bought a New MacBook Pro (that reminds me, I have a small review to write on this one), you'll have almost no alternative (almost none ...
Eizo intros 24-inch FlexScan LCD with DisplayPort
electronista.com 11/5/2008 — Japanese company Eizo on Wednesday introduced a new 24-inch LCD monitor, the FlexScan S2432W-H, which is one of its first to rely on the newer DisplayPort video standard. sports both a 1920x1200 resolution and a contrast ratio of 1,000:1. Other spec...