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VESA Issues Mini DisplayPort Standard

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has announced that the Apple-developed Mini DisplayPort (mDP) is now a connector standard, “defining the new, small connector that supports the full range of power, signaling and protocol capabilities defined in the DisplayPort Standard Version 1, Revision 1a,&...

11 November 2009
08:31 GMT

Matrox Announces World's First Graphics Card with Support for Eight Displays

Matrox Graphics, one of the world's leading vendors of specialized graphics cards for multiple display solutions, has just announced the introduction of its new M98188 PCIe x16 Octal graphics, providing customers with a choice for a card with support for up to eight DisplayPort or DVI Single-Link outputs. Featu...

11 November 2009
04:11 GMT

Radeon HD 5870 2GB Card Packs Six DisplayPort Connectors

One of the main features that have been enabled by AMD's new series of Radeon HD 5000 GPUs (aside from the DirectX 11 support) is the integration of AMD's latest ATI Eyefinity technology, a solution that allows computer enthusiasts to use a Radeon graphics card for employment in a multi-display configurati...

6 November 2009
06:54 GMT

Research - DisplayPort to See Wide Adoption Across ‘Mobile PCs’

In-Stat has published a report in which the market research firm projects that the DisplayPort will see a significant adoption in “mobile Pcs,” according to the company, particularly as an internal interface between the motherboard and the LCD panel. Put forth by the Video Electronics Standards Associati...

28 September 2009
04:04 GMT

S3 Graphics Launches the Chrome 540GTX

Despite not being the biggest name in the industry, VIA's graphics subsidiary, S3 Graphics, is still a noteworthy graphics card maker, which has just introduced the new Chrome 540GTX video card. The Chrome 540GTX, which the company claims to be the world's most connected high-definition capable card ever, h...

13 February 2009
09:38 GMT

NVIDIA Graphics Update 2009 Fixes DisplayPort Adapter Issues

Yesterday afternoon, Apple released the NVIDIA Graphics Update 2009, a software update that should improve cursor movement when using Apple's $99 Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter with the late 2008 MacBook models. The Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter lets users connect the 30-inch Apple Cinema ...

27 January 2009
03:37 GMT

Apple Offers Free Mini DisplayPort Licensing

Although still fond of tying everything down to its hardware, Apple has decided to offer free licensing for devices using the Mini DisplayPort standard. Developers and hardware makers eager to build peripherals that work with Apple's new standard must apply first for an evaluation license, and a separate implem...

2 December 2008
09:04 GMT

24" Apple Cinema Display Orders Have Arrived

Those who ordered the first 24-inch Cinema Display units from Apple have confirmed their arrival on Wednesday, Cult of Mac is reporting. The new displays work only with Apple computers boasting mini-Display port connectors, namely the new line of notebooks introduced in October. Apple started taking orders for its n...

27 November 2008
05:52 GMT

New iMacs to Arrive Following MacBook Upgrades

Apple is said to be refreshing its entire iMac line sometime in the next four weeks, following the release of its “unibody” MacBooks. Sources close to Apple indicate that some of the parts built inside Apple's latest notebooks will be making their way into revamped iMac models as well.AppleInsider ci...

20 October 2008
08:47 GMT

Leaked - Fully Assembled Next-Gen 15-Inch MacBook Pro

Sources leaking this new photo, showing a fully assembled next-generation 15-inch MacBook Pro with a black display bezel, say they can confirm it is legitimate. The image shows that the new notebook borrows design elements from both the aluminum iMacs and MacBook Air, as previously hinted.A source who has actually se...

14 October 2008
03:57 GMT

Intel's G45 Chipset to Support DisplayPort and HDMI

Intel is reportedly making the final adjustments before the G45 chipset finally starts shipping to the motherboard manufacturers. The new G45 Express (Eaglelake-G) and G43 Express desktop chipsets will both sport Intel's integrated Graphics Media Accelerator.However, the chipsets' technical specifications ...

7 April 2008
05:04 GMT

AMD Unveils Industry's First DisplayPort Graphics Card for Workstations

AMD has just announced mass-availability for its first commercially available 3D workstation graphics card equipped with VESA's DisplayPort interface. According to the company, the ATI FireGL V7700 professional graphics accelerator delivers improved rendering speeds and enhanced 3D performance for 3D graphics an...

31 March 2008
17:36 GMT

ASRock Unveils World's First DisplayPort Motherboard

VESA's half-baked DisplayPort digital interface seems to become more an more popular with LCD display and graphics cards manufacturers. However, ASRock has just announced their new A780FullDisplayPort motherboard offering, world's first DisplayPort device of its kind.The company's allegations are only ...

27 March 2008
05:28 GMT

The DisplayPort Revolution: IDT Unveils PanelPort Receiver

Media-oriented semiconductor provider IDT has just announced the availability of its general-purpose VPP1600EMG DisplayPort receiver with timing controller. The device can be included in flat panel displays for both PC monitors and LCD TV displays.The PanelPort receiver can deliver screen resolutions of up to 1920x12...

26 March 2008
22:06 GMT

AMD's Radeon Graphics Get VESA DisplayPort Certification

Chip manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices has just announced that its ATI Radeon HD 3400, ATI Radeon HD 3600 and ATI Radeon HD 3800 graphics products have been awarded world's first full DisplayPort certification from the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA).The DisplayPort technology doubles the data ...

19 March 2008
11:50 GMT

Intel's Graphics Chips: 10 Times More Graphics Power Until 2010

Intel has quite some plans in developing new technologies, such as its WiMax and the new generation of input-output controllers. However, the chip giant seems to be increasingly concerned with graphics, or "visual computing", as Intel likes to call it.The most important achievement for the chip manufacturer is the La...

6 March 2008
09:31 GMT

Dell Starts Shipping its Second Display-Port, HDMI Monitor Offering

Dell has just started shipping its first computer monitor to come with the new DisplayPort digital interface. As if this was not enough, the monitor also includes the HDMI interface that allows home theater enthusiasts to connect the monitor to any HDMI-enabled device they may have.The 30-inch 3008WFP model was world...

28 February 2008
11:20 GMT

Dell to Force-Feed its Customers With DisplayPort Technology

PC manufacturer Dell has been constantly pushing the DisplayPort (the DVI interconnect replacement) in all its new products, ranging from notebook PCs to PCs and monitors. Although DisplayPort is the latest technology when it comes to interconnectivity, there's only one problem: users who have older computing sy...

9 February 2008
04:10 GMT

The DVI Interface Is Going Down, Leaves Room for HDMI

The Digital Visual Interface (DVI) standard has been around for a while, but it is expected to disappear because of the increased competition from rival standards. The the DVI connector has begun its steep decline in 2008, and analyst firm In-STat predicts that the DVI interface will decline from 112 million device s...

30 January 2008
03:37 GMT

Sparkle to Unveil the Calibre P888+ Graphics Card With GDP2 Daughter Card

Sparkle has just announced the Calibre P888+ Graphics Card with Innovative GDP2 Daughter Card. The Calibre P888+ is built on Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GT graphics processing unit (GPU) and comes with a creative second generation GDP2 daughter card. A daughter card is an expansion module that plugs into a slot, usu...

25 January 2008
04:53 GMT

Dell's 24-Inch DisplayPort LCD is Now On Sale

The Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 24-inch LCD monitor has finally reached availability on Dell's online store. The monitor is a 24-inch copycat of the older 2407WFP model that boasts an amazing resolution of 1920x1200 pixels at an effective viewing angle of 178 degrees. The monitor is capable of delivering a contrast ...

17 January 2008
05:48 GMT

DisplayPort to Support USB 2.0 Traffic

Not so long ago, the DiplayPort link made its first steps towards computer adoption. In early December last year, Zotac announced the world's first DisplayPort-enabled graphics card, based on Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GT chipset. Things seem to go better and better for the wannabe-replacement of the older VGA...

15 January 2008
09:22 GMT

Nvidia's GeForce9500 GT, Under the Scope

It is not quite so complicated to figure out what is missing in Nvidia's G92, G98 and G94 series. Of course, it is the upcoming 65-nanometer chip, the GeForce 9500GT, codenamed the G96. This GPU will first arrive under the form of a G96-300 chip and will play the core of the 128-bit GeForce 9500 GT, scheduled ...

14 January 2008
09:22 GMT

CES 2008: DisplayPort Is Ready for Mass Implementation

The DisplayPort format parents have released the complete picture of the standard that will help hardware manufacturers include it into their products. The DisplayPort group also demonstrated working chips and complete systems produced by various technology partners. The new interconnection standard has been designed...

9 January 2008
03:50 GMT

Dell to Finally Unveil Crystal: the 22-Inch LCD Monitor

Dell has finally given away their sexy concept LCD monitor the company has been talked about for some time. Although the new 22-inch display won't be available for enthusiasts until the Consumer Electronics Show, the monitor's specifications have been revealed.The Crystal is a 22-inch LCD-enabled widescreen...

3 January 2008
10:56 GMT

Sparkle to Unveil the Second 'World's First' DisplayPort - Ready Graphics Card

We have reached a delicate point in our existence, when technology loses value (and market share, of course) if it's not a breakthrough. All that matters is to deliver the first working unit or the first prototype. And, of course, if someone else beat you to it, keep claiming you're the first. Or that is wh...

3 January 2008
10:19 GMT

Dell's New Generation of Monitors: 30 Inches and DisplayPort

Zotac have recently announced the world's first GeForce 8800GT video card to sport the brand-new DisplayPort interconnect. This is quite a surprise, as the only news about HDMI's fierce competitor consisted of mere rumors and nothing to the point. The video card has been scheduled for mass-availability sta...

19 December 2007
04:43 GMT

Zotac to Announce the First Video Card with DisplayPort

There have been some rumors about graphics cards supporting DisplayPort, but until now we haven't been able to see any functional prototype. Zotac has fixed the "glitch" and announced today their GeForce 8800 GT equipped with the new interconnect. This was a real challenge, as the GPU does not have native suppo...

18 December 2007
12:48 GMT

AMD's RV635, to Feature the New DisplayPort Interface

There have been a lot of rumors and suppositions about AMD's RV635 XT board, the world's first graphics card to provide the new digital display interface, dubbed DisplayPort by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). The new interface is alleged to replace the old and not-so-efficient DVI and VG...

7 December 2007
08:53 GMT

Samsung's New 30 Inch LCD

At the second plugtest organized by the Video Electronics Standards Association, VESA for short, for the new DisplayPort version 1.1 which tested the interoperability of hardware parts made by different manufacturers, among the companies that presented product featuring the new interface there was also Samsung.Just l...

15 August 2007
11:23 GMT

VESA OKs AMD and Samsung

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA for short) just completed the second DisplayPort standard test. VESA is the worldwide organism that develops and implements the technical specifications of open display interfaces and several other standards used by the computing industry. After the successful impleme...

14 August 2007
08:52 GMT

AMD's Graphics Products Adopt The DisplayPort 1.1

DisplayPort 1.1 is the new industry standard for large displays and AMD's graphics division, formerly known as the independent company ATI, announced the successful testing of a next generation graphics processor featuring a native DisplayPort 1.1 transmitter that connected with no problems to a Genesis Microchi...

2 August 2007
05:32 GMT

View HDTV Using Fiber Optic Cables

One of the good things about the 21st century is that we have Internet access, I mean, not all the people in the world have Internet access, that's why AMD has the 50x15 program up and running but there still a fair amount of people that do have Internet access and it has become a part of our, let' say cult...

19 April 2007
10:43 GMT

DisplayPort Is Approved as an Industry Standard

The VGA port or D-Sub 15, as it is also known, is one of the oldest ports that have been available on the computer, next to the parallel port. Unfortunately, the parallel port's existence is threatened by the popular USB port, which has replaced it almost completely. Now only some older dot-matrix printers are s...

4 April 2007
10:20 GMT


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