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 show that the G45 family will only support the semi-obsolete DVI digital connector. However, more and more grap ... [read more >>]
	07 April 2008, 05:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 and computer-assisted graphics design. Especially used in the design industry, the workstation graphics card must ... [read more >>]
	31 March 2008, 17:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 half true: while it is touted to be the "world's first DisplayPort motherboard", the connector i ... [read more >>]
	27 March 2008, 05:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 1920x1200 on two differential pair lanes. According to the company, the PanelPort can improve the signal integrity by ... [read more >>]
	26 March 2008, 22:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 transfer rates between the graphics card and the display as compared to the DVI interconnect. The certified gra ... [read more >>]
	19 March 2008, 11:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 Larrabee, Intel's upcoming high-end multi-core graphics chip. As far as the integrated graphics bu ... [read more >>]
	06 March 2008, 09:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 ... [read more >>]
	28 February 2008, 11:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 systems will get locked out. The DisplayPort technology is just new; it does not offer any real price (or function ... [read more >>]
	09 February 2008, 04:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 shipments in 2007 to just 3 million DVI-enabled devices that will ship in 2011. According to the same sources, th ... [read more >>]
	30 January 2008, 03:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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, usually on the motherboard, in order to grant extended functionality. In Sparkle's case, the GDP2 Daughter Card p ... [read more >>]
	25 January 2008, 04:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 ratio of 1,300:1400 cd/m2 brightness, 6-ms response, and 102% color gamut. The connectivity palette is rather r ... [read more >>]
	17 January 2008, 05:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 g ... [read more >>]
	15 January 2008, 09:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 for release until the end of Q2 this year. The new GeForce 9500GT graphics card will target the low-end market a ... [read more >>]
	14 January 2008, 09:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 to replace the older DVI, VGA and LVDS interconnects in desktops, notebooks and LCD monitors, but as it is bec ... [read more >>]
	09 January 2008, 03:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 that can deliver a maximum resolution of 1680x1050, which is not exactly enough for full high-definition conte ... [read more >>]
	03 January 2008, 10:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 what Sparkle did. Graphics card manufacturer Sparkle has just announced yet another "World's First Displ ... [read more >>]
	03 January 2008, 10:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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. [ ... [read more >>]
	19 December 2007, 04:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 ... [read more >>]
	18 December 2007, 12:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 VGA connections in the near future. Based on a micro-packet architecture, the DisplayPort is supposed to deliver ... [read more >>]
	07 December 2007, 08:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 like AMD which presented the first native supporting DisplayPort 1.1graphics processing unit, Samsung was the fi ... [read more >>]
	15 August 2007, 11:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 implementation of the first DisplayPort standard and its adoption by hardware manufacturers, VESA went to write the specifications f ... [read more >>]
	14 August 2007, 08:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 Microchip DisplayPort receiver. The Video and Electronics Standards Association (VESA for short) will subject the new graphics chip t ... [read more >>]
	02 August 2007, 05:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 culture. When DARPA funded the project decades ago, they didn't know to what a big level all of this will rise and ... [read more >>]
	19 April 2007, 10:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 still being manufactured with the port for compatibility reasons with old bookkeeping programs. But one of the su ... [read more >>]
	04 April 2007, 10:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia