New Display Interface Standard in the Works

virgil_disgr4ce writes "The VESA standards group is designing a new display interface standard to replace both VGA and DVI. The new standard promises better bandwidth and interoperability for a ' broad application within computer monitors, TV displays, projectors, PCs and other sources of image content.'"

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Ah, the old "DRM is a *feature*" argument

[adamwright]

From Vesa's own statement...

DisplayPort is expected to accelerate adoption of protected digital outputs on PCs to support viewing high definition and other types of protected content

Because as we know, every consumer loves paying for new technology, the main purpose of which is to remove features they already have! Though saying that, 99% of media purchasers will no doubt think that giving away rights is a fair compromise for not having to use an audio *and* video cable.

Who is it for?

[onion2k]

It's simpler.
It requires fewer wires and stuff.
It's cheaper to make.
It (optionally) supports DRM.

Sounds awesome for the manufacturers and content providers. But what do I, as a consumer, get that I don't get from DVI or HDMI?

Other than a bill for a new monitor next time I upgrade my graphics card..

Please, no more!

[MobyDisk]

• VGA
• DVI
• HDMI
• Composite video
• Component video (YCbCr)
• Component video (YPbPr)
• Component video (RGB)
• S-Video

This is getting ridiculous!

My TV is already a sloppy mess full of connections. I've spent hours in the store explaining to customers (and salesdrones) what these mean and what they need. Half of those connectors should never even have been invented in the first place because a better standard already existed (Ex: VGA). I hope consumers send a huge backlash over this, because displays are expensive, and converter boxes are hard to find and even more expensive.

/.ers unite...we do have a voice!

[amichalo]

All these posts seem like there is only one option...the bend over and take it option.

But there is another....

You can vote with your wallet. don't buy this crap. If you are in a coprorate purchasing position, don't buy it for your company. I would bet that ALL of us were Windows users in the early 90's....maybe a little OS/2 Warp and BeOS here and there...but when MS didn't give us what we wanted, we switched to Linux and Mac OS X.

That is the power we hold. It is the ONLY voice we have as consumer and it is the most powerful one. If you feel usage rights and too restrictive or don't like the idea of "upgrading" to a restrictive system then don't and tell sales people why you aren't givign them a commission.