Dell, HP, Lenovo Announce New Display Protocol

An anonymous reader writes "If HDMI, DVI and UDI weren't enough for you, several major PC manufacturers have announced a joint alliance to come up with another display adapter, creatively named Displayport. The new method is backwards compatible with DVI, but offers double the bandwidth."

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DRM, the pot with gold at the end of the rainbow

[Anonymous Coward]

And three new companies puts their reputation on the line to get a piece of the huge DRM cake that lies ahead. The companies that owns the DRM patents that will be dominant in the future are to reap big profits from it. That's why everyone (Microsoft, Apple et al) has been busy in introducing DRM standards.

Re:Pointless aspects

[Firehed]

Stop blaming Vista. If Microsoft refused to support HDCP in any form, you'd just complain that you have no way to view any new content in Vista. Unless you're the type to sue auto makers for giving you the ability to get a speeding ticket, in which case bitch away.