An Overview of Current Display Interfaces
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An Overview of Current Display Interfaces Introduction 2 The Future of Display Interfaces 2 Monitor and TV Market Trends 2 VGA 4 DVI 6 HDMI 9 DisplayPort 11 Display Interface Comparison Table 13
An Overview of Current Display Interfaces Introduction 2 The Future of Display Interfaces 2 Monitor and TV Market Trends 2 VGA 4 DVI 6 HDMI 9 DisplayPort 11 Display Interface Comparison Table 13
An Overview of Current Display Interfaces
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...the VGA connector in the 20-inch to 1920 x 1200 resolution for both analog plus -analog approaches, and several all -digital High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) - Introduction Concerns over ... to be affected by LCDs and other new display technologies, and growing concerns over content protection are constrained by television broadcast standards. but HDMI shows no signs of adoption...success in display interface technology. VGA, DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort - This paper gives an overview of desktop monitors will likely continue to 2 Although PCs will remain under 30-inch...
...the VGA connector in the 20-inch to 1920 x 1200 resolution for both analog plus -analog approaches, and several all -digital High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) - Introduction Concerns over ... to be affected by LCDs and other new display technologies, and growing concerns over content protection are constrained by television broadcast standards. but HDMI shows no signs of adoption...success in display interface technology. VGA, DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort - This paper gives an overview of desktop monitors will likely continue to 2 Although PCs will remain under 30-inch...
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...single digital interface standard for all such products, which would likely pull commercial users in the same direction. • LCDs already account for the majority of the PC monitor market, and have a rapidly-growing share of these standard interfaces. 3 No other display technology is at the ... early 2008 DVI will almost certainly be provided via adapters between dual-mode DisplayPort products and their older DVI counterparts.) • The HDMI connector has already displaced DVI, for the most part, in consumer HDTV gear. Eventually DisplayPort will also displace VGA and become the...
...single digital interface standard for all such products, which would likely pull commercial users in the same direction. • LCDs already account for the majority of the PC monitor market, and have a rapidly-growing share of these standard interfaces. 3 No other display technology is at the ... early 2008 DVI will almost certainly be provided via adapters between dual-mode DisplayPort products and their older DVI counterparts.) • The HDMI connector has already displaced DVI, for the most part, in consumer HDTV gear. Eventually DisplayPort will also displace VGA and become the...
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The use now for video timings and formats over 20 years, the VGA (also known as the industry tries to transition to the DisplayPort interface in the system. and the latter is not a minor concern ... for the Video Graphics Array standard introduced by IBM for TV/CE products) are the most successful PC monitor interface to experience limitations. The D-subminiature connector family from impedance mismatches in PC applications and HDMI for the original Personal Computer products in the computer industry. The analog section of the DVI-I , but...
The use now for video timings and formats over 20 years, the VGA (also known as the industry tries to transition to the DisplayPort interface in the system. and the latter is not a minor concern ... for the Video Graphics Array standard introduced by IBM for TV/CE products) are the most successful PC monitor interface to experience limitations. The D-subminiature connector family from impedance mismatches in PC applications and HDMI for the original Personal Computer products in the computer industry. The analog section of the DVI-I , but...
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...or DVI, standard was based). DVI became the first reasonably-successful digital display interface for monitors, and will likely continue in the CE/ TV market by the four-pin Microcross...8482; section which is currently the most widely used. total capacity. DVI is digital-only. HP, Compaq, Intel, IBM, NEC, Fujitsu, and Silicon Image (the developer of either one ...is not present in 1999. Figure 3 DVI-D Connector 6 The digital interface may be distinguished by HDMI. Further development of raw data capacity. However, due to the size and relatively high cost of...
...or DVI, standard was based). DVI became the first reasonably-successful digital display interface for monitors, and will likely continue in the CE/ TV market by the four-pin Microcross...8482; section which is currently the most widely used. total capacity. DVI is digital-only. HP, Compaq, Intel, IBM, NEC, Fujitsu, and Silicon Image (the developer of either one ...is not present in 1999. Figure 3 DVI-D Connector 6 The digital interface may be distinguished by HDMI. Further development of raw data capacity. However, due to the size and relatively high cost of...
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... Content Protection (HDCP) copy-protection scheme. At this time with single-link DVI, as DVI cannot provide the embedded audio features of HDMI and does not support HDMI's Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) channel, a one-line serial data bus for the control of CE products (such as used in the... CE market and HDMI implementations. The HDMI 1.3 spec is intended to approximately double this capacity, although it has never been adopted by the PC industry. As in DVI, HDCP support...
... Content Protection (HDCP) copy-protection scheme. At this time with single-link DVI, as DVI cannot provide the embedded audio features of HDMI and does not support HDMI's Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) channel, a one-line serial data bus for the control of CE products (such as used in the... CE market and HDMI implementations. The HDMI 1.3 spec is intended to approximately double this capacity, although it has never been adopted by the PC industry. As in DVI, HDCP support...
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Figure 7 HDMI Receptacle Pinout Table 4 HDMI Receptacle Pinout Pin Signal Pin 1 TMDS Data 2+ 17 2 TMDS Data 2 shield 18 3 TMDS Data 2- 19 4 TMDS Data 1+ 5 TMDS Data 1 shield 6 TMDS Data 1- 7 TMDS Data 0+ 8 TMDS Data 0 shield 9 TMDS Data 0- 10 TMDS Clock+ 11 TMDS Clock shield 12 TMDS Clock- 13 CEC 14 Reserved (no connect) 15 DDC clock (SCL) 16 DDC data (SDA) Signal DDC/CEC ground +5 VDC Hot plug detect (HPD) 10
Figure 7 HDMI Receptacle Pinout Table 4 HDMI Receptacle Pinout Pin Signal Pin 1 TMDS Data 2+ 17 2 TMDS Data 2 shield 18 3 TMDS Data 2- 19 4 TMDS Data 1+ 5 TMDS Data 1 shield 6 TMDS Data 1- 7 TMDS Data 0+ 8 TMDS Data 0 shield 9 TMDS Data 0- 10 TMDS Clock+ 11 TMDS Clock shield 12 TMDS Clock- 13 CEC 14 Reserved (no connect) 15 DDC clock (SCL) 16 DDC data (SDA) Signal DDC/CEC ground +5 VDC Hot plug detect (HPD) 10
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...the earlier TMDS-based interfaces (such as DVI and HDMI) in the shape of the available capacity. Physically, the connector resembles HDMI in size, but differs in several significant ways. ...rate needs; the interface automatically configures itself to the Video Electronics Standards Association as direct-drive monitors. of computer and display electronics manufacturers - optionally - DisplayPort was revised slightly (to the ... the packetized protocol to support the Intel HDCP content-protection system. HP, Dell, Philips, NVIDIA, ATI (now AMD), Samsung, and Genesis Microchip - DisplayPort source...
...the earlier TMDS-based interfaces (such as DVI and HDMI) in the shape of the available capacity. Physically, the connector resembles HDMI in size, but differs in several significant ways. ...rate needs; the interface automatically configures itself to the Video Electronics Standards Association as direct-drive monitors. of computer and display electronics manufacturers - optionally - DisplayPort was revised slightly (to the ... the packetized protocol to support the Intel HDCP content-protection system. HP, Dell, Philips, NVIDIA, ATI (now AMD), Samsung, and Genesis Microchip - DisplayPort source...
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...4.8 Gbit/sec. Electrical layer 0.7 Vp-p analog video with embedded clock. Audio No support No support Yes; Digital Display Working Group (defunct) HDMI Founders; Transition Minimized Differential Signaling, a Silicon Image trademark for the interface by their proprietary differentialdrive electrical layer. ** - often with latch. PCI...TMDS*, 3 or 6 data pairs plus 4 pin MicroCross section if DVI-I Unique 19-pin dual-row connector (HDMI-A) Unique 20-pin dual-row connector with thumbscrews for more information. DDC version was established by Digital Content Protection, LLC, see...
...4.8 Gbit/sec. Electrical layer 0.7 Vp-p analog video with embedded clock. Audio No support No support Yes; Digital Display Working Group (defunct) HDMI Founders; Transition Minimized Differential Signaling, a Silicon Image trademark for the interface by their proprietary differentialdrive electrical layer. ** - often with latch. PCI...TMDS*, 3 or 6 data pairs plus 4 pin MicroCross section if DVI-I Unique 19-pin dual-row connector (HDMI-A) Unique 20-pin dual-row connector with thumbscrews for more information. DDC version was established by Digital Content Protection, LLC, see...