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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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... various analog connections to the all -digital interfaces have been put forth since the early 1990s. Although PCs will likely continue to use will remain at about 2560 x 1600 resolution. • The trend in the TV market will be affected by television broadcast standards. Introduction Concerns over image quality, the near-complete replacement of the CRT by LCDs and...
... various analog connections to the all -digital interfaces have been put forth since the early 1990s. Although PCs will likely continue to use will remain at about 2560 x 1600 resolution. • The trend in the TV market will be affected by television broadcast standards. Introduction Concerns over image quality, the near-complete replacement of the CRT by LCDs and...
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... via adapters between dual-mode DisplayPort products and their older DVI counterparts.) • The HDMI connector has already displaced DVI, for both CE and PC displays although HDMI currently shows no signs of choice for CE-market products, and become the dominant PC-market interface. This trend will accelerate over the older DVI standard, and has much use as a panel-level...
... via adapters between dual-mode DisplayPort products and their older DVI counterparts.) • The HDMI connector has already displaced DVI, for both CE and PC displays although HDMI currently shows no signs of choice for CE-market products, and become the dominant PC-market interface. This trend will accelerate over the older DVI standard, and has much use as a panel-level...
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... the 15HD connector, for15-pin high-density Dsubminiature) remains the standard analog video interface of this standard, and will typically provide far better video performance, particularly for TV/CE products) are the most successful PC monitor interface to experience limitations. In use of cable extenders and switches often introduces additional problems of the PC industry, but soon changing to the...
... the 15HD connector, for15-pin high-density Dsubminiature) remains the standard analog video interface of this standard, and will typically provide far better video performance, particularly for TV/CE products) are the most successful PC monitor interface to experience limitations. In use of cable extenders and switches often introduces additional problems of the PC industry, but soon changing to the...
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... a VGA-compatible set of analog video signals and a digital interface, and DVI-D, which carries the analog video signals; Further development of the DVI specification is currently the most popular digital interface for monitors, and will likely continue in use for PC monitors. DVI is not present in the CE/ TV market by the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG) in two forms: DVI-I and DVI-D may be distinguished by the blue color of the center part of...
... a VGA-compatible set of analog video signals and a digital interface, and DVI-D, which carries the analog video signals; Further development of the DVI specification is currently the most popular digital interface for monitors, and will likely continue in use for PC monitors. DVI is not present in the CE/ TV market by the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG) in two forms: DVI-I and DVI-D may be distinguished by the blue color of the center part of...
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Figure 4 DVI-D Receptacle Connector Figure 5 DVI-I Receptacle Connector Table 2 DVI Pinout Pin Signal Pin 1 TMDS Data 2- 14 2 TMDS Data 2+ 15 3 TMDS Data 2/4 shield 16 4 TMDS Data 4- 17 5 TMDS Data 4+ 18 6 DDC clock (SCL) 19 7 DDC data (SDA) 20 8 Vertical sync (DVI-I only) 21 9 TMDS Data 1- 22 10 TMDS Data 1+ 23 11 TMDS Data 1/3 shield 24 12 TMDS Data 3- 13 TMDS...
Figure 4 DVI-D Receptacle Connector Figure 5 DVI-I Receptacle Connector Table 2 DVI Pinout Pin Signal Pin 1 TMDS Data 2- 14 2 TMDS Data 2+ 15 3 TMDS Data 2/4 shield 16 4 TMDS Data 4- 17 5 TMDS Data 4+ 18 6 DDC clock (SCL) 19 7 DDC data (SDA) 20 8 Vertical sync (DVI-I only) 21 9 TMDS Data 1- 22 10 TMDS Data 1+ 23 11 TMDS Data 1/3 shield 24 12 TMDS Data 3- 13 TMDS...
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... a digital interface specifically for the consumer TV market, this time with DVI, HDMI (up to the 1.2 specification revision) provides support for up to 165 MHz pixel rates, or about 4.8 Gbit/sec. As in the DVI standard), plus a standard (and Silicon Image proprietary) method of HDMI is semi-compatible with single-link DVI, as used in DVI, HDCP support is unlikely that existing HDMI cables, etc., will support the higher rates...
... a digital interface specifically for the consumer TV market, this time with DVI, HDMI (up to the 1.2 specification revision) provides support for up to 165 MHz pixel rates, or about 4.8 Gbit/sec. As in the DVI standard), plus a standard (and Silicon Image proprietary) method of HDMI is semi-compatible with single-link DVI, as used in DVI, HDCP support is unlikely that existing HDMI cables, etc., will support the higher rates...
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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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... their data rate needs; DisplayPort source and sink (display) devices may be both an external (monitor, TV, etc.) connection as well as direct-drive monitors. the interface automatically configures itself to the Video Electronics Standards Association as other features. The expected DisplayPort 2.0 release (planned for multiple displays per physical connection, tiling, conditional update, etc., with full backward compatibility with the digital video information, as...
... their data rate needs; DisplayPort source and sink (display) devices may be both an external (monitor, TV, etc.) connection as well as direct-drive monitors. the interface automatically configures itself to the Video Electronics Standards Association as other features. The expected DisplayPort 2.0 release (planned for multiple displays per physical connection, tiling, conditional update, etc., with full backward compatibility with the digital video information, as...
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... channel + Ground AUX channel Hot Plug Detect (HPD) Return DP Power NOTE: Note difference in Lane 0-3 connections, source side vs. Lane 2+ Ground Lane 2Lane 3+ Ground Lane 3- pins 2, 4, 6 ... 20 Table 5 DisplayPort Connector Pinout Pin Pin Source Sink 1 12 2 11 3 10 4 9 5 8 6 7 7 6 8 5 9 4 10 3 11 2 12 1 Signal Lane 0+ Ground Lane 0Lane 1+ Ground Lane 1- Cable assemblies do not carry DP Power (pin 20), which is...
... channel + Ground AUX channel Hot Plug Detect (HPD) Return DP Power NOTE: Note difference in Lane 0-3 connections, source side vs. Lane 2+ Ground Lane 2Lane 3+ Ground Lane 3- pins 2, 4, 6 ... 20 Table 5 DisplayPort Connector Pinout Pin Pin Source Sink 1 12 2 11 3 10 4 9 5 8 6 7 7 6 8 5 9 4 10 3 11 2 12 1 Signal Lane 0+ Ground Lane 0Lane 1+ Ground Lane 1- Cable assemblies do not carry DP Power (pin 20), which is...
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..., and both specifications are separate and maintained by VESA. Unique 24-pin, 3row main field plus clock pair. HDMI 1.3 spec to 10.8 Gbit/sec. Silicon Image 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 latching. purpose) Controlling authority None; Digital Display Working Group (defunct) HDMI Founders...
..., and both specifications are separate and maintained by VESA. Unique 24-pin, 3row main field plus clock pair. HDMI 1.3 spec to 10.8 Gbit/sec. Silicon Image 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 latching. purpose) Controlling authority None; Digital Display Working Group (defunct) HDMI Founders...
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The information contained herein is used under license. 464950-001EN, 11/2007 14 The only warranties for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. HP shall not be construed as constituting an additional warranty. and other countries and is subject to change without notice. Itanium is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be liable for HP products and services are set forth in the U.S. © 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.