Work Has Begun on Next DisplayPort Standard; Display Bandwidth to Double

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To answer the call of 8K and higher resolutions, VESA has begun work on a new version of DisplayPort that is expected to double current speeds. Being that the current technology (High Bit Rate 3) offers “32.4 Gbps of raw bandwidth in a 4-lane configuration,” it’s presumed that the next version will provide “64.8 Gbps or better of bandwidth.”

As a side benefit of a higher speed signaling standard, this will allow device vendors to improve the amount of bandwidth available via USB-C ports that offer DisplayPort Alt Mode. Currently USB-C can carry from 1 to 4 lanes of DisplayPort, with the most common configuration being 2 lanes of DP to leave a spare pair for USB 3.x data.
 
I've often wondered how a licensed connector with less bandwidth won the HT war over a free-to-use connector with better specs and (eventually) daisy chaining.

The only thing I can think of was that HDMI allowed for audio/ethernet options, which made it easier to integrate, whereas DP kept it to raw data.

That or a buttload of money paid off, or board positions offered, to various key electronic manufacturers to make it the "standard".
 
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Brian_B said:
I've often wondered how a licensed connector with less bandwidth won the HT war over a free-to-use connector with better specs and (eventually) daisy chaining.

The only thing I can think of was that HDMI allowed for audio/ethernet options, which made it easier to integrate, whereas DP kept it to raw data.

That or a buttload of money paid off, or board positions offered, to various key electronic manufacturers to make it the "standard".
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Honestly, the DP connector that requires you to push the button to remove it, would get me to use HDMI alone.
 
SparkedFire said:
Honestly, the DP connector that requires you to push the button to remove it, would get me to use HDMI alone.
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Those are a pain. I feel the same way about the stupid RJ45 ethernet ones with the plastic anti-snag thing too. Mini-DP is easily as good as HDMI though, which is what AMD used for a long time (idk why they changed), and Apple has always used until thjeir most recent MBP switched over to DP over USB-C, and USB-C may be better because it can pass a lot of different things via it.
 
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