AMD has announced that it is the first company to produce a graphics processor which is compatible with the DisplayPort 1.1 standard. These new graphics processors are from the ATI Radeon line.

The DisplayPort technology is a high-bandwidth connection that may eventually replace other standards such as DVI, LVDS, and VGA.

This new type of digital audio/video interface is designed to be used for applications where data is transmitted between a PC(or notebook) and a display or between a PC and a home-theater system.

The ATI Radeon graphics processors with the DisplayPort interface will likely be shipping to the market in early 2008.

[source:I4U News]

Samsung has announced that it has created a 30-inch LCD which incorporates the DisplayPort interface. The display has a resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 pixels and contrast ratio of 1000:1. This announcement makes Samsung the first company to produce a such an LCD. The DisplayPort interface transmits data at a speed of 10.8 Gigabits per second. This technology will be used to replace standard DVI and LVDS connections and will eventually replace VGA connections as well. …Continue reading … »