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Thread ID: 135813	2013-12-14 20:49:00	Graphics Cards - The state of interface plugs etc	Digby (677)	Press F1

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1362616	2013-12-14 20:49:00	Hi Guys I am not a gamer I just like to have 2 screens for ease of use and to play movies. I will need to buy a new screen card soon as my card crapped out and I am using an old spare one. Of the three major standard interfaces... VGA (Dsub) DVI HDMI How would you summarise them ? Is VGA (Dsub) disappearing on new screens and and cards ? Is DVI the most popular on new screens and cards Is HDMI becoming more popular ? will it eventually take over be the standard ?	Digby (677)
1362617	2013-12-14 21:45:00	There is another port also, DisplayPort. DVI is probably the most universal still. You won't find VGA) dsub on most graphics cards now, although most monitors still include it. Most graphics cards include a combination of DVI, DP, HDMI. A lot (not all) monitors include HDMI. Almost all monitors include DVI, and displayport is becoming more common on new monitors.	Sherman (9181)
1362618	2013-12-14 22:30:00	Yeah its pretty much HDMI or DisplayPort across the board, a little DVI for backwards compatibility in some, almost zero VGA in anything high end. There's very little need to continue with VGA, most will include a single small adapter for DVI -> VGA. Where you can, HDMI is the go!	Chilling_Silence (9)
1362619	2013-12-15 02:41:00	On high res monitors it can be display port or DVI more than HDMI largely due to manufacturers limitations but HDMI often doesn't support anything higher than 1080P depending on version and card support. Personally though, HDMI all the way. That makes my monitor, TV, Blu-ray player, PC, TiVo and PS3 all use the same cable type and I think that's a strong selling point. Also if your monitor has speakers HDMI lets you use them without an extra cable.	dugimodo (138)
1362620	2013-12-15 19:51:00	buy first, adapt later that's my motto	pablo d (15490)
1362621	2013-12-16 00:10:00	Display port is slowly winning over HDMI, already allowing 4k res to be pushed through a single cable with bandwidth theoretically supporting 8k resolutions.	Slankydudl (16687)
1362622	2013-12-16 00:50:00	Potentially, but HD-DVD was *supposedly* better than Bluray but look which won out. HDMI 1.4 spec cables also support 4K video too, and AFAIK it has done-so for like 2-3 years now? There was a new spec, I'm unsure if it's final, but it also increases the bandwidth significantly and can do 4K at 60FPS!	Chilling_Silence (9)
1362623	2013-12-16 02:46:00	True enough chill but graphics cards manufacturers don't seem to implement >1080P over HDMI at least on some cards I've seen. For example the GTX 580 I used to have can support all manner of resolutions Via Dual Link DVI but maxed at 1080P over HDMI - which is what my monitor is anyway so no issue for me. I haven't investigated the 7970 to see if that has a similar limitation. I've been toying with the Idea of a higher res monitor and have been doing some reading.	dugimodo (138)
1362624	2013-12-16 06:34:00	Due to displayport being royalty free, smaller, better and cheaper aswell as being standard in basically all modern gpu's and screens I would hope it becomes the new standard in mainstream hardware like it already is among the small group of people using 4k monitors. However this is mostly because monitors dont yet support the latest versions of hdmi and display port that support 4k and 8k respectivly.	Slankydudl (16687)
1362625	2013-12-16 12:56:00	Monitors don't *need* to when they're being sold with a 1920x1080 resolution. There is *nothing* to be gained. If you can get a 4K monitor, there's a very good chance it'll support HDMI 2.0 which allows up to 60fps at 3840x2160. On top of that, I'm sure a manufacturer can wear a $10K license for HDMI if they're making that kind of device. Hell even the Raspberry Pi managed to, and they sell a whole PC for USD$35!	Chilling_Silence (9)
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