Commenting on: DisplayPort: the new kid on the block has a bright future - Part 3 of 3

In Part 1 - Cost, I wrote about the inevitably of DisplayPort becoming the dominant display interface standard for PCs and handheld devices, if for no other reasons than cost:

1. DisplayPort avoids the $10k/year license fee of HDMI
2. DisplayPort direct-drive technology eliminates the cost for additional circuitry in computer displays

In Part 2 - Performance and Design, I reviewed some of the performance advantages of DisplayPort over DVI and to some degree, HDMI:

1. DisplayPort uses direct-drive technology, enabling ultra-thin displays and a setting a common standard for laptop and stand-alone displays
2. DisplayPort can drive 30-bit…