DisplayPort gains territory, HDMI stays

The transfer of High Definition (HD) content is done by two important standards, High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and DisplayPort. The latest version of both these standards can handle resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600 pizels and offers full support to High Definition Content Protection (HDCP), which allows the display of protected HD content.

The outputs of a graphics cards: DVI, HDMI en DisplayPort

Market investigator iSuppli has researched the market shares between HDMI and DisplayPort in the past few years and formed a prognosis for the years to come. What can we expect in the coming age for in example LCD TV's and PC hardware? 

The amount of devices with HDMI and/or DisplayPort in 2007 up to 2012 (in quantities of 1000)

In absolute numbers, HDMI will still rule the market, having a prediced 773 million HDMI devices by 2012. The amount of DisplayPort devices is estimated at 263 million in 2012. 

An interesting development is the type of devices using HDMI and/or DisplayPort. iSuppli expects that HDMI will limit itself to consumer electronics, mostly LCD TV's. DisplayPort may take the lead from HDMI in the area's of PC monitors, desktop PC's and notebooks. PC manufacturers are searching a replacement for the analog VGA (D-sub) interface, a thing DisplayPort would be perfectly suited for. Many big names support DisplayPort, under which Intel, AMD, Dell, HP and Samsung. 

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