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DisplayPort enables a common interface signaling
approach for both internal and external display connections. This approach can
reduce overall design complexity, making digital displays such as LCD monitors
easier to use and more affordable for customers.
The new display interface standard addresses low-voltage operation, enabling
integration into the latest generation of silicon process geometries for
graphics, while still supporting cost-effective integration into the current
generation of LCD panels.
"DisplayPort is an excellent customer
solution that can provide advantages over current and other emerging
interfaces. DisplayPort can enable more-affordable
flat-panel displays, support protected high-definition content, and scale
performance to meet the demands of next-generation displays by enabling new
features and usages. With VESA administering the specification, the industry
can take advantage of an open and extensible path for support, compliance, and
future upgrades," said Kevin Kettler, Dell's
Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Legacy compatibility with DVI 1.0 is also possible for DisplayPort
products, providing a means for interoperability with legacy equipment when
needed.
"HP is proud to be a supporter of the DisplayPort
development effort within VESA," said Phil McKinney, vice president and
chief technology officer, Personal Systems Group, HP. "This new open
standard provides an innovative approach to meeting the future digital display
interface needs of the industry and will enrich customers' technology
experience."
DisplayPort is also designed to efficiently
accommodate the higher display resolutions and color depths enabled by Microsoft's
next-generation operating system, Windows(R)
"Compared with proprietary specifications, DisplayPort
introduces an open and extensible solution that protects past investments and
supports future innovation, which will ultimately benefit our customers,"
said George He, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Lenovo.
The DisplayPort specification also addresses the
industry need for a ubiquitous digital interface standard with a compact
connector, as well as optional content protection, that can be deployed widely
at low cost. A protected digital interface that can be easily deployed on a PC
enables broad access to premium content sources such as high-definition movies.
The DisplayPort interface is designed to be used
for all types of digital display connections, including internal connections in
a notebook, monitor, or TV. This capability makes it possible to avoid the costly
signal translation from one display format to another that is required with
today's display interfaces.
Going forward, the micro-packet architecture of DisplayPort
can support new innovative features and display product usages that are not
possible today with DVI or HDMI.
About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative
technology and services they trust and value. Uniquely enabled by its direct
business model, Dell sells more systems globally than any computer company,
placing it No. 28 on the Fortune 500. Company revenue for the last four
quarters was $56 billion. For more information, visit www.dell.com. To get Dell news
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About HP
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and
institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global
services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four
fiscal quarters ended Jan. 31, 2006, HP revenue totaled $87.9 billion. More
information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq:
HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.
About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to
building the world's most innovative personal computers. Lenovo's
business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer
satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group's acquisition of the former IBM Personal
Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable
high-quality, secure, and easy-to-use technology products and services
worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in
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Lenovo
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