Quote Originally Posted by blindbox View Post
If it is an open standard, adding another port wouldn't cost much. Like largon said in the thread you made, there are adaptors, which would nullify your point bolded in the quote. They're not electrically compatible but adaptors still exist.

xvYCC support: When we have such capable monitors, I do think we would also have DisplayPort support it.

Well here's my conclusion: DisplayPort will not affect anything that exists today, why not embrace it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display...tages_over_DVI

Here's a few advantages. It really needs a citation link though.

http://www.edn.com/article/CA6594089.html

The only problem I see is HDMI/DVI to DisplayPort, which isn't mentioned. Then again, if that ever happen, that means all TVs, all computer monitors by that time are using DisplayPorts.
I think you're missing the point. You can convert DP or MiniDP to DVI, sure, meaning you can connect a monitor to it no probs. But because of the DRM, you can't play back HD content on that monitor, even if the monitor is perfectly capable of doing so. If DP wasn't an option, HD content marketed at PC users would have to be DRM-free, because our current standards of DVI and VGA do not support HDCP. As for colour space, I don't think you can just add support at a later stage, but I could be wrong on that point, not being an expert on such things.

DP has no advantages for the current market and will continue to have no advantages for the next few years at least. Pushing DP is all about content control and rights restriction, nothing more - it gives the end-user no benefit and there is no compelling reason for us to switch to it until HD media is regularly produced and available in resolutions above 2560*1600. And by that point I sincerely hope we've all abandoned this ridiculous screw-the-consumer DRM bullcrap.