I have a 30" Dell Ultrasharp monitor which i run in native 2560x1600 and iver been connecting it with DVI-D but ive noticed it has a displayport socket which ive read sends more data, would this cable give me a better or clearer display at all ?
DVI-D or Display Port
- Thread starter Liamb2005
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As far as I understand:
DVI, Displayport and HDMI are all digital formats. The only real differences between them are handshacking, header formatting, and HDCP, which are miniscule performance wise. The only major difference between them are in maximum bandwith [Displayport > HDMI > DVI].
If your looking for "FPS" differences, you probably won't find any, in other words you can run very long lengths of DP cable without bandwidth loss.
Dell Quote:
"DisplayPort supports higher performance as a standard feature-every 6-foot cable supports 10.8 Gbps. With HDMI, high performance is optional and comes at a significant cost premium. DisplayPort has better support for projectors and enables cool ultra-thin monitors. It supports native fiber optic cable and offers latching connectors, features that are missing from HDMI. Down the road, DisplayPort will allow multi-function monitors with a single cable delivering display, audio, and USB connectivity. It will also support multiple monitors on a single connector."