Mini Display Port vs Fullsize Display Port

titaniumx3 · 21 May 2015 at 21:44

Is there any advantage to using a full size display port connector over a mini DP connector?

GMac11 · 21 May 2015 at 21:53

Not that I know of or have ever encountered.

Exactly the same in my experience.

Ch3m1c4L · 22 May 2015 at 08:57

just the ability to fit the connector in a different size space. Larger = more robust etc, probably cheaper to implement, mini is just used on thinner/space concerned devices.

guddler · 23 May 2015 at 01:12

As the others have said, I'm not aware of any difference at all!

On my Dell 21:9 it has both DP and Mini-DP but both of my cables are DP to Mini-DP cables, so I have to remember when I'm using my Macbook-Air that despite it being the mini-display port I'm plugging into the computer, it's the Display Port input on the monitor and vice-versa on my Gaming PC.

I guess it might be good to avoid that confusion if starting from scratch

That's just the jumble of cables I ended up with for some strange reason!