All HDMI and DisplayPort Versions EXPLAINED

Let's talk HDMI and DisplayPort versions!
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[@GregSalazar]

I've got a graphics card market breakdown video coming very soon, along with a personal rig update! Stay tuned! Thanks for watching.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

Greg, folks could use a stern talking to regarding cable selection and some decent recommendations. I've had to explain to some friends/family that the reason they couldn't get that Fancy GPU to make that Fancy Display run at it's full HDR/Resolution/RefreshRate/WhateverFeature is because either the disgustingly overpriced $40 Monster cable or even the pack-in DP cable that came with their display didn't have the bandwidth to bridge the two at full speed, and they were going to need some cheap $14 cable from Bob's Mainstreet PC Shop instead because it met the pipeline bandwidth, not some overpriced or inadequate Best Buy/Amazon garbage.

[@Ramikzur]

am i just blind or is the link missing you stated at the end of the video?

[@ArmyBVR]

but Breg, what about the type c port!?

[@YounesLayachi]

I'm wondering what happens in DP to HDMI converters (or vice versa) and are HDMI-only monitors any good for non gaming 60 Hz use 👀

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Great video. What monitor would you recommend for someone wanting something with high refresh rate for gaming, but also good color accuracy for doing video/image work as well? I've been looking at 27" 1440p IPS monitors that are G-Sync enabled/compatible/with module, but am stuck on what to go with. The ViewSonic Elite may check all the boxes, but I'm frozen on making a decision. I'd like 32" 4k but just don't think I need it atm and the cost increase may not be worth it. Thanks and great content.

[@YounesLayachi]

I hadn't realised how much better DP was compared to HDMI until recently

[@bpcgos]

DP is the protoype of for what feature in the Next HDMI revision minus any DRM attached (thats why DP didnt got love from DVD/BluRay player and console and in the end TV mostly didnt support it either)

[@spacejaga]

HDMI is multimedia cable - it has main purpose in connecting consumer electronics such as DVD/Blu-ray players, cable boxes and consoles with TVs. That includes audio and additional info (drm) over one cable. DP is what it says - a display port first. No wonder it is way superior....

[@hashbrownz1999]

Not as good for the average consumer, because it doesn't carry audio.

[@YounesLayachi]

@@hashbrownz1999 average monitors don't have speakers 🤷‍♂️

[@hashbrownz1999]

@@YounesLayachi yes actually, the average consumer's monitor of choice will have speakers

[@darkrhino3206]

I simply choose Display-Port over HDMI because it has lock in it, so it not easily unplugged accidentally 🤣🤣🤣

[@MrSevenup14]

I bought display port without a lock cause it's pain in the asss

[@alexkwan3]

i have never once unplugged any HDMI cable on accident in my 22 years of life lol. But my monitor’s DP is a pain to reach and the lock in makes it worse.

[@bb2ridder757]

Yeah so I buy display port cables without that stupid lock and I am really wondering what people do with the devices for cables to need a lock. Cause all my stuff doesn't move around and I never had a cable fall out.

[@bpcgos]

its just more satisfying for me

[@erickabundis7952]

@@MrSevenup14 hit the gym 💀💀

[@iftea7]

Thank you Greg, very informative - learnt quite a bit!

[@papasmurf5598]

Excellent video and I learned a lot. Thx 🙏

[@davidhunter1538]

SO; if I'm understanding you correctly, I should always buy the highest version of Display Port because in the future I'll save money in not having to buy another cable to suit new gear; and all the new cable versions are backwards compatible with all the older cables is that right ?

[@ncgallagher]

when you consider how widespread HDMI 2.1 is now and how DP is pretty much just 1.4 on everything at the moment then I don't see why you can't admit that HDMI is the better port for this small window of time at least. that's information that people can actually use with the products they are using today.

[@UncD.]

Hey, I can’t find any videos on why my stuff isn’t opening on my display port… it’s opening on hdmi 1 but not my display port. Any help?

[@PaulVanSnipe]

8:13 HDMI 14:36 Display Port

[@gottalovesbmm8905]

@Beruk Tesfaye lmao I question that too 🤦‍♂️

[@amit9622]

Lol I was finding for this freaking comment 😂

[@84MadHatter]

thank you, no got time for his blah blah

[@132lusi]

@@84MadHatter thats right... he talks too much... he could have done that in 3 o 5 min no... 18min

[@132lusi]

Thanks bro

[@galiant8272]

Greg, this is fantastic. Im studying for my CompTIA A+ certification currently and I gotta say, you explain this way better than any A+ instructor I've watched. Excellent sir.

[@everythingfeline7367]

I'm so sorry. Took 2 comptia based courses and learned nothing useful. Source: have since been working in web development and networking. Sucks that it's still consider a standard

[@enrikruja6915]

Can u tell me how to detect what dp model cable i have or what model the hdmi cable is ? Cuz i have 2 and i dont know what to choose for usage

[@nightmareinaction629]

Coming that's the easiest I already have my A+

[@osamaanwar90]

@@nightmareinaction629 Can you give the A+ exam online at home?

[@sethxtekken]

@@everythingfeline7367 i took 4 COMPTIA and failed on all of them😔 because i took them without working experience, they were network+ security+ CYSA+ Pentest+

[@zer0coolninja887]

Build my rig and got my windows Key from your link. Works great it HIGHLY recommend it

[@GregSalazar]

Awesome! I use them all the time for my builds. Good stuff.

[@stevenl257]

Same here

[@andrewscasualmtb]

Same. I got one last December and been great ever since.

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I've built a few PCs for friends and family. Always used his code for them. Never had a problem

[@ogi415]

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[@ElTeeger]

Never knew the difference. Very educational

[@brandonalexander727]

I had to switch to DP after i realized my monitor maxes at 4K 60hz with HDMI but has 4K 75hz with display port

[@JD96893]

Same, just realized my 170hz 2k monitor doesnt run on my old gpu.

[@FloWolF222]

But how do you see that the your monitor don't show all his hz, I have a 240 Hz monitor but I can't tell if he show 240 or 200 or 144 or 120... ( Sorry for the bad English, I'm french )

[@GumikoVT]

I would love to see a video like this about USB.

[@KTSpeedruns]

There is a good one by Nostalgia Nerd I think.

[@profosist]

Once you get to USB C it's going to get super complicated...

[@gorgonbert]

It would be 4 hours long and everybody watching it would be more confused after seeing it 🤪

[@jayrock4ya]

Linus tek tips

[@jayrock4ya]

Just cancelled my cables and got 8k ones $20 on Amazon🍻

[@qasimfareedofficial]

How usb type c is being used for multiple purposes for example: for power, in gpu, in storage devices and more?

[@caseyhall2320]

That would be a good video.

[@ChiquitaSpeaks]

Lol the new Nvidia 4000 series graphics cards don’t have any displayport ports lol

[@tomr3422]

Minesweeper RTX on at 4k - that's gaming

[@potater6163]

when you buy a new 1440p 144hz monitor for christmas then realize your gpu only has hdmi 1.4a

[@comfy39]

Great video. While I know this all now, this would have been very helpful when I bought a 1440p 144Hz ultrawide monitor, plugged it into my laptop with HDMI 1.4 and couldn't figure out why it looked terrible :)

[@andrewstechlessons]

The main thing that's an advantage compared from DP vs HDMI is that DP locks in the device like VGA did. On portable devices that move around a lot like the mini projector. The HDMI comes out VERY often.

[@rowdyclips57]

That is one advantage but definitely not the main advantage

[@racejay]

Long story short, DP is better than HDMI. Case closed.

[@aaronprimus1300]

Shouldve included the yrs of each release in the table too

[@camerontrujillo4834]

Was it me or was audio through DP not talked about maybe i am going crazy

[@Skylancer727]

There's a lot of people who don't even know DP supports audio. DP 1.4 even supports fully uncompressed 24 bit 32 channel audio. Damn...

[@zahidshabir4038]

At this point I don't understand why HDMI is still a thing it is years behind DP and if all devices used the same cable the tech would be better and cheaper to integrate in to more devices it needs to be the industry standard across all devices for video cable connection. The Universal Serial Bus standard already took the crown for a data transfer cables though there are too many types of USB connectors and right now IMO the Universal Serial Bus company needs to make USB type C cables the standard physical connector shape as it is reversible and more durable than other types of USB cables as well as being a USB cable that can do more stuff than other types of USB cables

[@dionelr]

This is awesome Greg! I’ve always had a hard time explaining why DisplayPort was better than HDMI to my not-so-techie friends. It’s too bad HDMI is so prevalent in TVs right now, but it’s not like they need anything more than that.

[@dragan5657]

I have one question i want to buy monitor with 1.4 Dp can i use 2.0 dp cable or i must use 1.4? Thank you

[@NintendoMan100]

16:50 _but triple A title, it’s not attainable yet._ *Doom Eternal:* Hold my beer!

[@ElMalito187]

Fun fact: Legend has it Greg Salazar is still explaining the standard types of HDMI and DP to this today. Cheers 🍻

[@colethomas2309]

"If I had it my way, I would just make everything Display Port at this point." me too man, me too.

[@Skylancer727]

But DP lacks the protection crap HDMI added so the AV businesses don't want to support it. Whatever, you can just place an HDMI switch in line to scramble the protection anyways.

[@EpicGamingEct]

except even computer stores , bestbuy and such do not carry DP!!!!

[@doomkid02]

@@EpicGamingEct but they do

[@zahidshabir4038]

One thing that bugs me out is that many cable manufacturers and certain device manufacturers NEVER advertise the version of HDMI or DP that the cable or connector on the device can support also would love to see film studios start making high refresh rate content since 4K 120 Hz is starting to become more widely available and 24-30 FPS for films and TV shows is a joke since PC games have had 60 Hz for YEARS and 120 Hz since at least 2006 because of DP 1.0 and this will also truly help fight those people who hate high refresh rates because they have been console gaming and watching 24-30FPS content that they call "CINEMATIC" all their lives and are the REAL peasants of the gaming industry (not all console gamers are peasants just the ones who shit talk on PC gamers and hate high refresh because they are too fast for us or some other BS reasons)

[@shap7296]

after watching avatar at 48hz it looks terrible. they need to add motion blur because there’s motion blur in real life so it looks unnatural in movies so i think anything above 24-30 fps is pointless

[@CosmicFox2007]

when she starts talking about a DP and then she invites another guy.

[@spinkick9270]

I'd love to see DisplayPort in TVs and other media devices.

[@GregSalazar]

Same! But as discussed in the vid, much of the consumable content on TV is either 30/60Hz, which can be handled at up to 4K by modern HDMI versions. I think that, as gamers become more accustomed to TVs, manufacturers will latch onto the idea of DP in them.

[@spinkick9270]

@@GregSalazar I love this idea. Maybe this is why LG is heavily invested in high/ish refresh rates on their newer TVs. They know many people have PC's in the lounge which could also be a factor when buying a new TV.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

@@spinkick9270 The problem is that OLED doesn't play well with variable refresh rates at the moment.

[@spinkick9270]

Yeah I get that. It would be cool though atleast one DisplayPort would be nice.

[@robertt9342]

@Greg Salazar . But why? You made compelling points in the video why they wouldn't include DP. Besides HDMI keeps getting updated, it's a port people already know of and is backwards compatible, and even according to your video 2.1 already supports 4K 120hz. Likely the only TVs that would get display port are basically just large scale gaming monitors and not really consumer TVs.

[@davesmith9844]

It is a joke that DP 2.0 isn't standard on the latest GPUs.

[@Skylancer727]

To be fair though, considering new displays as of last year were still using display port 1.2 in many cases, they probably won't get utilized for the next 3 years.

[@DesFTW_]

I'm with you on framerate, I play at 1080p high refresh (not many triple a games) because I have a 1070, but if I had the choice between 1080p 144hz or 1440p or even 4k @60hz, I would go for the fps

[@wolvenar]

"Really polarized about" Almost a dad joke there.

[@YounesLayachi]

Wow I missed that

[@munem939]

I know all this stuff already but I know one lucky viewer may have received PC parts to build their first PC this Xmas, and they'll be grateful for this video :3

[@olex9482]

Can I use a HDMI 2.0 and a DP to get 144hz since its capable of it? Or it depends on the monitor?

[@ElNeroDiablo]

Seeing those 1K+ Hz/2K+ Hz rates for 1080p & 720p on DP 2.0 made my inner caveman dance in joy seeing such huge numbers, I wanted to try and clobber something over the head in happiness! XD

[@mxet2493]

i ordered 280 hz monitor and im going to use hdmi 2.0 and can i get 280hz?

[@Acenis]

Chuckling at your t-shirt throughout the whole video xD

[@savagemadman2054]

You dont need to daisy chain displays on Displayport, you can just get a hub and split the port multiple ways. Another advantage is that Displayport is more easily adapted to other display interface formats, including turning it into HDMI. The Displayport standard is also "free", while HDMI requires licensing to implement the physical connector.

[@TheSaxAppeal]

That right there makes me wonder why hdmi is used anymore at all. DP should be standard for everything

[@andykoops3213]

All signals in one cable SCART came before HDMI. Showing my age lol

[@stephenmason5682]

And boy wasn't scart crap. The kept falling out, and often lost video signals, and needed pushing in or twiddling with.

[@dannyumana143]

Okay so which would you run. I have an XFX AMD Radeon RX 6800XT I have HDMI 2.1 and DP 1.4 I play in highest quality settings and highest possible FPS?

[@shojan1942]

This concept was very difficult to explain to my "average joe" clients while I was installing camera systems with HD NVR's. Some older HD televisions simply wouldn't display the source. They never understood why and some believed I was inexperienced and that I was making things up when I attempted to explain. How did I remedy this, well I made sure I had my 19" monitor with me in case I needed to "prove" my point. Ahhh the wonder years, lol. Great vid, thanks man.

[@GregSalazar]

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[@shojan1942]

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[@montecorbit8280]

At 11:45 Why most graphic cards have more display ports than HDMI ports.... That is not the reason! The reason stems from something even more simple....DOLLARS!! Simply put HDMI has outrageous licensing fees, on top of that they have fees for each device....you have two video cards one with an HDMI port in each, whoever made the video cards had to pay for two different fees because that is two different devices!! DisplayPort isn't like that!! DisplayPort is also technically better in that probably helps....

[@piratez9874]

Wasn't this channel called science studio or something?

[@Nbkdelta1-Playthroughs]

dont know what hdmi i have and dp i just know 1080p at 60 on 3 diff monitors one a 32 inch tv with the hdmi my sceptre 1080p 144 hz curved 24 inch gaming monitor dp and my asus tuf 4k 60 hurtz dp 28 inch gaming all running 1080p og a gtx 1660 super 6gb oc.

[@lordcron]

I'll switch to display port when it's fully supported in Linux. Until then it's a nice second thought....

[@Powerman293]

Wait, it's not supported in Linux? I thought it would have been the other way around, HDMI not supported in Linux.

[@benjaminrobledo5466]

Wait... My monitor is 280 hz and it came with a DP 1.2. Does that mean I'm losing out on 40hz? Should I buy a DP 2.0?

[@davidpinheiro5295]

Could you compare DP with DSC vs without it in terms of visual quality? Is it really lossless?

[@Insidema2013]

This was a great video. I do wish marketing (for the cable and interface) did a better job at identifying the different versions.

[@jpHasABadHandle]

HDMI has the cable compatibility hurdle, yes. Less so with DP.

[@Jokamutta]

How do I know what HDMI or DisplayPort cable I have? :D

[@DeadCell79]

Great video. Nice to hear the two ports explained side by side. I do however have a question. Where does USB-C fit within this space now that some of the newer GPU’s are adding a port for USB-C

[@bimbim108]

so for casual gamer better use HDMI or DP ?

[@Appalling68]

Dude, I absolutely ADORE this kind of informative content. Thank you for the video!

[@Daigham23]

Gonna need an updated video since the HDMI 2.1 standard is meanininless rubbish now!

[@cookie7993]

Notification people, where are you?

[@wolvenar]

KZbin is killing the notification system off. Well unless those notifications are main stream media apparently

[@oguzhanakar2]

can you tell dp 1.2a and 1.2 which one is better for gaming plesae answer

[@cookie7993]

Great video as always, Greg. Keep it up!

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks, Cookie!

[@ralaneu]

I am playing in 1080. 1080p? No, 1080 Hz!

[@guywithFX]

Cool video Greg. Great to see these discussed in depth. Something that comes to mind in better understanding these specs would be the display industry’s improvement in input lag and how it impacted different use cases for connections like casual gaming, FPS games, online games, movies, pc monitor use. Also it would be nice to see the year released in the spreadsheet view. Thanks and keep up the content. :)

[@Lukail90]

Why do TVs use HDMI instead of DP when DP is better than HDMI?

[@RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77]

I feel like the tables more or less answer the question.

[@justinf214]

my display port doesn't show 144Hz thats why i use HDMI

[@joseolmedo3185]

Thank you for the info. Greg good job.

[@GregSalazar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@xzmsl]

Which kind of displayport cables should i get?

[@anf_8310_ab]

Mini and micro HDMI kinda suck, it's so fragile, had one of my friend's laptop with that, and the cable got broken

[@youllnevertakemealive2833]

+1. My LP HD 7750 had a micro HDMI, until it was ripped off the pcb from the weight of the included adapter. *facepalm* Strain relief on those things is a MUST.

[@GregSalazar]

Agreed!

[@peacocktracks]

I’ve had the same thing, had to buy a second cable because they’re so fragile.

[@OoXNikoXoO]

DP 1.2 also enabled up to 165 Hz but how come 144 Hz emerged in the first place? Wouldnt the next step after 120 Hz be 150 Hz?

[@mpf1947]

Movies. 24x6=144

[@mrphoto]

What a great video. I was clueless about the different ports and felt that HDMI was the superior connection. Clearly I'll need to reevaluate how my monitors are setup on my 3080 RTX. Thank you!!!

[@Grawbad]

Nvidia 30 series cards only have Displayport 1.4. If you compare HDMI 2.1 to Displayport 1.4 you will find that HDMI 2.1 has a faster bit rate and supports more Hz at 1440p and below.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

I assume RTX 4000 GPUs will have DisplayPort 2.0 right???

[@GregSalazar]

Would be cool if they did! But as discussed in the video, it'll only happen if the hardware would otherwise be display bandwidth limited.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

@@GregSalazar Gotcha. Thanks for the reply. Love your channel. 👍😎

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

@bongo155 Yeah, I know monitors have to support it too. I wish LG would make OLED gaming monitors in smaller sizes than 48-inches so other gamers have more options instead of dealing with crappy IPS LCD.

[@KingOgLy]

Also HDMI 2.1 introduced official support for VRR, ALLM, and eArc.

[@johnaart]

Great video.. Now do one about USB 🤔

[@kenthespartan]

I learned so much and was thoroughly satisfied to the point I subscribed to the channel. Never knew DP was so different than HDMI. I always wondered what those other ports on my graphic card were.

[@Cobinja]

What I really dislike about DisplayPort is that "feature" that switched-off monitors are treated as unplugged monitors. It results in messed-up display configurations

[@clintonjohnson2777]

Question: I have acquired lots of HDMI cables over the years and don't remember what version they are. Is there a way to tell the difference between them by physical appearance? Would it be printed on the cable itself somewhere? for example, one random cable I am looking at has "30AWG 80°C 30V High Speed HDMI Cable With Ethernet"...How do I know what kind of HDMI cable that is??

[@5minn]

I think high speed hdmi cable means it's 1.4

[@bullet759]

If you include HDR without doing chroma subsampling then the HDMI 2.1 will support less FPS without using DSC so we still have long way to have support for native resolution with high FPS plus HDR without upscaling methods

[@noahpaswater4396]

So my monitor can support a DP of 1.2 and the highest HDMI of 2.0 so would that be the same or is one better?

[@joselitonevarez3740]

Display port will be a little bit better but not a major difference

[@xXDarthBagginsXx]

DP is king, wish TV's came with it (without having to go BFGD)

[@SvnnyMoney]

So dp 1.4 is better than hdmi 2.0?

[@codyschlenker6821]

Except it isn't because it has half the bandwidth of hdmi 2.1

[@SvnnyMoney]

@@codyschlenker6821 no, thats a legitimate question. I just got a new GPU and 1440p monitor and I have an HMDI 2.0 and a dp 1.4... Which one should I use If I have both?

[@xXDarthBagginsXx]

@@SvnnyMoney Use DP 1.4

[@codyschlenker6821]

@@SvnnyMoney DP 1.4, HDMI 2.1 is barely supported because of how new it is. No monitor exists yet for it.

[@WardenOfSouls]

thats very important to know. I Had issues with my Monitor sometimes getting some weird glitches and sometimes just black out for a few seconds. Then i realized the cable that came with it was not suited for the job. Its an 1440p 165hz fast IPS panel. Bought a DP1.4 cable (since my GPU supports that) and no more issues

[@alphacide_2857]

Very comprehensive video, covers everything anybody would need to know about most of the differences. I still use DP because of headroom on variable framerates on emulators, but HDMI is great when you want to kick back in the living room and use a single remote to control everything.

[@sabermajora408]

I was using HDMI for the last 3 years for my gaming laptop. I just bought a hdmi to displayport cable and I'm excited

[@iDraaq]

I HAVE ONE MONITOR AND ONE PC CAN I PLUG IN OTHER MONITOR WITH THAT CABLE???

[@magana7009]

Does DP cable 1.4 works with DP 1.4a output?

[@TheVillainOfTheYear]

You are doing the lord's work, Mr. Salazar. Excellent content.

[@jatilq]

I had to get a Club 3D DisplayPort1.4 to HDMI 4K 120Hz for my RTX 2070 Super to get 2k 120HZ. It works on my LG CX, but you have to use a slightly older driver.

[@blizzardbasher4348]

i used command prompt to activate my windows lol

[@Traincraft101]

hi

[@GregSalazar]

hi

[@xctechs]

my dear friend, I have a odd question, I recently built a PC (( Ryzen 7 5700 / 64GB RAM /GTX 1050 ti / 500GB .m2 // Windows 10 Pro )) now every time a video comes up or editing software the mouse seems to hang for a sec or two. as a troubleshooting I have taken the Graphics Card out and tested with CPU provided GPU and it seems my problem still happening. I have to also mention, I live in Canada. You are my Yoda without being green or short but your words and advise is like blessing from higher levels.

[@neaituppi7306]

All those nice looking GPUs on a shelf in back, and I am on my motherboard display.

[@kozad86]

I just had to run Nvidia's firmware update tool on my 1080 Ti to update the card for supporting DP 1.4 for my new monitor.

[@bpcgos]

I think its the firmwre update to fix the DP bug in nvidia GPU up to Pascal that made the monitor refuse to boot up even when the PC itself already login to windows

[@cloudyview]

The only part I wish you would have touched on more of when/where cable revision matters. Sounds like HDMI had three cable revisions, regular, hi-speed, Ultra hi-speed. How sensitive is DP to cables? I see plenty of 1.2/1.4/2.0 cables on sale.... But do they actually make any difference or are they just manufacturers doing a cash grab?

[@Jsteeeez]

We basically are at the point where the display port 2.0 doesn’t need to be upgraded afterwards . HDMI can probably use one more update but after that it seems there is no practical use for greater bandwidth

[@edddietoyo]

Hi! Any 144hz monitor can display 120hz via hdmi 1.4? I wanna buy a gaming monitor for my laptop, but the laptop only has a 1.4 hdmi output, and I don't know if any monitor can refresh higher than 60hz via hdmi 1.4.

[@HazyJ28]

Sidenote: I was very surprised when I found out my mortal 1660 SUPER could do Source games at 4k60 w/ 4xMSAA. I know they're 10-15 years old but idc.

[@themasterzilla]

Hi so I just got a Aoc 27 inch curved 1440p 144hz in the box it has a hdmi 2.0 and display port 1.2 could you tell me which one is better and why and if there is an visual difference

[@diosyntaxa]

Only ever ran into any problems with versions like the other day. A friend of mine bought my old TV for cheap and asked me for a couple of HDMI-cables, and as I looked to see if I had a couple I didn't use I found out there's no actual way to know what version they are unless you try using them. They did say high speed with ethernet so I though they'd be fine for his needs (the TV is only 1080p) and I think they're fine, but one of the cables he connected, probably one of the few he had lying around, didn't work with his PS4 :) No video! It worked fine with whatever else he used it for before that but yeah. Anything you get todday will be fine though, but some of those old cables lying around might have issues :p

[@alexandervillalta5339]

Question for everyone ¿does DP 1.1 work in a port DP 1.2?

[@neotokyo2418]

yeah it does but you will be bandwidth limited to dp1.1

[@maritzleroux5805]

Love this channel, very informative. Will definitely join the channel as soon as i can afford it, would love to support so I can keep watching your channel

[@kaseyboles30]

Unifying audio and video was a nice thing, but the real push for hdmi was hdcp, that is DRM. The movie studies were worried about piracy of hd content, THEY are the ones that pushed heavily for device manufacturers to use the new standard.

[@AntSoGoofy]

So I have and HDMI 2.0 cable and I was wondering if I should switch to DP. I noticed the HDMI 2.0 can handle 1080p 144hz but I see that DP can handle the same thing and more BUT with a higher bitrate. Is the bitrate a significant difference to switch to DP? I'm not very knowledgeable in this field so please bear with me.

[@Neanderthal75]

Started using display port at home when the first versions showed up on graphics cards, it was actually more difficult to find a monitor with displayport, because they were all VGA and DVI. Having done that and many years passed by, started to work in an office, and seeing that computers connected via those blue VGA cables still in 2021 is literally seeing a living Neanderthal. I just can't understand why they are still doing it, I serviced a Lenovo Thinkcentre and still a frickin' built in VGA connector on them. People just don't want to give up their garbage monitors I guess.