Samsung Produces First DisplayPort Monitor

DisplayPort is the latest connector to hit the market, which is expected to completely replace DVI once in full-swing. Samsung is the first company out the door with a DisplayPort monitor, with similar specs to their current 305T 30″ DVI monitor, which offers 2560×1600 resolution. According to the press release, DisplayPort offers a data rate of 10.8Gbps, which they claim to eliminate the chance of color smear. Pricing of the monitor is not yet known, but it will be thrown into mass production in Q2 2008.

In a joint undertaking with Genesis Microchip Inc. (Santa Clara, California), Samsung developed its 30” panel using a new four-lane, 2.7Gbps/lane interface chip. The interface technology processes 2560×1600 pixels of graphics data at up to 10 bits of color depth or 1.07 billion colors, a feat that would normally require at least three DVI or four LVDS interface chips.

Source: Korea Newswire