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Apple's mini connector set to be part of DisplayPort standard
AppleInsider — ... Published: 07:50 PM EST After taking a gamble on the acceptance of Mini DisplayPort as a connection for computer screens, Apple is about to be rewarded as its technology is now expected to become part of an industry-wide format that also includes extremely high resolutions and multiple displays on a single link. The Video Electronics Standards Association, or VESA, said last week as CES began that DisplayPort 1.2 should include Mini DisplayPort as part of the DisplayPort 1.2 specification. Before this, Apple has had to ...

Upcoming DisplayPort 1.2 specification to include Apple’s Mini DisplayPort
MacDailyNews — ... stereoscopic 3D pictures," Smith reports. "However, the increased bandwidth will also allow 3840 x 2160 resolutions to be reached with a colour depth of 30 bits per pixel." Smith reports, "Just as resolution can be traded for fast flipping between stereoscopic component images, it can also be reduced to allow simultaneous multi-monitor support over a single connector. Vesa said DisplayPort 1.2 will drive, say, two 2560 x 1600 monitors, or four 1920 x 1200 screens." Full article here .

Apple's Mini DisplayPort to be wrapped into 1.2 spec
Ars Technica - Infinite Loop — Mini DisplayPort plug diagram The Video Electronic Standards Association, responsible for the DisplayPort standard used by Apple's current-generation notebooks, has announced that Apple's Mini DisplayPort will become part of an improved DisplayPort standard. According to a report by Register Hardware, VESA has said that Mini DisplayPort will become part of the updated DisplayPort 1.2 specification expected to be ready this summer. The updated standard is also set to include expanded video signal bandwidth, allowing monitor resolutions as high as 3840x2160. The bandwidth ...

Apple’s Mini DisplayPort to be included in DisplayPort 1.2 spec
Macsimum News — ... Laptop vendors will be soon be able to use the same Mini DisplayPort connector found on Apple’s latest MacBooks, reports The Register. The port is to be included in the upcoming DisplayPort 1.2 specification, the standard’s overseer, Vesa, said last week. ...