http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/samsungs-30-inch-lcd-with-worlds-first-displayport-game-on/ New TV sets from 2008 onwards are likely to support this connection - I wonder how console manufacturers will though, considering it's not compatible with HDMI/DVi
Since it's geared more toward PC use rather than home theater use, it shouldn't matter much, since it's meant to replace VGA and DVI.
A list of other new tech that is coming out to replace everything. Next year or so, start seeing IPTV being offered as an alternative to Cable TV. 2048p HDTVs (more like Q1 2009). Holographic Media Storage (think 100+gigs on a 4.5inch disc) Great for the 2048p movies . Much more
What's wrong with DVI? My displays 1280x1024. I'm sure the average size is around that too. So the only people who are really going to need such ginormous displays any time soon are really rich people or professional artists, and I'm sure giving them a second DVI port to draw the second half of the screen is perfectly fine with them. Or why not just bump up the spec of DVI so that it can support more pixels? HDMI's upgraded its spec a few times, adding new audio support and what have you. Get a monitor with this new resolution and spec, and you'll likely have a new graphics card to go with it, or just need a new driver. Simple.
opethfan what you re missing is that they aren't improving upon DVi - the VESA group is trying to push their own product instead of the DVi. Hence, it's a competition between different standards. Nobody said we need such high resolutions anyway. They wont even be noticed on your average joe's TV set that's about 17-24''
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_Versatile_Disc HVD is old news. It is being used for quite some years actually, but it isn't affordable for the average consumer, as the disks cost about 120$ and the drive, if I recall, about 15K USD. That said, I m into designing storage media myself and I hope to quash HVD, provided I can find the right chemical ^_^
