Get Ready for DisplayPort. VGA & DVI Joining the Floppy Disk in Hell

Every couple of years the technology industry is pressed to find inventive new ways to decrease our shiny new computers and consumer electronics product lifecycle. But do not fear, when standards change good companies like Monster Cable are always there to sell you $100 converter cables that costs pennies to manufacture. I guess someone has got to pay for all the marketing fluff.

Not the Sweet Kind of Port

DisplayPort 1.1 is a new VESA-approved digital interface standard that is meant to replace DVI and VGA ports while co-existing with HDMI for HDTV connectivity. It’s about the size of a USB connector and offers double the throughput of DVI.