Explaining Display Connectors: HDMI, DisplayPort, USB-C, DVI, VGA & Thunderbolt

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Computer display connector tutorial, detailing VGA, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, USB-C alt modes, and Thunderbolt.
If you find this video useful, you may also like my recent episode on “Explaining USB”:
• Explaining USB: From 1...
The Orange Pi 5 video I refer to is here:
• Orange Pi 800: ARM Key...
Multiple sources were used to verify the information contained in this video, with notable websites and articles including:
Original DVI Specification: www.cs.unc.edu/Research/stc/FA...
HP Teradici “Dual-link DVI, Single-link DVI, DisplayPort and 2560x1600 resolutions with PCoIP products”: help.teradici.com/s/article/1025
Clint DeBoer “Understanding the Different HDMI Versions (1.0 to 2.0), Audioholics [very comprehensive indeed]:
www.audioholics.com/hdtv-form...
HDMI Licensing Adminitrator website: www.hdmi.org/
HDMI 2.1a Specification Technology Overview: www.hdmi.org/spec/hdmi2_1
Amphenol ICC HDMI Type E product datasheet: www.amphenol-cs.com/media/wys...
TE Connectivity “HDMI Type E Connector Portfolio”: www.te.com/content/dam/te-com...
RS Guide to HDMI: au.rs-online.com/web/generalD...
BenQ Knowledge Centre Guide to HDMI 2.0 vs HDMI 2.1:
www.benq.com/en-us/knowledge-...
VESA DisplayPort website: www.displayport.org/
Eaton “DisplayPort Explained”:
tripplite.eaton.com/products/...
VESA, DisplayPort UHBR Certification press release:
www.displayport.org/pr/vesa-r...
Thunderbolt Community website: www.thunderbolttechnology.net/
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:43 VGA
02:17 DVI
05:20 HDMI
07:53 DisplayPort
10:52 USB-C
12:23 Thunderbolt
13:41 Wrap
#DisplayConnectors #HDMI #DisplayPort # USBC #Thunderbolt #explainingcomputers

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@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Greetings All! Some here are noting that I am wrong to state that DVI does not carry audio, but I believe they are mistaken. There is no audio in the DVI specification, and it is technically impossible to plug a DVI cable into a DVI socket on a PC at one end, and into a DVI socket on a monitor at the other end, and transmit any audio. Only a video signal will be carried. What can occur is that an adapter cable is used to connect a DVI and audio port at the PC end to a HDMI input on a monitor or TV -- meaning that the connection made to the monitor is via HDMI. :) Or, some graphics cards were made that did output audio from a DVI port, but not one that met the DVI specification. And again, the connection will not be DVI to DVI. It will be “DVI with audio” at one end, but HDMI at the other. Given that any display connector output can be connected to any monitor input with an appropriate adapter, neither of the above scenarious may reasonably be described as being a DVI connection. Call me old fashioned, but a "DVI connection" is one where DVI is used at both ends.

@TronSAHeroXYZ Год назад

If they put Ethernet built into the HDMI interface, I'll be absolutely pissed. If it happens I'll go back to using CRT. If this happens you know they just want to collect "data" (which is none of their business) about us.

@alanthornton3530 Год назад

You're correct DVI supports video only & doesn't output audio, one of the reasons for a good sound card, headphones or speakers :) 😉

@joaojotta64 Год назад

Hi Chris. I can confirm that it is the case. My 3060 carries out audio from the DVI port with a DVI to HDMI cable. I was shocked when I found out but it does.

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

@@TronSAHeroXYZ I'm afraid that Ethernet over HDMI is already a thing! :)

@IconOfSin Год назад

@@TronSAHeroXYZ have fun in SD

@somakun1806 Год назад

I love how it's 2023 and his videos still feel like im living in 90's . Very unique style .....sir, keep up the good work

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Greetings!

@rv6amark Год назад

This is pure madness. As a young mechanical engineer starting my career back in 1970, I was told that we had to use "standard" fasteners to keep the number of different types of fasteners down to a reasonable number. My boss also said, "What I love about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from!" If he is watching from heaven, he is probably laughing loudly at this mass array of video standards. At least the USB working group attempted to keep some backward compatibility!

@MyMy-tv7fd Год назад

yes, the madness of proprietary patents and licences rules...OK

@dogshome7110 Год назад

We use projectors at work on bog standard 1080P on 15M HDMI leads. After some trial and error, we get consistent results with Startech at about £60 each. Any other flavour of copper, fibre, active or passive leads has incompatibility either in power signalling, random frame loss or some other issue. Amazon "32K Ultra fast Terabit no noise super flexible platinum plated etc" costing >£100 being no better. This is because the standard changes and manufacturers interpret things differently. It's almost as buggy as Bluetooth used to be! HDBAseT is great, but the manufacturers ignore it and use dual ethernet as a non-standard 'standard' because splitting and combining video and keyboard and mouse cost s lot more than simply driving each over cat5 separately. USB isn't bulletproof. If you programme Arduino you will soon find out. All good fun 🙂

@kote315 Год назад

Video signal transmission and equipment compatibility has always been insane. At least we have almost got rid of various video signal standards in different countries (PAL, SECAM, NTSC and exotic derivatives of them, such as PAL60 or MESECAM), as well as non-standard scan frequencies in computers.

@LOTPOR0402 Год назад

Usb is not really backwards compatible as the connectors are all different

@encycl07pedia- Год назад

@@LOTPOR0402 Eh, that's not entirely true. The point is as long as you have the same head, it will fit into the same size socket and be usable. You can plug in a USB-A 3.0 head into a USB-A 1.0 port (WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!) and it should still work. A microUSB 2.0 head fits into a microUSB 3.0 port, too. The biggest hiccups would be power delivery and data rates.

@sbc_tinkerer Год назад

Thank you once again for the clear explanation of the world of multiple computer "standards."

@woahnelly42 Год назад

EC is simply the best source for computer news, history and education. Thank you Chris, I hope your work is immortalised on the internet forever!

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Wow, thank you!

@horseradishpower9947 Год назад

I see Chris is a visionary, displaying the need for such explanation videos for the masses. Leaving humour aside, can I please thank you for giving us this needed video. It can be rather confusing, particularly with things like USB C now carrying displays as well.

@LandNfan Год назад

The lovely thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from.

@Aruneh Год назад

Classic ExplainingComputers video, giving us the basic knowledge we all need!

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Yes, this is one of those "EC back to basics" videos. :)

@mikedonovan4768 Месяц назад

I'm looking to upgrade my motherboard soon and have been watching a load of videos only to realise that I only need the videos on this channel to explain everything ! This channel deserves all the subscribers - roll on 2 million ! 👍🙂

@mattblatchley2061 Год назад

and I say this without a trace of sarcasm...You, sir, have a knack of being able to make the most mundane topics very interesting and entertaining!!! Well Done!

@Graham_Rule Год назад

When you said that VGA is the oldest display connector in common use I started to reminisce about the Hercules Graphics Card and CGA based systems I used to have in rescued old computers. 30 years later and I'm in the same room watching RU-vid in HD.

@dennisdevine9563 Год назад

aah, the Hercules Graphics Card and CGA adapters brought tears to my eyes

@MichelMorinMontreal Год назад

A welcome update for our beloved video connection cables. One of the many interests of this presentation is that it covers both old and new video interfaces; it's always good to remember that our old equipment can usually still serve us well despite their venerable age... A great way to fight the programmed obsolescence of some manufacturers and the "always new" fashion! Congratulations!

@Colin_Ames Год назад

Excellent video, as always. It brought back a memory of the time I went to a Best Buy store looking for a dual link DVI cable. I couldn’t find one on display, so I went to ask the “expert” at the Geek Squad desk. He told me that there was no such thing as dual link DVI!

@ArniesTech Год назад

Good times 🙏

@malazan6004 Год назад

Omg I remember having to use a DL DVI cable for a gift 1440p dell or something maybe higher very early when 720 and 1080p was the main thing. It felt like it didn't stick around for long though. Actually looking it was 1600p

@RemoWilliams1227 Год назад

Yeah the Dork Patrol has never been very good.

@MegaKrustyman Год назад

This was so packed with information, I must have skipped back or paused at least a dozen times while I dug out cables or looked up various products I've owned over the years. Thank you sir; this was both informative and a nice trip down memory lane!

@ArniesTech Год назад

Awesome Chris, we should never forget the 101 of computer basics. Love your calm and informative narration! Absolute role model for me! 🙏💪

@WindowsBetaCamp Год назад

Nice seeing an update to your older video about display connectors. Kudos!

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

I am amazed the other video was from 2013! So maybe I'll do a third video in 2032 . . .

@ran2wild370 Год назад

Thank you very much for systemizing this bunch of cables! Even for tech fans it sometimes difficult and concentrate on task of absorbing a wide range of knowledge 🙂

@gigteevee6118 Год назад

This is such an important video, I’ve spent my life juggling video and cables professionally so an overview is quite relaxing to watch 😂

@stompsalot Год назад

thank you so much for this; you always have such an amazingly-boiled-down way of explaining quite-complex subjects that, while interested in, I personally find challenging to keep straight in my head, and usually give up when trying to compile this information for myself just to make sense of things for myself, and video signal was one I really was at my wit's end this past year, so again, thank you 😃 I really enjoyed your USB-standard video for similar reasons!

@m8hackr60 Год назад

Highly comprehensive and informative. Thanks, Chris, for the clear and memorable explanation of decades old complications... (cough) er, advancements.

@PS_Tube Год назад

These educational informative videos are always a treat to watch. Thanks a lot for making these ones, Chris B. 👍

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Glad you like them!

@brianweber1973 Год назад

Even though I have worked on/with computers since the 1980's (I used to service Mac's & IBM pc's at University), I find your information about different aspects of computers VERY useful! Keeping up with all the latest & greatest technology trends/changes is exhauting. So... Thank You so very much for your content!! BTW, I enjoy your "outro". You sound like several friends I have in Britian. 🙂🙂

@johncundiff7075 Год назад

Brilliant!!! This is the kind of teaching videos that I personally LOVE watching!! I watched every last second of this video!! Keep up the FINE WORK Mr. Barnatt!!

@dominiquemoro7976 Год назад

Do do I !

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Thanks for watching! :)

@tedoyle61 Год назад

Thanks for the explanation... I could never understand why I couldn't get certain video cables to work properly.... now I do. GREAT Video!

@MicrobyteAlan Год назад

Thanks for the memory refresh. Swapping out newer/older monitors and computers, video connections are always challenge. I have a big collection of various cables and adapters. Good episode. 🚀👍

@ptzzz Год назад

Saw this on my feed when it came out but had to hold back watching as I was about to fall asleep. But I knew this video will be solid and great so I left a like before even watching it. And I'm happy to say it is! Similar to another comment I made on another video of yours before, I think this video should be part of some sort of IT101 course lectures, as with all of your Explaining series videos. It is very well explained, presented, and the graphics and macro camera work that come with it very much aids to the presentation and explanation of the connectors. I've learned about most of them except USB C and Thunderbolt display from other videos and reading online, but this video showing them all is a vey well rounded approach to introducing them.

@thomasgraf1986 Год назад

Great video Chris, clear & concise. Learned something about inter-compatibility (or not) that I wasn't aware of!

@alexhudspeth1213 Год назад

Chris, your demeanor reminds me of that one kind and patient Boolean Geometry instructor from my Coast Guard tech school days. Thanks, as always, for a great video.

@sherekhan90 Год назад

Great job! Straight to the point, no nonsense presentation.

@JediBuddhist Год назад

Thank you > Yet another Video which will last for many years. Great stuff ☘

@leskaighin8903 Год назад

This was a lot more complicated than I thought it would be. Thanks for making it all clear

@1pcfred Год назад

I knew it was going to be confusing. That's why I watched the video. Now I still don't understand but at least I've some idea of just how much there is. It looked like every connector has about 4 versions?

@ffieditor Год назад

After going to Rolex 24 at Daytona Saturday, getting up at 9am was out, but I had a great time. This was all fantasia information and expelling load of need display info I did not know and need to know!! Great Job!! Chris!! I'm not going back for today ending run, my legs can't take it.

@MaxGoof Год назад

I never realized that DVI had that many different versions. I suppose I was just lucky that when I ordered a DVI cable that it was compatible with my computer and monitors. I still wish HDMI had some sort of locking mechanism. That's the main reason I still cling to DVI cables when I can. Thanks again for another informative, well-made video! I'm off to inspect my cables and ports now.

@paulg3336 Год назад

I suspect the differences occur at the device socket and all DVI-DVI cables are straight through

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Oh no, DVI-DVI cables come in all the different versions . .

@KeinNiemand Год назад

Just use Display Port if you can.

@servidorteleco8916 Год назад

Cristal clear explanation. Thank you Christopher. Cheers from Argentina.

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Greetings from the UK. :)

@kk0dj Год назад

An absolute watershed of knowledge. Thank you Chris for unmasking the world of display connectors and all the associated information. Brilliant!

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Thanks for your kind feedback. :)

@handcoded Год назад

I've shared this video with a CompTIA A+ study group as this information is covered on the core 1 exam and is presented brilliantly.

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Thanks. :)

@ygstuff4898 Год назад

A great overview (and answered some questions I had about HDMI vs. DP). Now I'm waiting for a video on describing the "wireless video & audio" standards--sometimes my Smart TV permits a computer to connect, and other times not so much.

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Another video topic, certainly! :)

@matt4054yt Год назад

The lack of standardisation for wireless AV is frustrating. It's more like a collection of walled gardens belonging to their proprietary ecosystems. Like the need for a Chromecast dongle for the Google/Android world, an Apple TV for iOS/macOS, and an Xbox for Windows. And Miracast seems more or less stuck in the past since it was not embraced by the industry. That is just sad.

@ypat90 Год назад

Video would be one thing over wireless but even surround sound can fall prey to proprietary marketing as per a video by Linus from LTT on his brand-new home wireless sound system. Interesting to check out for anyone considering such a setup.

@Tony-Stockport Год назад

EC videos always worth a watch for learning and entertainment purposes. These videos are to me what Soaps are to the masses. I would love to hear your take on the move from expensive dedicated monitors to cheap tv's. My £300 Samsung 4K panel replaced my two 1080p monitors and gave me double the real estate.

@_Digitalguy Год назад

Amazing video. While I knew most things, it's a great refresher and long term reference, and I still learnt a couple of things...

@BrewMiester Год назад

Wish I had this video about 10 years ago when I was trying to figure out all the different DVI cables. One cable that is old and gone is the S-VIdeo. I had an old LinuxMCE setup and my old computers and TV's had this connector. It was a little round 7 pin connector. It was one step up from the old composite video which was the standard coaxial cable on most televisions.

@limseehong Год назад

This is so good and informative. The most comprehensive I have seen yet on Display Connectors. Thank you very much.

@maxdiamond55 Год назад

Thanks Chris. Hugely enlightening, especially the thunderbolt at the end.

@MM. Год назад

USB-C will be heavily driven by hybrid office arrangements without fixed desks where employees use notebooks. The ability to use a monitor as a dock with the display connection doubling as a charging lead is unbeatable. With DP and HDMI, a separate dock becomes necessary that increases the cost of a workstation and needlessly takes up additional desk space.

@Bluejohn Год назад

I learn something new every time i watch your videos. Excellent as always

@davion0013 Месяц назад

This is an amazing archive

@dennisdevine9563 Год назад

Very informative, thank you again, Chris

@lindaoffenbach Год назад

Thank you, this thorough elaborated explanation certainly is very helpful for clearing up quite the jumble...

@TechTimeWithEric Год назад

I honestly wish TV equipment would adopt DisplayPort. I personally feel like it’s the superior standard and doesn’t have the licensing fees.

@RoboNuggie Год назад

A very useful guide Chris, thank you!

@tpobrienjr Год назад

Thank you for a quick overview of the dizzying array of display connectors.

@QAZ1M Год назад

The only video that has it ALL 🎉

@ahmad-murery Год назад

Oh man, time goes by so fast, I still remember hooking up my machine to my B/W TV using RF cable. The future may hold more madness. Suggestion: I wish you could put these comparison tables somewhere on your website so they can be easily referenced when needed. Thanks Chris

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

You are absolutely right -- the tables should be on the website. I have a note to do a major update to the EC website to incorporate a lot of new video and related content. I will take you comment as a reminder to make this happen! :)

@ahmad-murery Год назад

@@ExplainingComputers Much appreciated :)

@Musicman-50 Год назад

The Commodore Vic-20 looked great at it's 22 character per line resolution. Tune your TV to channel 2 and turn on the computer. 4k RAM was the bomb.

@ahmad-murery Год назад

@@Musicman-50 That was the golden age of computing when creating a little BASIC program would make you happy the whole day and maybe excited for a week or so, I never had a Commodore but an MSX1 and I got it when it was outdated (1994), anyway it gave me a huge push towards programming.

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

@@Musicman-50 So true. Those were the days! You may appreciate next week's video, where we return to such resolutions with a modern take on old BASIC computing . . .

@tomholroyd7519 Год назад

A lot of people here probably have a box full of unused video cables in their office, like I do. Several boxes. Now I know what's in those boxes!! Thanks. Now if I could tame my wall wart collection ...

@dhavalsuthar1 Год назад

Wow .. now I'm perfectly clear with everything.. Thanks a lot .. Anyways .. This is my one of the most favourite RU-vid Channel.. ❤️💫

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Great to hear this, thanks for watching. :)

@cokeforever Год назад

oh, really? Which dvi connector has two vertical contacts above and below the main? ;-) You can use simple unpowered converter to convert hdmi to dvi, what would happen if you then plug a dvi to vga converter to it? ;) Why some hdmi cables carry additional protection barrels on both ends of the cable and some do not? Why "gold plated" hdmi connectors were considered to deliver better quality of signal if the signal in question is _digital_? ))) See... you still know very little, but yeah this channel is awesome!

@jceggbert5 Год назад

THANK YOU for explaining what the heck D-Sub meant. It makes so much sense now.

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

I almost edited that out! I'm glad that somebody appreciated it.

@winna101ify Год назад

Very helpful explanation of the capabilities of the HDMI and Display port and Thunderbolt. Helpful to make choice for new Laptop PC.

@AllensTrains Год назад

The first audio device I had was a wind-up gramaphone! Oh how times have changed. It is good that old codgers like you and I are keeping up with it all! Thanks for uploading.

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

@technoWZ5598 Год назад

Great video! Keep up the good work! Out of all the display connectors, I like HDMI most, as it carries both audio and video through it, and it is the standard display connector on most PC's, laptops, and monitors. Many display adaptors, switches, and splitters use HDMI by default.

@alexwild4350 Год назад

Ha! I think your displaying your age. Sadly I've so much VGA stuff kicking around because that was the standard when I was in IT. Only the other day needing to interface to a Rasp Pi that I did not have a HDMI cable for, I thought "Oh yes I've got a spare KVM in the garage...I'll use that" only to remember its got VGA video connectors and PS2 mouse and keyboard ports, not even USB. One day you'll find yourself in the same situation but littered with HDMI cables that no one uses any more. It is only a matter of time.

@technoWZ5598 Год назад

@@alexwild4350 VGA and DVI will probably be gone before that! XD I don't see HDMI dissapearing anytime soon

@CodexSan Год назад

@@alexwild4350 omg I still have two monitors using VGA. I had to go out of my way to buy a x370 am4 board that still had VGA in it. I got one by a Chinese brand. The thing is, I think it's like some sort of internal conversor, cause my Linux lists that port being a Displayport. (but it does capture the name of my monitor, and the correct supported refresh rates of it) It's absolutely wild to think that not a single modern board has a VGA connector. Something that, back in 2011 I would Deem impossible.

@goldenpanda7004 Год назад

@@CodexSan there's Intel 12th gen 6XX boards with VGA and DVI connectors on them, wdym?

@CodexSan Год назад

@@goldenpanda7004 but I use AMD. VGA on AMD seems like long gone. You can search through the whole array of motherboards, from last and current gen, from after x370, not a single one has VGA. This one I have is a Colorful X370M.

@jobearesto9746 Год назад

Thanks for the updated display video. :)

@MrMoonpie001 Год назад

Thank you Chis, as things change videos like this help to really demystify many of the guesswork concerning connectors. In addition, I now have three tubs full of connectors and I struggle if I should keep them all going forward. As you know this is just part of the connectors universe (I appreciate your earlier videos also concerning other connectors) now it seems there is a bunch of power plugs and banks I also have extra of!!!! Thank you for all you do, been following you going back to your teaching days! You are my go to guy on the future of things as well as exciting news in computers especially those tiny systems!!! Rich USA

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Greetings Rich. :) We have indeed been exchanging comments here for a long time.

@TheKnobCalledTone. Год назад

All these modern "standards" make me miss the good old days when all anyone had to worry about was RF, composite and RGB.

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

I can so relate to this!

@dennisdevine9563 Год назад

I worked in a prison and had a dozen Radio Shack computers on a network, once a week on Mondays all my students would not be able to work on computers. Later I found out that the medical center next to me was doing x-rays, etc and it was causing RF interference

@anthonymccarthy4164 Год назад

This is another watch over and over till I really get it video. Thank you for your clear explanations and visuals.

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Thanks for watching -- there is indeed a lot of information in this one! :)

@dosgos Год назад

Fantastic summary of video connectors. This will be useful for all households.

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Thanks.

@martinwilkinson2344 Год назад

Wow that's more than I ever wanted to know about video connectors. I can see why it took so long to make. With such chaos will we ever converge on a small number of usable standards?

@Ukepa Год назад

thank you, it's good to know this even though cable descriptions tell you what they do!

@marcelbruinsma Год назад

Excellent and helpful video. Thanks!

@graemezimmer604 Год назад

Very useful Chris, thanks!

@rogerkoh1979 Год назад

Thank you for the detail explanation of the different display ports.

@vanlife4256 Год назад

You are awesome Chris!

@PC4USE1 Год назад

Very informative and a ready reference video on modern display options.

@chriholt Год назад

Wow, thank you for that Chris! I was always confused by the various DVI permutations in particular.

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Greetings Chris.

@gam85191 Год назад

Interesting video as always!

@qdmc12 Год назад

I didn't realize Display Port carried audio as well. Neat!

@AMDRADEONRUBY Год назад

Oh cable time ! Love the topic of the day have a nice week always love your videos

@elbee2324 Год назад

Thank you for exploring another connector type video, to go along with the USB standards. It must have been a pain to research this one as well, but the information is important for those learning these things or trying to work out how to connect a new device to a random screen. I still wish, as I do with USB, that they could come up with some sort of system to identify which generation of video connection a cable uses at a glance, as if you try to use an older, outward identical HDMI cable, you may be able to use 8K, but you probably will not unless you specifically have checked what type of cable it is, and it's almost impossible to tell from a random box of cables with no outward markings. It's also terrible that dishonest sellers can claim their cables can do things that they cannot, like selling a Display Port 1.0 cable and claiming it can take all forms of monitors, when it cannot carry the data for a 4K screen. It they had consistent colourings or different outer shielding, it would make a consumer's life a lot easier. Ah well. Maybe some day. :-\ But thanks again for the hard work and excellent explanation put into this video. :-)

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Thanks for this. :)

@Shinobimaru Год назад

Thanks for the detailed explanation!

@rager1969 Год назад

Very cool video. I remember the first time I saw HDMI at CES 2003. There was a monitor with this small cable connected playing video and audio. I was amazed how clean the set up was - one small cable and a power plug. I disconnected that cable and the picture and sound disappeared, proving that it was the source. I plugged the HDMI back in but the video and audio didn't come back and I panicked. Maybe it would've come up again if I waited long enough, but I quickly walked away.

@freddylq67 Год назад

Very good explanation, thanks Chris! 👍

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

My pleasure!

@TomPauls007 Год назад

finally! a resource that adaquate and "simply" discusses all these interfaces. I'm pretty computer savvy, but am not skilled in the art of these. Thanks (please pass the advil)!

@perrymcclusky4695 Год назад

Another useful video. Thanks for having all this information in one useful video. Looking forward to your next video!

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Greetings Perry.

@francis400 Год назад

This is very timely Chris. I discovered that the video card I am using (a disused one of my brothers) had only one HDMI and 3 DP sockets but my new monitor does not have DP input!

@CyborgZeta Год назад

I've never used DVI. I used VGA with PC monitors up until 2020, mainly because I didn't know any better. To its credit though, VGA "just works". I've never had issues with VGA cables, while I've had the occasional issue with HDMI and DP cables.

@uquarosh Год назад

Thanks for a very informative video clearly explaining a complexed and confusing issue.

@sylviam6535 Год назад

Super clear, as usual.

@youp1tralala Год назад

A very useful video for many people for sure! Even if I am familiar about that topic , I learned a thing or two. Just for nostalgia I'd have enjoyed seeing BNC cables mentioned

@KeboConnect Год назад

Greetings from the warm heart of Africa.

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Greetings! :)

@cokeforever Год назад

Malawi? I learned that from Chili Klaus's video ;)

@KeboConnect Год назад

Yeah, Malawi, central Africa.

@bilderdijk1863 Год назад

Very, very usefull is an understatement. Thank you!

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

My pleasure.

@joeg3950 Год назад

A few years ago, I needed three types of monitor cables due to work-dictated hardware. I take these into considerations when buying hardware now. Thank you for the video!

@1pcfred Год назад

Whenever I buy something I always make sure I get the right cables for it because I know just how diverse the landscape is. So the odds of me having what's right are non-existent. Really a lot of these connectors look alike so how do you even know what version they support by just looking at them? Are they labeled what they are?

@sarfraz733 Год назад

Thank you so much I was searching for these connectors you explained very well.

@EdwardKilner Год назад

Great explanation. I tended to upgrade my personal electronics only at multi year intervals. My last desktop was 2012 and last week I completed a new build, my first and likely last. Enjoyed it greatly. With long intervals, one tends to skip over frequent changes of cable specs. Those cables are expensive. I should do some housecleaning to throw out my ancient box of cables.

@concreteeeEEE Год назад

Informative as always, thank you for combining them all into one simple video :)

@KB-ld7jw Год назад

Thanks for the video. I've been using them for decades but never understood whats "under the hood". You do amazing work and I surely appreciate it.

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Thanks. :)

@alanthornton3530 Год назад

What a mind boggling array of cables & standards, I've watched the video twice over just to make sure I understand, now I need a cuppa & a biscuit. A shame that HDMI plugs aren't fitted with a locking mechanism, I'd accidentally nudged the HDMI cable so at the next switch on I had a blank screen, a quick dive underneath the desk problem spotted & sorted!! Thanks Chris for an interesting Sunday afternoon video

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Greetings Alan. I am now going to have a cuppa and biscuit too! :)

@brianwood5220 Год назад

I bet you were glad when this one was a wrap. There are so many connectors our there. Have you ever thought of the power adapters supplied for a multi voltage wall-wart. WOW it's staggering too. Thanks for sharing Chris your content is always very much appreciated.

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Greetings Brian. :)

@KenWiggerAnotherAncientGamer Год назад

This is very helpful information!

@bobh5261 Год назад

lots of work and great job detailing all this. excellent teacher

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Many thanks!

@fra93ilgrande Год назад

as always, you're the best, well done Sir!

@Akula114 Год назад

I'm not going to go into the plethora of connector types, pros and cons, whatever... I just wanted to say thanks for finally making this all clear(ish). Cheers!

@dfs-comedy Год назад

I'm always impressed by the bandwidth these standards support. Even 4K@60Hz with 8 bits/color component requires a bandwidth of: 3840 x 2160 x 60 x 3 x 8 = ~12Gb/s and that doesn't include audio or other data. 8K at 120Hz and 48 bits/pixel would be 191 Gb/s!

@ExplainingComputers Год назад

Nice calculations. We do indeed take significant bandwidth for granted these days,

@d.barnette2687 Год назад

The calculations would be much nicer if you used appropriate units next to each number. Then we could check to make sure the units at the end are indeed Gb/s.

@dfs-comedy Год назад

@@d.barnette2687 pixels/frame x frames/s x bits/pixel = bits/s if you want to do a dimensional analysis.

@SweBeach2023 Год назад

I'm actually rather unimpressed. DVI-DL was released back in 1999, and the standards we use today doesn't support much higher bandwidth than this. Had resolutions increased in speed at just a small fraction of the rest of the components 8K@240Hz would have a common resolution these days. We for almost two decades saw no improvement in resolution. 1024x768 and 1280x1024 were two common resolutions back in 1995. It wasn't until ~2010 we started to move towards 1080p. A resolution we may still consider the standard for most devices sold today, from smartphones to monitors and laptops.

@dfs-comedy Год назад

@@SweBeach2023 go ahead and design consumer-priced hardware that can support a data rate of 191 Gb/s. That is a very impressive achievement. Resolutions higher than 1080p don't make much sense on smartphones. The pixels would be so tiny you'd need to scale everything up to make it legible.