Explaining Display Connectors: HDMI, DisplayPort, USB-C, DVI, VGA & Thunderbolt
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 Published On Jan 29, 2023

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 1.0 to USB4 V2.0  

The Orange Pi 5 video I refer to is here:
   • Orange Pi 800: ARM Keyboard Computer  

Multiple sources were used to verify the information contained in this video, with notable websites and articles including:

Original DVI Specification: http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/stc/FA...

HP Teradici “Dual-link DVI, Single-link DVI, DisplayPort and 2560x1600 resolutions with PCoIP products”: https://help.teradici.com/s/article/1025

Clint DeBoer “Understanding the Different HDMI Versions (1.0 to 2.0), Audioholics [very comprehensive indeed]:
https://www.audioholics.com/hdtv-form...

HDMI Licensing Adminitrator website: https://www.hdmi.org/

HDMI 2.1a Specification Technology Overview: https://www.hdmi.org/spec/hdmi2_1

Amphenol ICC HDMI Type E product datasheet: https://www.amphenol-cs.com/media/wys...

TE Connectivity “HDMI Type E Connector Portfolio”: https://www.te.com/content/dam/te-com...

RS Guide to HDMI: https://au.rs-online.com/web/generalD...

BenQ Knowledge Centre Guide to HDMI 2.0 vs HDMI 2.1:
https://www.benq.com/en-us/knowledge-...

VESA DisplayPort website: https://www.displayport.org/

Eaton “DisplayPort Explained”:
https://tripplite.eaton.com/products/...

VESA, DisplayPort UHBR Certification press release:
https://www.displayport.org/pr/vesa-r...

Thunderbolt Community website: https://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

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