It's compact so I'm pretty sure that's the advantage in this application, however there are other advantages. Look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort
More importantly, do any monitors support the interface yet? DVI has been kicking around for many years but yet the most common interface is still VGA. This is a pain since it means that I need to get out my DVI to VGA adaptor much more often than I'd like. Will a similar situation happen here or will this finally push VGA into the past?
If by not supporting audio, you mean supporting 8 channels of audio, then yes, you would be correct. It also integrates an auxiliary channel for separate data like touch screen, integrated camera, etc etc.
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What is the advantage of DisplayPort over HDMI?
It's compact so I'm pretty sure that's the advantage in this application, however there are other advantages. Look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort
More importantly, do any monitors support the interface yet? DVI has been kicking around for many years but yet the most common interface is still VGA. This is a pain since it means that I need to get out my DVI to VGA adaptor much more often than I'd like. Will a similar situation happen here or will this finally push VGA into the past?
DVI is a licensed technology. DisplayPort is open. Hopefully that will make a difference in manufacturers' willingness to adopt DisplayPort.
Thanks for the reply. Ready wiki, I still don't see much of an advantage of HDMI and it doesn't support audio like HDMI does.
My Dell 2408WFP has a DisplayPort connection.
If by not supporting audio, you mean supporting 8 channels of audio, then yes, you would be correct. It also integrates an auxiliary channel for separate data like touch screen, integrated camera, etc etc.
DisplayPort has higher bandwidth and supports larger resolutions, as well as being license & royalty free.