I'm wondering if any list-ers have connected a monitor to their new Lenovo DisplayPort Thinkpad, and how they evaluate the experience.
I have a T510 and an LG - DVI / HDMI / VGA - 24" 1920x1080 monitor. I confess that the result is acceptable on my X32 via old VGA (and unauthorized drivers), but am led to believe that all-digital is much better. In particular, http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042801&p_id=4827&seq=1&format=2 gives a DP (DisplayPort) Male to DVI-D Female Adapter (Single-Link) for 10 bucks. But there's the following ominous NOTE highlighted on the same page. "Note: This is a passive adapter. While DisplayPort connectors are capable of passing a DVI signal, DisplayPort and DVI signals are basically different and not compatible with each other. This adapter does not actively convert a DisplayPort signal into a DVI signal. In order for this adapter to function properly, you must have a DisplayPort source device capable of producing and passing out a DVI signal through the DisplayPort jack." So what's the "smart shop" in this case? >To be fair, you can find HDMI cables for $85 too, and you can get >DisplayPort cables for $6 from Monoprice. I'm not claiming one >technology or monitor is better than the other, just that the cable >point is a non-issue. You just have to shop smart. > >Rob > >Jonathan Berry wrote: >> DisplayPort versus the old ways >> >> Thanks for the heads-up. I had read the wiki page on DisplayPort, >> but nothing really caught my imagination. Here's the scheme: >> >> I have a perfectly good HDMI monitor and a cable that cost $4.50. >> >> The per-unit royalty on HDMI is something like 4 cents. >> >> Here's a 6-ft Display Port to HDMI cable that costs >> $85: >> >> http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=40646&vpn=DP2HDMIMM6&manufacture=Startech.com%20Ltd >> >> Or if I want to get a DisplayPort monitor and pay a mere $24 for >> the cable, I'm looking at $400 for a 1920x1200 screen: >> >> http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=45554&vpn=NL773A8#ABA&manufacture=Hewlett%20Packard >> >> There are cheaper screens, but they don't have so many pixels. Do you >> really want to get an external monitor that's only, say, 1680x1050 ? >> >> I sure hope that DisplayPort has some breathtaking >> advantages over the old technology. DisplayPort could turn >> out to be the best thing since sliced bread. Or it could >> turn out to be a bit of a dud, like hand scanners or DL >> DVD+-R disks or DVD-RAM or bubble memory or 5" diskettes >> (not to be confused with 5.25" floppies) .... > -- happy Jonathan Berry and Erika http://members.shaw.ca/berry5868/fun.htm _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
