Nokia, Samsung, Silicon Image, Sony and Toshiba have banded together to create the Mobile High-Definition Link Consortium (MHL). The goal of the consortium is to create a new mobile audio/video interface for connecting mobile devices to HDTVs, providing 1080p video and digital audio by a small cable which is even capable of powering the device. While there are already Mini HDMI connectors, the HDMI standard uses 19 pins without offering capability to the mobile device, and the new design will focus on reducing the pin count without having to sacrifice urgent features such as video resolution. Do you think that HDMI is already good sufficient, or do you agree that it needs to move forward?

Press release.

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VESA has recently updated the Embedded DisplayPort Standard to Version 1.1a while drawing up requirements for the Video Interface to the LCD Panel in notebooks as well as various embedded applications.

eDP version 1.1a includes further definition on display authentication for protected video composition, addresses Sink device AUX channel interrupt requests, and makes enhancements to the 4-lane connector used for 3D display applications. eDP is based on the VESA DisplayPort 1.1a Standard. The DisplayPort Standard is oriented toward external applications with emphasis on interoperability amidst system vendors and interconnection cables. Newer PC chipsets and GPUs designed for notebook PCs support both DisplayPort and eDP from the same video port connections, enabling configuration options to the system integrator.

If you’re interested in the Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) Standard, that is available free of charge here. [Press Release]

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