Gadgetory

we all know that for a signal to get from a DVD player computer game console or other video source to a display such as a TV or monitor that we need to connect them in some way but the pros and cons of the various cable standards can be extremely confusing even for techies let's start with good old-fashioned VGA or d-sub it's usually got a blue plug on the cable and stays in place with screws on either side of the housing around the contact pins the advantage of VGA today is that older equipment you encounter like a presentation projector is pretty much guaranteed to work with it but that's about it because it's an analogue standard the signal degrades from cable length wire gauge the conversion to digital for compatibility with your flat panel display and from your friend leaking into your house to steal all the red M&Ms yeah it's maximum clean resolution might not seem that bad at a little over 3 megapixels at 85 Hertz but on any modern display it just won't look very clear and sharp use anything else if you can our next standard DVR superior to VGA but actually on the verge of obsolescence just like it the connector locks with screws just like VGA but is physically larger and the biggest advantage of DVI is its versatility on the video source side DVI exists in a number of varieties DVID has only pins for an HDMI compatible digital video signal and DVI I add signal pins free VGA compatible analog signal meaning with inexpensive passive adapters it can drive DVI HDMI or VGA displays on top of that while a single link DVI connection is limited to 1920 by 1200 60 Hertz with a dual link connection it is capable of officially carrying 2560 by 1600 60 Hertz pretty darn good especially for the time DVI is drawbacks are several though the connector is bulky and unlike newer standards it doesn't support the same variety of color spaces and nor does it carry audio or data along with video speaking of newer standards HDMI 1.4 HDMI is biggest race today is its ubiquity you can find it or an inter compatible standard on pretty much any computer modern piece of AV equipment or display it supports multi-channel audio and data superior color depth with compatible content equipment and it has a wide wide video format support including 4k and up to 30 Hertz and a variety of stereoscopic 3d formats it does have some drawbacks though the connectors standard doesn't include a locking mechanism for one thing and its resolution is limited to 4k at only 30 Hertz and it also doesn't include official support for wide 21 by 9 aspect ratios or multiple concurrent video streams HDMI 2.0 addresses everything that I just said except the locking connector making it almost as good as my personal favorite DisplayPort but we just haven't seen much of it yet DisplayPort though is almost the complete package unlike HDMI it has a locking connector it can be converted to every other standard I've mentioned including VGA with an inexpensive adapter and it doesn't require a royalty to actually physically implement on a product like HDMI 2.0 DisplayPort 1.2 supports 4k at 60 Hertz multiple video streams over a single cable audio network and other data signals stereoscopic 3d 21 by 9 aspect ratios and pretty much anything else you could want with the only things missing being some home theater remote control features and stuff like that and things are only going to get better with DisplayPort 1.3 adding support for 8k displays 4k 3d and adaptive sync to eliminate leg and screen tearing in games rock on DisplayPort now you've probably noticed by now that other than differentiating analog and digital video signals I've been focused on features rather than image quality that's because unless you're a professional user with specific needs in terms of color spaces you need to work inside digital is digital and they will all look the same at a given resolution as long as the image isn't completely garbled and corrupted by a defective cable or something the other thing I haven't mentioned yet is that there are many and micro versions that exist for some of these connectors this is simple - basically other than needing a physical adapter or cable these don't make any difference whatsoever except when a mini DisplayPort looking connection has a little bolt next to it Thunderbolt connectors carry a DisplayPort compatible video signal but can also necked in series with Thunderbolt devices like external hard drives of whatnot speaking of Thunderbolts the sky is pretty much the limit guys fractal design is decided by a couple of more tech quickie ad spots for the express purpose of allowing you guys to pick what they do to humiliate me last time I got pied in the face but if you felt like that wasn't creative enough all you need to do is head over to their Facebook page linked in the video description and give fractal design your ideas for what they should have me do next and I mean while you're at it I guess you could check out their high quality computer cases power supplies and cooling products just a thought thanks for watching this fast as possible guys liked it if you liked it dislike it if you disliked it and leave a comment if you have suggestions for future fast as possible or if you just want to you know tell me about how tired I look right now because I just got back from climbing a mountain and I'm just bad it's a miracle I'm even alive right now as always don't forget to subscribe for more fast as possible episodes just like this one