Not sure whether to hook your new monitor up to your computer using HDMI or DisplayPort? Different ports have different capabilities and compatibilities; here's what you need to know.

HDMI and DisplayPort are the two most common video output standards in use today. We look at bandwidth, resolution, refresh ...

How many monitors can DisplayPort 2.0 support? While an 8K display – or higher – might be appealing, for most people it'll be multi-monitor configurations that DisplayPort 2.0 powers on their ...

With DisplayPort 2.0, you needn't bother with all that. It comes with the bandwidth to run high resolution, high refresh rate monitors without compression, and with decent colour depth throughout.

A PC can work with an Apple monitor as long as it supports a mutual connection standard. Apple monitors use three connection types: VGA, DisplayPort and Thunderbolt.

The P-series monitors don't ship with DisplayPort cables, but the U-series do. Dell "solved" this problem by simply removing the DisplayPort from the P2212 entirely.

So, I have a work laptop with a HDMI port, but the monitor they also gave me is DisplayPort input only. A straight-through HDMI-DP cable doesn't appear to work, and local helpdesk has been, well ...

DisplayPort 2.0 is coming in late 2021 with 80Gbit/s of bandwidth, enough to drive 4K 240Hz and 8K 85Hz monitors of the future.

Monitors supporting DisplayPort 2.0 technology have been delayed, with the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) now expecting devices to ship later this year.