VESA
Ahead of next week’s CES 2024 trade show, this morning VESA is releasing an update to their Adaptive-Sync Display variable refresh certification standard to accommodate some forthcoming “dual-mode” gaming displays. Under the new Adaptive-Sync Display 1.1a standard, display manufacturers will now be able to certify displays that have multiple resolution-dependent maximum refresh rates – chiefly, those displays offering high refresh rates at high-DPI resolutions such as 4K, and even higher refresh rates at 1080p and the like. The 1.1a version of the standard is also being updated to support displays with overclocked modes, allowing display manufacturers to get those modes separately certified on top of their default modes. Displays offering higher maximum refresh rates at lower resolutions are not strictly a new innovation in the...
VESA Launches Variable Refresh Display Performance Standards: AdaptiveSync and MediaSync
Kicking off what’s set to be a busy May, this morning the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA), the PC display industry’s primary consortium, is rolling out a new set...
45 by Ryan Smith on 5/2/2022ViewSonic Announces Elite XG270QC Monitor: 1440p@165 Hz, Curved For Gaming
The latest monitor in Viewsonic's large and varied portfolio comes via the XG270QC, which is a part of its gaming-focused Elite series. Available in the US now, the 27...
38 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/22/2020DisplayPort Alt Mode 2.0 Spec Released: Defining Alt Mode for USB4
As the tech industry gears up for the launch of the new USB4 standard, a few more parts first need to fall into place. Along with the core specification...
12 by Ryan Smith on 4/29/2020VESA Announces DisplayPort 2.0 Standard: Bandwidth For 8K Monitors & Beyond
While display interface standards are slow to move, at the same time their movement is inexorable: monitor resolutions continue to increase, as do refresh rates and color depths, requiring...
120 by Ryan Smith on 6/26/2019VESA Rolls Out Updated DisplayHDR Standard for OLED Displays: DisplayHDR True Black
This morning the VESA is rolling out an update to the standard body’s DisplayHDR monitor performance standard that’s focused on expanding the specification to cover OLED displays. Dubbed DisplayHDR...
24 by Ryan Smith on 1/3/2019VESA and MIPI Announce VDC-M 1.1: Display Compression Standard for Mobile Devices
As of late, the pursuit for higher resolutions, faster refresh rates, better contrasts, higher brightness, and more colors in displays, has created bandwidth demands that are pushing the limits...
17 by Nate Oh on 5/15/2018VESA Announces That Work Has Begun On Next DisplayPort Standard; Display Bandwidth To Double
In an interesting turn of events this week, the VESA has announced that work has begun on the next generation DisplayPort standard. Citing the need for even greater amounts...
19 by Ryan Smith on 1/5/2018VESA Announces DP8K Certified DisplayPort Cables
Along with the announcement that work has begun on a new DisplayPort standard, the VESA this week is also announcing that they have launched a new certification program for...
3 by Nate Oh on 1/5/2018VESA Announces DisplayHDR Specification: Defining HDR Capabilities In Performance Tiers
Today, VESA is announcing the first version of their DisplayHDR specification, a new open standard for defining LCD high dynamic range (HDR) performance. Best thought of as a lightweight...
44 by Nate Oh on 12/11/2017VESA Announces DisplayID Version 2.0 Standard to Succeed EDID
This week, VESA has officially announced the DisplayID v2.0 standard, intended to succeed the venerable Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) used by monitors, TVs, and embedded displays. Like EDID/Enhanced...
4 by Nate Oh on 11/15/2017VESA Releases DisplayPort 1.4 Standard: DisplayPort Adds Compression & HDR
One of the more interesting aspects of the DisplayPort standards is how the VESA has the separate but strongly intertwined DisplayPort and Embedded DisplayPort standards. As a result of...
38 by Ryan Smith on 3/2/2016VESA Releases Embedded DisplayPort 1.4a Standard: Display Stream Compression Arrives
The last time we talked to the VESA was back in September, where the association announced their long-awaited DisplayPort 1.3 standard. Introducing a newer, higher signaling rate technology (HBR3...
41 by Ryan Smith on 2/11/2015DisplayPort Alternate Mode for USB Type-C Announced - Video, Power, & Data All Over Type-C
Earlier this month the USB Implementers Forum announced the new USB Power Delivery 2.0 specification. Long awaited, the Power Deliver 2.0 specification defined new standards for power delivery to...
117 by Ryan Smith on 9/22/2014VESA Releases DisplayPort 1.3 Standard: 50% More Bandwidth, New Features
Although DisplayPort-equipped 4K monitors are still relatively new, the DisplayPort 1.2 standard underlying those devices is anything but. The long lead time between standards and products means that just...
33 by Ryan Smith on 9/16/2014VESA Releases DockPort Specification
With Computex now in full swing this week has and will continue to be a flurry of product and standard announcements. To that end and kicking off their Tuesday...
7 by Ryan Smith on 6/2/2014VESA Adds Adaptive-Sync to DisplayPort 1.2a Standard; Variable Refresh Monitors Move Forward
The last half-year or so has seen the concept of variable refresh desktop monitors advance rather quickly. After sitting on the technology backburner for a number of years, the...
38 by Ryan Smith on 5/12/2014VESA and MIPI Announce Display Stream Compression Standard
For some time now the consumer electronics industry has been grappling with how to improve the performance and efficiency of display interfaces, especially in light of more recent increases...
85 by Ryan Smith on 4/22/2014AMD/TI's DockPort Adopted As Official Extension to DisplayPort Standard
Shortly after the launch of Intel’s Thunderbolt interface in 2011, there was a great deal of discussion to be had in several camps over what the future of data...
27 by Ryan Smith on 1/7/2014