Explaining Display Connectors: HDMI, DisplayPort, USB-C, DVI, VGA & Thunderbolt

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Computer display connector tutorial, detailing VGA, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, USB-C alt modes, and Thunderbolt. If you find this video useful, you may also like my recent episode on “Explaining USB”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PctX3kcTj5U The Orange Pi 5 video I refer to is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJyRGnLPBe8 Multiple sources were used to verify the information contained in this video, with notable websites and articles including: Original DVI Specification: http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/stc/FAQs/Video/dvi_spec-V1_0.pdf HP Teradici “Dual-link DVI, Single-link DVI, DisplayPort and 2560x1600 resolutions with PCoIP products”: https://help.teradici.com/s/article/1025 Clint DeBoer “Understanding the Different HDMI Versions (1.0 to 2.0), Audioholics [very comprehensive indeed]: https://www.audioholics.com/hdtv-formats/understanding-difference-hdmi-versions HDMI Licensing Adminitrator website: https://www.hdmi.org/ HDMI 2.1a Specification Technology Overview: https://www.hdmi.org/spec/hdmi2_1 Amphenol ICC HDMI Type E product datasheet: https://www.amphenol-cs.com/media/wysiwyg/files/documentation/datasheet/inputoutput/io_hdmi_type_e.pdf TE Connectivity “HDMI Type E Connector Portfolio”: https://www.te.com/content/dam/te-com/documents/automotive/global/1654391-1_HDMI_Type_E.pdf RS Guide to HDMI: https://au.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=ideas-and-advice/hdmi-connectors-guide BenQ Knowledge Centre Guide to HDMI 2.0 vs HDMI 2.1: https://www.benq.com/en-us/knowledge-center/knowledge/which-hdmi-i-need.html VESA DisplayPort website: https://www.displayport.org/ Eaton “DisplayPort Explained”: https://tripplite.eaton.com/products/displayport-cable-types VESA, DisplayPort UHBR Certification press release: https://www.displayport.org/pr/vesa-readies-displayport-uhbr-ultra-high-bit-rate-device-certification-and-begins-certification-of-uhbr-cables/ Thunderbolt Community website: https://www.thunderbolttechnology.net/ For additional ExplainingComputers videos and other content, you can become a channel member here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbiGcwDWZjz05njNPrJU7jA/join More videos on computing and related topics can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/@explainingcomputers You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: http://www.youtube.com/@explainingthefuture Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:43 VGA 02:17 DVI 05:20 HDMI 07:53 DisplayPort 10:52 USB-C 12:23 Thunderbolt 13:41 Wrap #DisplayConnectors #HDMI #DisplayPort # USBC #Thunderbolt #explainingcomputers