Unfortunately, computer manufacturers did not give it a lot of love, and deemed that a direct connection is much more convenient The DisplayPort remained not very popular despite the good intentions behind it. For example, DisplayPort to HDMI, DisplayPort to VGA, and so on. It is not meant to function as a “direct connection”, but act as an interface to compliment the various kinds of connectors out there. But this connector actually has an interesting idea behind it. The DisplayPort is specially built for mobile devices, with a very small footprint. Mini HDMI Type C: For the smaller tablets and ultrabooks.HDMI Type A: The full-sized HDMI, used on desktops and some laptops.In particular, the 3 most common ones are: This is the “common Joe” that you see everywhere these days, and it comes in various different sizes to fulfill the needs of various devices in the market. People quickly realized that the size of the DVI connector is no good for mobile devices, and it is soon taken over by HDMI connectors.ģ) HIGH DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE (HDMI) It was the “mainstream video connector” for a while, until the mobile market boom. It was taken over by the DVI and HDMI connector.įollowing a need for a cable that is capable of handling more video data, the DVI connector took over VGA. This used to be everywhere in desktops and laptops, but the VGA connector could no longer catch up with the advanced video technologies. This is one of the older display connectors, also called an “analog video connector”. Now that we are done with the basics, let us move on to the display cables and connectors.