VESA finalizes DisplayPort 1.4, adds 8K support, data compression, and USB-C

VESA has announced its new DisplayPort 1.4 standard, and the specification is stuffed with forward-looking goodies. VESA maintains two versions of the DisplayPort standard — embedded DisplayPort (eDP), which was updated to version 1.4(a) a little more than a year ago, and DisplayPort, which was last updated in September 2014. The organization has been working on the 1.4 standard for over a year, and the update promises some significant capability improvements.

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VESA finalizes DisplayPort 1.4, adds 8K support, data compression, and USB-C