Mini VGA? Really?

re: Mini VGA? Really?

Marty McFly — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:42:56 GMT

I hate Mini VGA. Apple used to use it, and it was just stupid. Good thing Apple switched to Mini DisplayPort. Also, HDMI is dumb. Everything should just use Mini DisplayPort.

re: Mini VGA? Really?

Advo — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:24:22 GMT

Yes, this is driving me crazy.

I have a Futjisu 27" monitor, and I can't get full resolution 2560x1440 with a notebook unless it has dual link DVI or displayport.

Anyway, I think the reason why manufacturers are not going to mini displayport is because they are stupid.

Luckily, we'll now have Thunderbolt on a lot of new machines pretty soon, so they'll ACCIDENTALLY solve my problem.

Oh by the way - check out the Samsung Chronos 7 series below 17" (ex.:NP700Z5A). They're usually said to have a DP, even on the Samsung website, when in fact they have that retarded mini vga.

re: Mini VGA? Really?

Willem Ditters — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:26:18 GMT

Hear hear! Thank god the new Lenovo Thinkpads all have mini Displayport (*The T430s seemingly having mini DP *and* Thunderbolt!)

re: Mini VGA? Really?

Ed — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:29:31 GMT

MiniVGA? Don't we have enough of these display types?

Technically you could include USB in the list as well.

re: Mini VGA? Really?

Ryan — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:55:44 GMT

Agreed... I thought DisplayPort was going to resolve a lot of these issues and that the manufacturers were excited about it... yet none seem to embrace it! When outfitting conference rooms, it's a real pain as well, since you have so many different standards and sizes in play today, plus you still need to support VGA for a while too. And now mini-VGA? Ridiculous. And costly!

re: Mini VGA? Really?

Keith Combs — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:44:49 GMT

You mean anti sales gimmick. It's a significant turn off for folks like me that want to connect a Dell UltraSharp U2711 or U3011 and drive it at it's native resolution. With no DisplayPort connector, it isn't possible.

The Dell XPS 13 UltraBook has mini DP. The coming HP Folio has mini DP. The problem with both of those machines is the notebook 1366x768 screen.

Eventually someone will make the ultimate Ultrabook or notebook. Maybe the X1 Carbine or an unannounced Dell.

re: Mini VGA? Really?

mt — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:53:15 GMT

Probably just a sales gimmick.

re: Mini VGA? Really?

Keith Combs — Wed, 23 May 2012 06:12:17 GMT

DisplayPort and mini DisplayPort are royalty free as far as I can tell. HDMI is not.

re: Mini VGA? Really?

Joshka — Wed, 23 May 2012 05:38:27 GMT

What are the licensing fees for each port?