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Considering, that Display Port is basically a more feature-packed thing than HDMI - and HDMI was already considered "not worth the effort", due to amount of chips required to support it vs available space (not to mention lack of physical space on standard N900 case, unless we use MHL), Display Port might sound even less likely.

But, again, for all intent and purposes, VGA port should fulfill needs of everyone and their uncle. Quality/available resolutions are exactly same, we already have stereo audio out (or stereo line-in as promised, depending on needs), and for all of those three people that need digital audio out, USB hostmode allow that already, even on N900 (via connecting a USB DAC, acting as external sound card). I hardly see anyone needing Ethernet over DP, as we have it through USB, too - finally, if someone own this one in the world device that accept DVI signal but have *no* VGA input (with or without passive adapters), there are external VGA-to-DVI active converters, that could act as a middle-man.

This quite complete set of HDMI *or* Display Port usable features, so if we have usable VGA output, we have everything. Unless, of course, someone want to stream a HDCP content from Neo900 to TV, but such person can expect a mob with torches at door. and trip to re-education camp, soon enough to not being able to make an Neo900 purchase

/Estel
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Last edited by Estel; 2013-12-28 at 23:26.
 

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