DiplayPort to Make Waves in the Mobile PC Interface Market

In-Stat has predicted that DisplayPort, the digital display interface standard launched by the Video Electronics Standards Association, will witness considerable adoption in mobile PCs as an internal interface between the motherboard and LCD panel.

 

However, the market research firm said it also believes that the standard may not be so successful in the LCD monitors segment, most likely due to the challenges of backwards compatibility being faced by LCD manufacturers.

 

These and other findings have been published in In-Stat (News - Alert) research report ‘DisplayPort 2009: The New VGA or the New DVI.”

 

“We expect embedded DisplayPort to outpace DisplayPort ports in mobile PCs over the next few years, due primarily to the power reduction advantage,” said Brian O’Rourke, In-Stat analyst. “Adoption in desktop PCs will be slower because embedded DisplayPort’s power reduction is not as relevant in wired desktops, and external DisplayPort has tough display interface competition. In LCD monitors, DisplayPort enables direct drive monitors, which allows the elimination of the scaler chip and shifts the graphics control to the CPU or GPU in the PC. However, this means the monitors can no longer display VGA, DVI, or HDMI signals without an adapter, creating potential marketing and cost issues for monitor vendors.”

 

In-Stat has also predicted that shipments of DisplayPort-enabled devices will register a massive compound annual growth rate of 194 percent from 2008 to 2013. With the launch of next-generation mobile and desktop PC chipsets and supporting platforms lined up for 2010, DisplayPort will face significant challenges in that year.

 

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based In-Stat is a strategic segment of the $9 billion Reed Elsevier (News - Alert) global information network. In-Stat’s market intelligence combines technical, market and end-user research and database models to analyze the Mobile Internet and Digital Entertainment ecosystems. TMCnet recently reported that Analogix Semiconductor has received DisplayPort certification logo from VESA for the Analogix ANX9850 DisplayPort TCON Receiver.