DisplayPort AltMode 2.0: USB 4 compatibility, two 8K displays or one 16K display & more
It supports all of the features of the DisplayPort 2.0 standard, but first devices compatible with it won’t arrive before 2021.
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LG’s 2020 8K TV lineup features eight new TVs with AirPlay and HomeKit integration
LG’s upcoming TV sets for 2020 feature 8K resolution and native support for AirPlay 2, HomeKit, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
HDMI 2.1 details: dynamic HDR, 4K120/8K60 frame rates, ALLM, 10K monitors & more
HDMI 2.1 will be especially great for gamers with support for high frame rate modes: 4K at 120FPS and 8K at 60FPS.
Vimeo announces support for HDR video, up to 8K resolutions & HEVC/H.265 codec
You can now enjoy HDR video from Vimeo on your iPhone X, iPad Pro and Apple TV 4K.
VESA’s new DisplayPort standard promises 8K screens on tablets, notebooks and all-in-ones
The Video Electronics Standards Association, or VESA, announced yesterday an update to the Embedded DisplayPort standard used in notebooks, desktop computers and other devices.
An improvement over the current DisplayPort 1.2a, the Embedded DisplayPort Standard 1.4a paves the way for notebooks, tablets, smartphones and all-in-ones with screen resolutions of up to 8K, or a whopping 7,680-by-4,320 pixels.
First gadgets using the new standard, based on Intel’s upcoming SkyLake chipsets, are expected to hit the market by 2016.
