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While this is certainly valid, it's depressing that most non-Apple laptops still only ship with VGA so most meeting rooms are stuck with an inferior, non-digita

While this is certainly valid, it's depressing that most non-Apple laptops still only ship with VGA so most meeting rooms are stuck with an inferior, non-digital connector. This wouldn't help the issue with having 4 different video connectors, but to Apple's credit, they are standardizing on Mini Displayport. The first run of the Macbook Air was the only one to have the micro DVI (because no other video connector existed that was small enough for their needs and they just needed to minify an existing standard, hence Micro-DVI) and it has now been replaced by Mini Displayport on all current models. Additionally, the Macbook, the only laptop they offer without Mini Displayport will likely be updated soon adding it thus bringing every portable computer they offer to the same standard. Any transition period is tough, it's just sad that while Apple has moved from VGA to DVI to Mini Displayport, most non-Apple laptops (see Dell, HP, Lenovo) still ship with VGA or the awful S-Video. Move into the 21st century already. Laptop makers (Both Apple and non-Apple) need to pick a digital standard.

robin_reala 17y ago
Even their desktop computers have now standardised on mini displayport. All currently shipping iMacs, Mac Minis and Mac Pros have mini displayport.
lamnk 17y ago
The problem is that most old projectors ship with VGA. Imagine you bring a shine laptop with HDMI/DisplayPort in the conference room, only to know that the old projector there drives VGA / S-Video only ... I think that's why business laptops still sport VGA when consumer lines have long ditched analog and adopted digital standards.
thwarted 17y ago
This wouldn't help the issue with having 4 different video connectors, but to Apple's credit, they are standardizing on Mini Displayport. Part of this issue exists because Apple keeps "standardizing" on new (display) technologies. This is good, because it helps drive the industry forward, otherwise we'd still be stuck with VGA, but it's not really standardizing when the next product cycle, like every 18 to 24 months, there is a new standard they adopt across all products.

robin_reala 17y ago

Even their desktop computers have now standardised on mini displayport. All currently shipping iMacs, Mac Minis and Mac Pros have mini displayport.

lamnk 17y ago

The problem is that most old projectors ship with VGA. Imagine you bring a shine laptop with HDMI/DisplayPort in the conference room, only to know that the old projector there drives VGA / S-Video only ... I think that's why business laptops still sport VGA when consumer lines have long ditched analog and adopted digital standards.

thwarted 17y ago

This wouldn't help the issue with having 4 different video connectors, but to Apple's credit, they are standardizing on Mini Displayport. Part of this issue exists because Apple keeps "standardizing" on new (display) technologies. This is good, because it helps drive the industry forward, otherwise we'd still be stuck with VGA, but it's not really standardizing when the next product cycle, like every 18 to 24 months, there is a new standard they adopt across all products.