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"USB Type-C will replace DisplayPort, which replaced HDMI, which replaced DVI, which replaced VGA, which is what every projector still uses." - Shaun McCance https://twitter.com/shaunm/status/577943078553661440

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The good thing about dedicated video connectors is that with simple checks (pin 5 and 7 in short circuit), you can detect and output via passive connector adapters. That's why a DP to VGA adapter is so cheap: is is the PC that is detecting and generating the VGA signal. (See DP++ for when you are missing pins)

Huh ? The DisplayPort protocol won't be replaced. USB Type-C just allows using the DP protocol with the USB connector. It'a just a alternative.

Let's see how much time it takes for GPUs to remove DP ports ....

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