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Display Port 1.3, USB Type-C, and 5k Displays

Over the past few weeks were the been a number of new announcements that will impact displays and display technology going forward. First was that Dell's preview of a 5k monitor with 5120x2880 resolution. This is a "retina-ing" (Apple's term for doubling vertical and horizontal pixels) of a 2560x1440 monitor. The 27" display is a beast with 14.75M pixels, and 218ppi. This compares to 8.3M pixels and 157ppi on a 28" 4k UHD.

Zotac Releases DisplayPort to Dual HDMI Adapater

Zotac has announced a pair of passive DisplayPort adapters. Both convert the DP signal into two 1080p HDMI outputs. The two versions differ in that they connect to either DP or Mini-DP as their source. Both adapters will retail for $50.