On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 03:12:51PM -0400, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
Business desktops often seem to support VGA and DisplayPort. DVI is disappearing faster than VGA and HDMI isn't generally supported. This might affect the choice of monitor.
Well I like displayport. Most machines have DP+ which means a passive cable or adapter will give you DVI (single link) or HDMI or even VGA if you need it and it takes a lot less space, and if you want something highres and good, displayport can handle that too. My laptop has mini displayport, and I carry a minidisplayport to hdmi cable in my laptop bag along with an hdmi to dvi dongle. That covers most things I ever need to connect to. I suppose having a mini displayport to normal displayport cable could be handy but strangely I haven't encountered any displayport devices to connect to yet other than at home (where I do have that cable). Dual link DVI for older large screens that predate displayport are the only real problem. -- Len Sorensen