Technology, computer hardware, retrospect: monitors

Self-tutoring about monitors: the tutor contemplates the idea of legacy technology.

The following is according to my understanding.

In yesterday’s post I begin about DVI, a port for which I encountered on the back of a smart TV. Yet, it seems that DVI was most prominent 2002-2012. I wondered: Why did I not know of it before?

I checked the two standalone monitors we have on hand. One, it turns out, has a DVI port as well as a VGA one; the other, just a VGA port. However, even the one with both DVI and VGA has a VGA connector hanging from it. Said monitor isn’t in use right now, since the tower it was connected to has been recycled. (That’s another story.)

I looked up the years those two models of monitors came out. Both were from 2006-2008. While I know we haven’t bought a monitor for some time, I didn’t realize how old those were.

Therefore, it seems that I bypassed the DVI trend. Although I’ve assembled and disassembled many computer systems, I can only recall the familiar blue VGA connector. Recently I recycled several towers; did some of those have DVI ports on the back that went unused? One might never know, it seems.

My reading suggests that DVI, as well as VGA, may be seen nowadays as legacy: apparently the market has shifted to HDMI, DisplayPort, and even USB for video connection.

Source:

xenarc.com