Video Connectors

Question 1

What does HDMI support in terms of resolution and Hertz?

Answer 1

1080 (1920 x 1080), 4k, 8k
60, 120, 144 Hertz

Question 2

What are the 3 types of HDMI connectors? (all same specs)

Answer 2

Type A
Type C (mini)
Type D (micro) [smallest]

Question 3

What are the 2 HDMI categories?

Answer 3

Category 1 - Standard Speed cable (1080p, 60 Hertz)
Category 2 - High speed cable (4k, 8k, 60-144 Hertz, 18Gbps, 48 Gbps)

Question 4

What was created as HDMI’s competitor to avoid paying royalty fees?

Answer 4

DisplayPort

Question 5

What are DisplayPorts specs the same as?

Answer 5

HDMI

Question 6

What are the 2 DisplayPort form factors?

Answer 6

1. Full-size DP
2. Mini DP

Question 7

Which one is better, DisplayPort or HDMI? Why?

Answer 7

Both are good but HDMI is better because it supports data transfer speeds greater than DP (18/48Gbps versus 20Gbps)

Question 8

What does a Type A HDMI connector look like?

Answer 8

like a hat with two upper corners cut off

Question 9

What does Type C HDMI look like?

Answer 9

Mini

Much smaller version of Type A (rectangle, two bottom corners cut off)

Question 10

What does HDMI Type D look like?

Answer 10

Micro

Smaller, shorter version of the Mini HDMI

Question 11

What are the 3 types of DVI cables?

Answer 11

1. DVI-A
2. DVI-D
3. DVI-I

Question 12

What signals does DVI-I support?

Answer 12

Both analog and digital

Question 13

DVI was the evolution from what cable type?

Answer 13

VGA

Question 14

What does a DVI cable look like?

Answer 14

Has screw pins to connect, a huge rectangle with several pins and a flat pin on one side

Question 15

How many pins does a VGA cable have?

Answer 15

15 pins

Question 16

What video format is VGA?

Answer 16

analog video

Question 17

What does a VGA cable look like?

Answer 17

15 pins, 2 screw pins outside. Trapezoid shape (D Shape)

Had 3 color connectors on the other end (blue, red, green)

Question 18

What is a Thunderbolt cable used for?

Answer 18

Not only display interface but also data transfer

Question 19

Thunderbolt 1 & 2 are backward compatible with what cable?

Answer 19

DisplayPort

(can use a DisplayPort monitor connected to a Thunderbolt port on PC)

Question 20

Which Thunderbolt was changed to use the same port connector as USB-C?

Answer 20

Thunderbolt 3

Question 21

Thunderbolt devices will only work when plugged into what type of port?

Answer 21

Thunderbolt ports (even if it’s a USB-C)

Question 22

What’s the max cable length for Thunderbolt 3?

Answer 22

1.6 feet

Question 23

What data transfer speed does Thunderbolt 3 provide?

Answer 23

40 Gbps

Question 24

Thunderbolt 3 is often used for what 2 purposes?

Answer 24

Storage devices and video

Question 25

In terms of HDMI, what is HDCP and what does it stand for?

Answer 25

HDMI Digital Content Protection

allows a device to validate the connection via handshakes (a roku uses this)