1) Mini DisplayPort defines a new royalty-free, digital audio/video interconnect, intended to be used primarily between a computer and its display monitor, or a computer and a home-theater system.

 

2) The displayPort connector supports 1,2, or 4 data pairs in a Main Link that also carries clock and optional audio signals, each with a symbol rate of 1.62, 2.7, or 5.4 Gbit/s.

 

3) can drive display panels directly, eliminating scaling and control circuits and allowing for cheaper and slimmer display