IT News HeadLines (Elite Bastards) 30/12/2009

USB 3.0 displays could rival DisplayPort and HDMI

While anyone interesting in gaming, movie playback and the like will doubtless want to stick to a more traditional configuration when it comes to choosing a graphics board and monitor for their PC, will the appearance of USB 3.0 make monitors which use said interface the future for casual users over the coming years?

If you though the display connection battle was already complex with the inclusion of DisplayPort connections as well as HDMI, DVI, dual-link DVI and the legacy VGA ports still showing up on motherboards, be prepared for yet another option.آ With the upgrade to USB 3.0 and bandwidth as high as 4.8 Gbps, it is very possible that USB 3.0 powered displays will start to filter out in early 2010.آ There are already USB 2.0 displays available but they have been limited in frame rates and resolutions because of the 480 Mbps of bandwidth the connection offers.

Obviously, with 10x as much to work with, the ability to push higher resolution and higher frame rates could open up USB 3.0 as a competitor in this large market.

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NVIDIA delays Fermi to March 2010

Some day we'll surely have something positive to discuss about NVIDIA's next-generation graphics architecture, but sadly it looks as though that day won't be for a few months yet, with DigiTimes making further mention of delays to consumer Fermi-based parts while also discussing the company's plans for the rest of their product stack as 2010 progresses.

Nvidia originally scheduled to launch Fermi in November 2009, but was delayed until CES in January 2010 due to defects, according to market rumors. However, the company recently notified graphics card makers that the official launch will now be in March 2010, the sources noted.

Nvidia plans to launch a 40nm GDDR5 memory-based Fermi-GF100 GPU in March, and will launch a GF104 version in the second quarter to target the high-end market with its GeForce GTX295/285/275/260, the sources pointed out.

For performance level markets, Nvidia will allow its GeForce GTS250, GT240/220 and 9800GT/9500GT defend against AMD's Radeon HD 5770/5750, 4870/4850 and 4670/4650.

For the mainstream market, Nvidia will mainly push its GeForce 210.

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