Samsung Electronics has developed what it claims is the industry's first liquid-crystal display panel with a DisplayPort interface. DisplayPort processes 2560x1600 pixels of graphics data at up to 10 bits of color depth, or 1.07 billion colors. The interface is intended as a replacement for the Digital Visual Interface (DVI), Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) and, eventually, VGA standards. It supports both internal notebook PCs and external connector links between PCs and monitors. Samsung's DisplayPort-enabled 30-inch LCD was a joint undertaking with Genesis Microchip Inc. It requires a single DisplayPort interface, instead of the two DVI ports now used. The new LCD also taps the company's proprietary S-PVA liquid-crystal technology to enable a 180-degree viewing angle and 300 nits of brightness. Mass production is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2008.