DisplayLink Shows 5K Display Connectivity over Single USB Cable

[btarunr]

DisplayLink, the leading provider of USB graphics technology, will demonstrate the very latest commercially available Dell UltraSharp 5K monitors connected over a single, standard universal USB cable providing 5120x2880 resolution. The new solution to future-proof notebook expansion is being showcased at CES from January 6th ~ 9th 2015 at the DisplayLink booth #36258 in South Hall 4.

"DisplayLink is proud to demonstrate the scalability of its solutions with the highest commercially available monitor again at CES," said John Cummins, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing. "5K monitors with 5120x2880 resolutions were just released in Q4. DisplayLink is demonstrating dramatically simplified 5K connectivity to any PC, Notebook, or tablet using a single, completely standard, USB 3.0 cable, in comparison to dual DisplayPort cables currently required."



DisplayLink both solves the 5K connectivity problem and equally enables non-5K PC, notebooks, and tablets to connect to 5K displays over a standard universal "Plug-and-Display" USB 3.0 cable connection. DisplayLink uses a standard off-the shelf Microsoft Surface Pro III, connected over a standard USB 3.0 cable to a DisplayLink-based docking station, to Dell's new 5K UltraSharp UP2715K, 27" Monitor, enabled by DisplayLink's latest 5K chipset.

For more information regarding DisplayLink, please visit the DisplayLink website or drop by the DisplayLink booth for a personal demo at CES 2015 in south hall 4, booth #36258.

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[TheGuruStud]

This must look like garbage.

DP 1.2: 21.6Gbps x 2 USB 3.0: round down to zero lol

 

[techy1]

This must look like garbage.

DP 1.2: 21.6Gbps x 2 USB 3.0: round down to zero lol

maybe they got 1 frame per second... so technically - they have made it... but I wonder if on usb 2.0 if you got like 0.1 frame poer second (noone needs a refresh every single second - come on, do not be so spoiled and picky )- still counts as score?

 

[Steevo]

Great for text slide shows.

 

[zAAm]

Yeah, I'm struggling to see how this would work. USB 3.0 would theoretically only be able to manage 22.8fps at 5K 16bit. So unless they are doing real-time lossless compression the experience will be terrible.

 

[xorbe]

Great for text slide shows.

And we know that text slides are no good unless shown in vivid 5K res! Yeah, this sounds like, well at least it works in a pinch.

 

[nunomoreira10]

well, if they had some sort of graphic card on the kit, the usb 3.0 wold theorethicaly serve as a equivalent pci-e conection and not actualy pass the image trough it, just like a graphic card.

 

[xorbe]

well, if they had some sort of graphic card on the kit, the usb 3.0 wold theorethicaly serve as a equivalent pci-e conection and not actualy pass the image trough it, just like a graphic card.

If you want any streaming content, there is no way around "not passing the image through it". But I get what you are suggesting.