Apple is pushing for wider third-party adoption of its new Mini DisplayPort display connector by offering free licensing of the specification, Monday reports said.
In an updated designed for “systems where space is at a minimum, such as portable computers or to support multiple connectors on reduced height add-in cards.”
The news follows last week’s uproar by MacBook users who complained of problems watching videos on monitors that didn’t support the DisplayPort protocol.
Along with supporting larger displays (such as Apple’s new 24-inch Apple Cinema Display), Apple’s Mini DisplayPort includes High-Bandwith Display Content Protection (HDCP), a specification designed to prevent illegal copying of high-definition content.
Apple later released an updated version of QuickTime permitting HDCP videos to display without authentication.
