HDMI vs Component vs VGA vs DVI vs DisplayPort

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Published on 2009-07-30T18:04:24Z Indexed on 2010/05/18 16:02 UTC
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What is the real benefits of all of these?

From what I can understand, HDMI offers the ability to send audio along the same cable as well as the ability to do progressive scan.

I've Googled but I can't seem to find any real answers. Why would someone care to run 1280x1024 over HDMI or DVI instead of VGA? What about component?

All I hear is one is digital and one is analog, but I can't find what that means from a feature/benefit stand point.

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