> However, I’d like to tell you that you probably should pay more attention to DisplayPort – it’s an interface powerful in a way that we haven’t seen before.

Lines like that really show just how long it can take for standards to get on the radar of mainstream tech culture. I remember hearing about and being excited about DisplayPort's move to packetized digital video in college in 2008, and seeing the first Macs with MiniDisplay port later that year (or perhaps it was in 2009)!

I was actually under the impression that it has been well-known and commonplace for hobbyist and enthusiast PCs for well over 10 years, but I'm probably wrong about that!