DisplayPort v1.4a or HDMI v2.1?

[big10p]

Just got a wizzy new monitor that supports the latest HDMI and DisplayPort versions, but my aging gfx card only supports v1.4a for DisplayPort.

Haven't set the monitor up yet, but wondering which connection is likely to be best? Not using multi monitor setup, so daisy chaining is irrelevant.

Cheers

 

[xMasterPx]

Just force of habit but I like using Display Port as I just like the design and almost no other tech items use to DS so I tend to stick with it for that reason alone lol

 

[big10p]

Just force of habit but I like using Display Port as I just like the design and almost no other tech items use to DS so I tend to stick with it for that reason alone lol

Kinda why I'm asking as I've never used DisplayPort before, so hesitant to move away from HDMI. Lol

 

[xMasterPx]

Kinda why I'm asking as I've never used DisplayPort before, so hesitant to move away from HDMI. Lol

If your into PC gaming DP 1.4 is best way to go thanks to it dealing high refresh rates better and support for VRR & MST 👍🏼

 

[big10p]

If your into PC gaming DP 1.4 is best way to go thanks to it dealing high refresh rates better and support for VRR & MST 👍🏼

Ok, thanks. The monitor has a crazily high refresh rate, but I doubt I'll be using it much for gaming, tbh.

 

[eliotcole]

DP1.4 will involve compression, I think, at higher quality methods ... ...
HDMI 2.1 will have native capabilities that MIGHT outstrip that ... ... but ... again ... unsure ...
DP2... er ... something ... has all the goodness ...
...
Anyway ... I think that if you're wanting to keep yourself able to use other equipment ... then ... think about staying on HDMI ... because if you end up putting an AVR in that chain to have some cool 7.1 or Atmos/DTS-X like surround ... then ... HDMI will likely be your buddy, there, and you'll have set yourself up in advance.

That's not to say that DP cannot handle that stuff, it is just that almost no equipment other than PCs and a few industrial/commercial products use DP.

...

All that being said ... I'm like @xMasterPx ... DP all the way. ... 😅 ... plus ... it's just a nicer connector, y'know?

 

[xMasterPx]

Ok, thanks. The monitor has a crazily high refresh rate, but I doubt I'll be using it much for gaming, tbh.

Fair enough, then just as @eliotcole explained your probably best to stick with HDMI 2.1 for easy compatibility in your future upgrades 🙂