Question on LVDS and TMDS

[Alex Deucher]

On 6/6/07, Alberto Milone <albertomilone at alice.it> wrote:
> Hi, I looked up LVDS and TMDS on wikipedia, however I didn't get a
> definition which an average user of computers would understand.
>
> I would like to include these definition in the GUI (to xrandr) which
> I'm developing.
>
> Can anyone give me an simple definition of these two terms, please?
>

They are just different types digital signaling.  LVDS is generally
used for local flat panels such as the LCD on a laptop.  TMDS is used
by DVI and some of the older digital connectors and monitors.

Alex