Question on LVDS and TMDS

[Daniel Stone]

On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 04:06:15PM +0200, Alberto Milone 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?

LVDS is low-voltage, TMDS less so.  In general, LVDS is used for
inbuilt panels (usually on laptops), whereas TMDS is used for DVI
connections (external LCDs).

Cheers,
Daniel
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