Weird video port...

[Pikachu4170]

I was always wondering about a strange port on my old Compaq Presario...

It is a video output and it's not DVI or DisplayPort.

It is located below the VGA port, with a LCD-Like monitor icon:

(This is not my picture, but my computer is the same as this one)

The stickers say it's a "Next Generation Monitor Port!" of some sort.

That port got me feeling curious for years, so can anyone guess what it is?

P.S. I am planning to upgrade RAM, Hard Drive and install Xubuntu and a Ethernet PCI card (And remove it's internal modem since Dial-Up these days is pretty rare PLUS it's internal Iomega ZIP drive since no one uses it these days as well) with mine to make it fit the modern era...

[Brad]

Is there a larger photo available? I see VGA, DVI, and serial.

[redwudz]

Maybe an older DE-9 VGA port. Newer VGA ports use 15 pins, DA-15.

[T_Jet]

Probably a Digital Flat Panel (DFP) port

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_Digital_Flat_Panel

[Pikachu4170]

Probably a Digital Flat Panel (DFP) port

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_Digital_Flat_Panel

Interesting... So it was some kind of unused port that was superseded by DVI?

Is there a larger photo available? I see VGA, DVI, and serial.

Sadly, this is the closest photo I can get on the net...

My Compaq is located somewhere else at the moment...

[Pikachu4170]

Thanks to T_Jet for the info!