According to some embodiments of the invention, a connector is provided
for connecting any combination of an analog video source to either an
analog display or a digital display or a digital video source to either
an analog display or a digital display. Some preferred connectors have a
serial differential digital interconnect that is pin/connector compatible
with analog VGA or DB15. Some implementations of the invention provide a
system and method for determining the inherent digital versus analog
capability of a video source and a video display and configuring a
connector according to the determination. Some implementations provide
real-time display image quality assurance. Some embodiments provide a
digital monitor with digital data streams having more than 8 bits per
color, e.g., 10 bits or 12 bits per color.