So true.
I'd say it's more likely that it's Nvidia's, caused by a firmware/BIOS bug. There's always weird problems with their newly released cards that get ironed out sooner or later. Of course it's just an assumption--I can't say for sure.
How is a digital video connection "mechanically unsound"?
Have you seen the size of the connectors? add the weight of a cable and it's a recipe for at least a little trouble especially when considering the securing mechanism. In my job I've seen the occasional lousy interface but personal experience of the DisplayPort has relegated this to probably the worst I've used. I have even inserted a dummy VGA cable into my laptop and strapped the cables together to give it some support - and it's not my first DisplayPort connector either, that fell apart the second time I removed it.
...are you talking about DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort? And 'size' has little to do with whether a product is 'mechanically unsound' or not. I suggest you go read up on Mechanics of Materials, and Strength of Materials. Staple courses to any mechanical engineering program, and the textbooks and materials should be easy enough to find.
It was specifically FYI. I hope you found it compelling.
Ah text books - I might've read a few of them in my time. Many years ago I was working for a rather large telecommunications company and had one of our suppliers redesign a connector that I felt to be 'unsound'* due to it's inability to stay put in all circumstances - not dissimilar to the DP in fact - I still have the redesigned I/f in a plastic bag somewhere (it's somewhat obsolete now though).
