In the DisplayPort Wikipedia page, in advantages section it is stated that "Can drive display panels directly, eliminating scaling and control circuits and allowing for cheaper and slimmer displays".
In the DisplayPort 1.2 specification, it is stated in external connection objectives that " Support external display configurations that do not include scaling, a discrete display controller, or on screen display (OSD) functions, enabling low cost, digital monitors. "
Does this mean DisplayPort will upscale or downscale according to display panel connected without a scaling unit in between ?
DP-1.2.pdf