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• tetris11@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yeah but there are still signal processing steps required to tell both ends of the connector which pins to use to implement the DisplayPort protocol.

  • DP connector is direct from GPU → Screen.
  • DP through USB has to go through the USB bus on the machine → Screen.

  Let’s hope that bus is dedicated, and not overloaded with other USB tasks!

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  • otto@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Let’s hope that bus is dedicated

    It is. That’s always been one of the key features of thunderbolt. There’s no negotiation or latency involved.

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    • tetris11@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Right, the pins just automatically know which to use without any negotiation from the USB bus. Come on.

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      • otto@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Just because you don’t know how any of this works, don’t lash out at me in anger.

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