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nonentity@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I’ve never allowed my TV to have an active route to the internet since I bought it in 2019, it’s exclusively fed over HDMI by gaming consoles and an Apple TV.

The thing is, HDMI 1.4 added HEC, so what’s to prevent media players from serving as an Ethernet switch and providing an internet connection to TVs.

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tfowinder@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

HEC feature enables IP-based applications over HDMI and provides a bidirectional Ethernet communication at 100 Mbit/s

I think the bandwidth is too slow for HD/4K Streams.

I am sure the 100 Mbit/s must also be theoretical maximum, i would be impressed if practical cables supports even half the orignal specs

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- WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  for streaming, yeah, for tracking its plenty
  
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  - cole@lemdro.id ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    100Mbit/s is plenty for streaming even 8k
    
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- WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  for streaming, yeah, for tracking its plenty
  
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3dcandy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Apple TV is watching you 😁

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