Comment on Why won’t Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1? Digging in on the display standard drama.

fum@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• bhamlin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Yes, as the standard is more or less open source. There are no barriers to entry.

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  • fum@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    That’s what I suspected. So rather than fighting HDMI, we need to buy display port instead.

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    • BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Have you looked at the HDMI Forum member list and board of directors?

      • hdmiforum.org/members/
      • hdmiforum.org/about/hdmi-forum-board-directors/

      It includes pretty much every manufacturer who makes decisions which ports to include on their devices. They have no interest in DisplayPort adoption.

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      • fum@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I had a little scroll through yeah. They may not be interested in display port, but they’re sure interested in money. That’s why I suggested people by stuff with display port, rather that try to fight to have HDMI more open.

        I appreciate AMD trying to improve HDMI openness, they’ve always been more open. That’s why I’ve bought AMD oven Intel and nvidia for the last 10 years or so.

        All we can do as consumers is vote with our wallets. That’s all these companies care about.

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  • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Except it’s not on any TVs.

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    • FooBarrington@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I thought you can connect DP to HDMI with a simple cable, no adapters needed?

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      • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        With VRR?

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    • bhamlin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Not entirely true, but the enough yes.

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• Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Yes but gaming TVs are all HDMI-only, so this is a major issue for a gaming PC that is being designed for the living room.

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