Comment on Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux
bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 5 days agoLikely moreso that they’re facing pressure from other competitors in the industry that see Steam and open source in general as a threat to their business model. The HDMI forum is made up of industry leaders, and naturally Microsoft and Sony are there.
Jesus_666@lemmy.world 5 days ago
They’ve been refusing open HDMI 2.1 since 2017. I don’t think that being afraid of Linux becoming the dominant gaming platform plays a role here; it’s more likely that they’re afraid people might find new ways to get at protected content.
JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Ive never had using HDMI prevent me from enjoying pirated media, so Ive always been confused about what sort of drm a TV is looking for.
Imacat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
It’s more of a barrier for people who are pirating media, not the ones consuming that pirated media.
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
Don’t they mostly download it directly from streaming platforms these days, skipping the display and its connector altogether…?
b34k@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Isn’t getting at protected content pretty trivial anyway? At least that’s my impression from how easy it is to find basically anything.