VoxAliorumDec 9

HDMI Forum is unwilling to disclose the 2.1 specification for open-source (Linux): according to AMD, they had submitted a functional, HDMI 2.1-compatible driver [for linux?], which the Forum rejected.

https://lemmy.ml/post/40103862

HDMI Forum is unwilling to disclose the 2.1 specification for open-source (Linux): according to AMD, they had submitted a functional, HDMI 2.1-compatible driver [for linux?], which the Forum rejected. - Lemmy

I do not really have a body for this. I was not aware that this is a thing and still feel like this is bs, but maybe there is an actual explanation for HDMI Forum’s decision that I am missing.

Show threadm-p{3}Dec 9
I really hope we’ll see TVs with DisplayPort one day.
Show threadKevlar21Dec 9
I think I’d like DisplayPort over a USB-C connector. It seems like this might be an easier sell too, since the general non-techy populace is already used to everything going to USB-C (thanks EU). Maybe one day we can actually just use the same cable for everything. I realize that not all USB-C cables are equal, but maybe if TVs used USB-C, we’d see more cables supporting power, data, and video.
Show threadIMALlamaDec 10
Display port over USB-C is totally a thing. With things like USB-PD USB seem to be getting dangerously close to becoming the standard for everything. The cables are a wreck though and are way too hard for a layperson to tell apart.
Show threadCosmicTurtle0 [he/him]Dec 10

I’m a very technical person and I can’t tell them apart.

Is there a symbol?

Show threadChronographsDec 10
It’s pretty simple and straightforward, all you have to so is buy the cable and a professional cable tester to see what specs it’s actually in compliance with
Show threadamorpheus
These days a ~10€ gadget can tell you about the electricity going through a USB connection and what the cable is capable of. I don’t like the idea of basically requiring this to get that knowledge, but considering the limited space on the USB-C plugs I’m not sure anything is likely to improve about their labeling.
Dec 10 at 2:35amWeb
Show threadDrDystopiaDec 10
That’s good enough for me, what they called and wee where can I get one?
Show threadamorpheusDec 10

An example I randomly picked:

www.amazon.de/…/B0DK5GGVLM

2-in-1 USB Tester Meter Current Meter Digital Multimeter Current Meter Power Meter Voltage Voltmeter Current Power Capacity Detector : Amazon.de: DIY & Tools

2-in-1 USB Tester Meter Current Meter Digital Multimeter Current Meter Power Meter Voltage Voltmeter Current Power Capacity Detector : Amazon.de: DIY & Tools

Show threadFerkDec 10
I have something like this myself, it’s useful for knowing the power delivery, but I’m not sure if that really helps when it comes to determining the speed of the data transmission that the cable is capable of, or other features like displayport support, or which version of USB4 it might be supporting (I believe they have the same power delivery, even though the transfer speed is double).
Show threadamorpheusDec 10
Yeah, functionality between these varies, I know some of them can tell you what capabilities the cable’s chip spits out.