I’m using DisplayPort from now on instead of HDMI! This video does a great job at explaining why it is a much more open and less proprietary alternative, in addition to being technically to be preferred.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ga8WOONU12k

#DisplayPort #HDMI #FOSS #OpenSource #OpenStandards #Technology #Digital

  • EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    28·
    11 days ago

    Not everyone wants to watch a whole video. Could you tell us your point? As in why you’re using DisplayPort instead of HDMI. For what reasons? What made you look into this? And so forth.

    Honestly, with the hashtags included and the post body the same as the title, this looks less like a genuine post and more like a post trying to advertise a particular YouTube video.

      • FishFace@piefed.socialEnglish
        16·
        11 days ago

        I’m listening to music. I don’t want to pause the music to listen to something that I could just read.

        Other reasons I don’t want to watch a video might include:

        • I don’t have headphones with me and can’t play sound because e.g. I’m in public
        • Watching moving pictures when I don’t have to is annoying
        • Reading is quicker than listening to the exact same text
        • I’m just on Lemmy while doing something else and can’t take that much attention away from the something else
        • Videos - and articles - often have a load of extra fluff I’m not interested in, which is waayy easier to skip over if it’s written.
      • paper_moon@lemmy.world
        8·
        11 days ago

        sigh

        posting for others…

        From what I learned about the video, HDMI is an organization that charges licensing fees for the port, logo, and revisions to be included in devices, charging between $5-$10,000/year for licensing plus per unit fees, and more for specific revision features, while Display port is just a connector/protocol with no licensing encumbering it, and supports all the HDMI features and more.

        This is highlighted by the new Steam Machine from Valve where it includes both a display 1.4 port, and an HDMI 2.1 port, but the HDMI port isn’t listed as a 2.1 port because it can’t legally be licensed for Linux machines, so to get around this valve just didn’t label it 2.1 even though it supports 2.1 capabilities.

        The creator of the video is rightfully calling for the industry to shun and abandon HDMI as a port, and just use the royalty free and unencumbered display port.

    • rikviergever@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      11 days ago

      I added the following to the original post: “This video does a great job at explaining why it is a much more open and less proprietary alternative, in addition to being technically to be preferred.”

      Do hashtags not work well on Lemmy?

  • confusedwiseman@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    4·
    11 days ago

    AI Summary

    Title: Be Suspicious of HDMI

    • HDMI technology is criticized for being a “money pool” for companies, despite the existence of better, royalty-free alternatives.

    • Companies developing HDMI technology charge significant annual licensing fees and per-unit costs for using the HDMI name and logo.

    • Additional features like HDCP require extra payments on top of existing licensing and unit costs.

    • HDMI actively sponsors tech news articles to promote itself.

    • DisplayPort is presented as a royalty-free alternative that offers similar or superior functionality to HDMI.

    • DisplayPort supports more features, higher resolutions, and higher refresh rates compared to HDMI.

    • The Steam Machine exemplifies the issues with HDMI, featuring a DisplayPort 1.4 connector capable of 4K 240 Hz.

    • The HDMI connector on the Steam Machine is HDMI 2.1 capable but cannot be advertised as such.

    • The HDMI organization does not license HDMI 2.1 for Linux devices, forcing Valve to label it as HDMI 2.0.

    • There’s a call for the display industry to transition away from HDMI to less expensive and more open standards.