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The HDMI Forum, responsible for the HDMI specification, continues to stonewall open source. Valve’s Steam Machine theoretically supports HDMI 2.1, but the mini-PC is software-limited to HDMI 2.0. As a result, more than 60 frames per second at 4K resolution are only possible with limitations.
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Console manufacturers all just need to switch to displayport to encourage tv manufacturers to do the same. No one’s going to not buy a ps6 or steam machine because they have to use a little dp-hdmi adapter, but they might be a little more likely to choose a tv that doesn’t need an adapter over one that does
What about shipping an adaptor? DP to HDMI for the transition?
Can dp even translate to HDMI with a “dumb” adapter?
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dp+to+hdmi
Here’s an already filled in Google search for you.
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Sony would probably create a proprietary standard before they’d switch to displayport.
Are people just forgetting it has a displayport also? Just ignore HDMI, they got greedy, onto the rubbish pile they go.
Two considerations: Displayport doesn’t support audio, and there is no connector on the planet more frustrating and unreliable than DisplayPort. It’s like a joke how sensitive it is to the lightest bump. HDMI just works.
DisplayPort absolutely does support audio
DisplayPort supports a wide range of audio formats, including multi-channel audio like 7.1 surround sound, ensuring compatibility with various multimedia applications and delivering a robust audio experience directly aligned with the video output.
https://www.anker.com/blogs/hubs-and-docks/do-display-ports-support-audio
