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We won't solve the device incompatibility, but it seems we (as individual users) could solve the cable problem by always paying more to buy USB-C cables the wer
by SiVal 10y ago
We won't solve the device incompatibility, but it seems we (as individual users) could solve the cable problem by always paying more to buy USB-C cables the were made to handle ALL of the allowed protocols (incl. power) up to the limit of each protocol. In other words, universally usable USB-C cables, where any failure was an incompatibility between devices, not the fault of the cable.
If I'm going to need a lot of cables, it will probably be worth it to me to invest in making them ALL the universal kind, so when trying to set up any system, I can just use any of MY cables for anything.
Of course, this will then fail if they introduce another protocol that uses the same connector but won't work through my "universal" cables, but unless they do, this could make life easier (at the cost of more expensive cables).
- nol13 10y ago"but unless they do"
- koffiezet 10y ago> If I'm going to need a lot of cables, it will probably be worth it to me to invest in making them ALL the universal kind The problems will not only be the cables and connectors, but for a large part also the devices people will be trying to attach. When it doesn't work, is it a bad cable? Does my laptop even support the device I'm trying to attach? If it's a display, do I need displayport 1.3 or HDMI 2.0 What would be optimal, and what does my laptop support? That's the biggest part of the mess. Cables that don't support everything can easily be sold as "this is a bad cable" and have a user replace it. Your $1000 storage box you just bought can't be connected to your 2 year old laptop even though they both have the same connectors is a harder sell.