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I'm actually a bit confused by why it matters at this point. HDMI is ubiquitous, can handle a high enough resolution/ rate that most human eyes can't distinguis
by craftinator 7y ago
I'm actually a bit confused by why it matters at this point. HDMI is ubiquitous, can handle a high enough resolution/ rate that most human eyes can't distinguish better, and is relatively cheap. It's an optimized, widely available format, and does a great job. USB is a downgrade for this particular task. Other than novelty, I don't see a reason to ever do this.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y agoIf I were to guess, I would say it comes down to the U in USB, and power delivery.
- NullPrefix 7y ago>can handle a high enough resolution/ rate that most human eyes can't distinguish better Could you specify which resolution and refresh rate that is? Are we still talking about 1080p or this is higher?
- greggman2 7y agoWhat do you mean? Plenty of computers now ship with no other connectors than USB-C. In other words HDMI is not ubiquitous What I love about USB-C is I plug in a single cable to my laptop and I get keyboard, mouse, wifi, and monitor (4k 60hz) At work I have a USB-C hub for my one cable to my computer. The hub has Displayport so I can use HDMI on a different device. At home my monitor does USB-C natively so my keyboard and mouse are plugged into that.
- Shorel 7y ago> Plenty of computers now ship with no other connectors than USB-C. In other words HDMI is not ubiquitous Sadly. Mine has USB-C and HDMI. I don't think I will buy a device without HDMI in the next 15 years.
- hobofromabroad 7y agoFor instance: a lot of us want one cable to connect display, keyboard, mouse, power to the laptop (aka some device)?
- garmaine 7y agoYou are getting down-voted because you didn't read the article.
- sannee 7y agoOh you sweet summer child. If you want to buy a laptop these days, you have to shell out 300$ for what is basically half of the motherboard and connect it externally over USB-C.