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HDMI cables can double as Ethernet cables. In the future "just unplug it from the network" will mean "just unplug all HDMI devices".
by Buttons840 7y ago
HDMI cables can double as Ethernet cables. In the future "just unplug it from the network" will mean "just unplug all HDMI devices".
- celticmusic 7y agothat's not the point, block it at the router. What am I missing that makes HDMI cables doubling as ethernet cables a problem for blocking it from accessing the network?
- shakna 7y ago> What am I missing that makes HDMI cables doubling as ethernet cables a problem for blocking it from accessing the network? You block the TV from accessing the network. You connect the TV to a device that will let you stream Netflix, via HDMI. The TV requests internet connectivity over HDMI through that device automatically. Blocking the network access to the TV has now been worked around and no longer matters.
- sp332 7y agoDoesn't that depend on the cable? I thought you had to pay extra for Ethernet support.
- Buttons840 7y agoYes, it does depend on the cable. Not all HDMI cables support it. I think it's cheap enough to add that many or most HDMI cables will support it in the future, if they do not already.
- voltagex_ 7y agoPlease stop repeating this. Yes, it's in the spec, but can you find anything that actually implements it? Manufacturers can barely get HDMI CEC working, let alone Ethernet.
- tenebrisalietum 7y agoPlus it's 100Mbit Ethernet. Too bad you can't use the full bandwidth of HDMI as a network interface.
- glitchc 7y agoThis requires both ends (source and receiver) to be configured for Ethernet over HDMI.