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DisplayPort does audio. The main reason for HDMI is DRM.
by jmiserez 7y ago
DisplayPort does audio. The main reason for HDMI is DRM.
- matthewmacleod 7y agoDisplayPort has done HDCP and DPCP DRM since early on, so I don’t think it’s that.
- p_l 7y agoDRM was added to DP later on, IIRC, it wasn't part of original standard. HDMI adding audio and DRM was the core of the proposal, plus a connector that was more consumer friendly.