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They already did, I know that HDMI 2.0 includes Ethernet and if the host (computer or TV stick) has internet it will transparently share it with the TV which ca

They already did, I know that HDMI 2.0 includes Ethernet and if the host (computer or TV stick) has internet it will transparently share it with the TV which can then happily install updates and show you ads.

mywittyname 6y ago
Do they make HDMI prophylactics yet?
- pdimitar 6y ago
  No clue but I'd pay for an HDMI device that ignores/kills Ethernet traffic.
  - smoldesu 6y ago
    Most HDMI cables don't even have the pins required to wire Ethernet over them.
detaro 6y ago
Can you name any combination of devices that actually does this? I've never seen an implementation of it, in over a decade of this being an optional part of HDMI.
smoldesu 6y ago
> I know that HDMI 2.0 includes Ethernet and if the host (computer or TV stick) has internet it will transparently share it with the TV Technically, you can encode whatever the hell you want over an HDMI cable. Whether or not the terminating end is able to receive/interpret it is a different story, however. The cost of implementing end-to-end-Ethernet-over-HDMI is so high that it would almost certainly be prohibitive to modern production, much less the production capabilities of 2013, when the spec for HDMI 2.0 was released.
- pdimitar 6y ago
  https://www.amazon.com/2-Pack-Syntech-18Gbps-Ethernet-Compatible/dp/B08JLSXTXB https://www.amazon.com/2-Pack-Syntech-18Gbps-Ethernet-Compat... 2x such 6ft cables for $8.50. Sure, it's prohibitive, yeah. ;)