> I wonder why they never used that Ethernet-over-hdmi, which is a thing for many years now. The same wires on the HDMI cable are used for HDMI ARC, which is f

> I wonder why they never used that Ethernet-over-hdmi, which is a thing for many years now. The same wires on the HDMI cable are used for HDMI ARC, which is far more useful to most TVs (as it allows smart TV apps to back-feed their audio to a soundbar or receiver "upstream" of the display.