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It does make sense that all new features are optional. E.g. 8k resolution does not need to be supported by your TV/monitor or VRR does as well not need to be su
by muro 4y ago
It does make sense that all new features are optional. E.g. 8k resolution does not need to be supported by your TV/monitor or VRR does as well not need to be supported by a Bluray player.
As long as the devices can communicate and agree on signal, resolution etc. it's all fine.
If anything is a mess, it's the cables, where you have to be careful to read whether high resolutions or ethernet or what passes through that cable is supported.
If anything, it showed Verge (I think it was them who published that article) don't understand the purpose of the standard and intentionally tried to create controversy, where really isn't one.
- bmitc 4y agoMaybe that makes technical sense on paper, but in my experience, all these things quickly add up to it being impossible for a consumer or system integrator to know, beforehand, if something is going to work. I just setup a monitor with a built-in KVM, and it's practically impossible going by the specs supported (if you can find it) and whatever is in or not in the manuals to know a setup will work without just trying it. You have the monitor, webcam, two computers, keyboard, mouse, and other peripherals, and then you need to juggle HDMI, USB 2.x and 3.x, Display Port, and Thunderbolt. That doesn't even take into the fact that USB 2.x and 3.x are essentially physically incompatible due to interference at the connector site if they're nearby each other. There's also the myriad of ways on how something doesn't work as expected (4K video only over USB3.x or or a USB 3.x hub not having USB 2.x backwards compatibility or whatever else). So, thousands of dollars of equipment working together cannot possibly be verified before purchase. It's insane.