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> Wait until you hear about Bluetooth. Or HDMI. You mean the organizations/standards that are run by non-profits where multiple competitors get together and ha
by throw0101b 3y ago
> Wait until you hear about Bluetooth. Or HDMI.
You mean the organizations/standards that are run by non-profits where multiple competitors get together and hash things out so that no one company has a leg up on another?
- amstan 3y agoAnd where if you have a non-computer device, having a HDMI port forces you to not have any other ports due to licensing. Ever wonder why most TVs and Home Theater Receivers do not come with DP ports?
- redox99 3y agoSource?
- vel0city 3y agoI have many devices which have HDMI, Displayport, DVI, component, and more. Some with SDI as well. Home theater receivers use HDMI because the vast majority of things a home user is going to use with it also uses HDMI.
- manicdee 3y agoThat's related to HDCP rather than HDMI. Though it does mean that any video you move to a non-HDCP monitor ends up being just a grey rectangle.
- throw0101b 3y ago> Ever wonder why most TVs and Home Theater Receivers do not come with DP ports? Legacy and network effects: home A/V has HDMI because HDMI is on all home A/V equipment. At this point you can probably have either/both and things would work fine. One technical distinction for HDMI is perhaps having CEC.
- jvanderbot 3y agoFirst it was "it's not open". It is freely available according to other comments. Then it was "it's not really free if they charge a fee", but that's common enough to be standard practice. Now it's "But their org structure". Not only is this a moving goalpost, I wonder if we're asymptomatically approaching "I just think Elon is a tool". Even if not, the news on TFA is good, because Tesla chargers are now more open.