3 ms·
> the usb-c ecosystem seems like a nightmare to me from what I have seen. Compared to lighting it only has advantages, faster charging, more universal. It's o
by Matl 3y ago
> the usb-c ecosystem seems like a nightmare to me from what I have seen.
Compared to lighting it only has advantages, faster charging, more universal.
It's only a nightmare because you can carry almost anything over USB C incl. DisplayPort etc. which is not always clear if it's supported or not
- nani8ot 3y agoAgreed. Any compliant USB-C cable supports all the features lightning does, aka. power and USB 2.0 data. It also supports HDMI but that's used with an adapter anyway, so it's not a consideration if it works for a user.
- lxgr 3y agoMost USB-C devices really only support DisplayPort for video output. There's an HDMI "alt mode", but almost no device uses that directly; most USB-C-to-HDMI adapters and cables are accordingly really combined USB-C to DisplayPort and DisplayPort to HDMI converters and translate one protocol to the other at the electrical and logical level.
- chx 3y agoit's not "almost", it's literally no device: there are no hosts and there are no cables. And it was killed officially this year, too.