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The "Explore Connectivity" modal window you can open in the "Gigablast your gigabits" (meh) section, as I quoted in my original post, has this block of text: U
by gruturo 3y ago
The "Explore Connectivity" modal window you can open in the "Gigablast
your gigabits" (meh) section, as I quoted in my original post, has this block of text:
USB‑Convenient.
Now you can connect USB‑C gear like thumb drives, fast external storage, 4K displays, and microphones. And you can charge Apple Watch or AirPods from your iPhone.9
- NavinF 3y agoI must have landed on the wrong side of an AB test because that text doesn't show up for me on the "Explore Connectivity" modal window. I checked with both Chrome/Windows and iOS. Anyway I really hope that text refers to DP alt mode, not displaylink. Any USB port works with displaylink chips as long as the OS has the driver
- zamadatix 3y agoIt seems to support normal DP output (from the "tech specs" page https://www.apple.com/iphone-15-pro/specs/ https://www.apple.com/iphone-15-pro/specs/): > Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 4K HDR through native DisplayPort output over USB-C or USB-C Digital AV Adapter
- NavinF 3y agoThanks, that confirms it. I wonder if they have separate DP and USB PHYs and an external mux chip. Also TIL iPhone SoCs are used in Apple TVs. Apparently they use a MCDP2920A4 DisplayPort 1.4 to HDMI 2.0 converter for that: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+TV+4K+2021+Teardown/142845 https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+TV+4K+2021+Teardown/14...