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It's not THAT weird. Lightning can't carry HDMI at all so even Apple's official adaptor is essentially setting up an Airplay connection over USB and has an ARM
by goosedragons 3y ago
It's not THAT weird. Lightning can't carry HDMI at all so even Apple's official adaptor is essentially setting up an Airplay connection over USB and has an ARM SoC to handle it. I'm guessing 3rd parties can't do the same trick without Apple's blessing which results in scary seeming workarounds.
- tymscar 3y agoDo you have a source on that? I ask because it’s genuinely such a cool thing but I can’t find anything about it online even though I have seen this mentioned before.
- cma 3y agohttps://www.theverge.com/2013/3/1/4055758/why-does-apples-lightning-to-hdmi-adapter-have-an-arm-computer-inside https://www.theverge.com/2013/3/1/4055758/why-does-apples-li...
- tymscar 3y agoSeems to have been debunked.
- parker_mountain 3y agoThe premise (low end soc streaming video over usb) is not debunked at all.
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- kalleboo 3y ago> I'm guessing 3rd parties can't do the same trick There are lots of third-party Lightning to HDMI adapters for cheap on Amazon that work as a clone of Apple's with no need for any software. Whatever this cable is doing is out of the ordinary even for knockoffs.