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Could they not have done… something else besides make everything visually identical? At least give us a fighting chance? In a perfect world require every port
by nucleardog 3y ago
Could they not have done… something else besides make everything visually identical? At least give us a fighting chance?
In a perfect world require every port to have the supported modes displayed beside it, and every cable to have the supported modes etched on the metal connector or something? Lightning bolt for PD, little screen icon for video, something?
It will fall apart as soon as cheap unlicensed electronics hit the market, but at least in general use “hook this brand name laptop up to this brand name monitor with this brand name cable” would not be a seemingly completely inscrutable trial-and-error problem.
- IshKebab 3y agoThey do try to get manufacturers to print symbols next to the ports, but that isn't really a full solution anyway. There are too many modes, and you have things like hubs to deal with. I suspect the real answer is better software support to tell you why something isn't working.
- crote 3y ago> In a perfect world require every port to have the supported modes displayed beside it, and every cable to have the supported modes etched on the metal connector or something? Lightning bolt for PD, little screen icon for video, something? Guess what? That's already the case! Manufacturers just choose to completely ignore that part of the specification.