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Maybe to conserve board space? I'm curious why you think these connectors have no place in 2023... They are fragile, sure, but I'm not sure they are entirely u
by NewJazz 3y ago
Maybe to conserve board space?
I'm curious why you think these connectors have no place in 2023... They are fragile, sure, but I'm not sure they are entirely useless.
- elromulous 3y agoThey're fragile, and they don't save any/appreciable board space over USB C. And for the price ($150), USB C is easily justified.
- NewJazz 3y agoAltmode DP has been challenge going for board builders to integrate as far as I've seen. I guess it is a complete replacement for micro USB, though.
- missjellyfish 3y agoIf so, I'd much rather have miniDP. Better connector, better standard, it talks HDMI anyway if you want to, and you will need an adapter anyway.
- FreeFull 3y agoAlso, if you include miniDP and don't include HDMI, you don't have to pay the HDMI licensing fees.
- mmac_ 3y agoMany of these SoC have HDMI directly from the IC without needing additional hardware converters. Something like DP you need a converter IC which adds expense and board space/complexity. Something like MIPI -> DP, I think TI makes some chipsets that do this. The size is probably to save space on the board - looks like they try to keep to relatively the same size and mounting holes as previous boards. I have an entire box of these mini-normal converter cables because of boards like this. OK when messing around but I can see the frustrations if you're not used to it.