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Video through your USB-C port IS DisplayPort. It's just a different physical connector. (Yes, I realize that there's a video-over-USB thing with a similar name
by DidYaWipe 2y ago
Video through your USB-C port IS DisplayPort. It's just a different physical connector.
(Yes, I realize that there's a video-over-USB thing with a similar name, but that's old heavily-compressed niche junk.)
- lurking_swe 2y agohilarious that the “protocol” has the word Port in it. Could it be any more confusing? especially when something named “DisplayPort” is working via a USB-C port. what a mess. it’s like a parody skit…imagine how a layman would interpret all this.
- amelius 2y agoSounds like a hack to me. Does the USB-C protocol allow the use of another protocol over the same connector?
- wiml 2y agoYes. The type C connector includes a couple of reassignable differential pairs explicitly for these kinds of shenanigans.
- amelius 2y agoThanks, that's good to know. Where do you learn about these things without reading 500 pages of specifications?
- colejohnson66 2y agoUSB-C “alt modes” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C#Alternate_Mode_partner_specifications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C#Alternate_Mode_partner_s...
- bigfatkitten 2y agoYes, Alternate Mode[0] lets you run more or less whatever you like over those pins. [0] https://www.cablechick.com.au/blog/definitive-guide-to-usb-c-alternate-modes/ https://www.cablechick.com.au/blog/definitive-guide-to-usb-c...