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That’s not really true. Any device with USB-C video out is using DisplayPort, not HDMI. HDMI alt mode exists, but AFAIK never shipped in any products.
by bpye 2y ago
That’s not really true. Any device with USB-C video out is using DisplayPort, not HDMI. HDMI alt mode exists, but AFAIK never shipped in any products.
- gjsman-1000 2y agoIf it’s not the physical connector, is it even worth calling DisplayPort? It might as well be called something else, that happens to run over a DP connector or a USB-C connector. It’s winning in a spiritual sense where nobody intuitively knows it’s DisplayPort.
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- p_l 2y agoIt's worth it because it matters to simple cases of normal user needing a converter dongle. Passive USB-C DP-altmode to DP cable are easy to acquire, cheap, and work fine. USB-C -> HDMI is usually expensive because nearly nobody uses HDMI as alt-mode outside few old devices so you end up with frustrated users who try to buy cheaper converter and find out it does not work.
- morsch 2y agoLooks to me like USB-C/HDMI cables are in the 5-20 EUR price range, about the same as USB-C/DP. I just got a new USB-C hub with HDMI port (4k@60) for about 15 EUR. Simple HDMI or DP cables (ie. same port on both ends) are available for 2-3 EUR, are there USB-C/DP cables in that range?
- immibis 2y agoI wish the opposite was easier to find, since I have one display device with only a USB-C input, and a desktop computer.
- bpye 2y agoI had this issue as well - Amazon (did?) have a bi-directional USB-C to DisplayPort cable [0], which works well for me. It looks like the 3ft one is still available. [0] - https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B081VK1KHV/ https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B081VK1KHV/
- ThatPlayer 2y agoThere is also MHL alt-mode over USB-C. MHL was a way to do video over microUSB at the time and I really can't figure out if any products released with USB-C MHL support either.