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Why won't Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1?
- 0xC0ncord 11mo agoRelated: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41386667 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41386667
- deepsun 11mo agoWhy don't they use DisplayPort 2.1? It's just superior. Why stick to HDMI? No wonder why Apple took DisplayPort-Mini port for their Thunderbolt interface. Back in 2011!
- gh02t 11mo agoPresumably because most people want to plug it into a TV, and supporting both would add cost.
- thfuran 11mo agoI'd buy a SteamTV that's a good panel with a decent soc, DP instead of HDMI, and no webshit.
- giancarlostoro 11mo agoAn no “Smart” bullshit, just a good device that syncs up to all your gaming devices.
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- giancarlostoro 11mo agoCall me ignorant and feel free to correct me but I thought DisplayPort didnt support audio?
- cweagans 11mo agoDisplayPort 1.1 and above supports audio transmission.
- Telaneo 11mo agoDP supports audio just fine. It just isn't usually used for that, since it's used with monitors and not TVs.
- troupo 11mo ago> It just isn't usually used for that, since it's used with monitors and not TVs. Monitors have had audio outputs since forever, and now most displays these days are also USB hubs to boot.
- sevensor 11mo ago> players that want to avoid the issue can use the Steam Machine’s DisplayPort 1.4 output, which supports even more bandwidth than HDMI 2.1 (and which can be converted to an HDMI signal with a simple dongle). Looks like users can do just that.
- ThatPlayer 11mo ago> DisplayPort 1.4 output, which supports even more bandwidth than HDMI 2.1 That's pretty wrong isn't it? HDMI 2.1 does 48 Gigabit/s. DP 1.4 is ~26 Gigabit/s. I think they meant to compared it to HDMI 2.0 @ 15 Gigabit/s?
- yesco 11mo agoAre you aware of any new TVs that have a displayport? Genuinely asking since I haven't been very successful finding any.
- gridlocdev 11mo agoIt’s unfortunate the HDMI forum is dragging their feet on this, but it’s kind of the nature of their business model so I’m not holding my breath waiting for things to resolve. To use Linux at 4k at a high refresh rate with a TV or other screen that only has HDMI ports, they sell high-performance DisplayPort to HDMI adapter cords for like $30 on Amazon. My Bazzite machine works just fine on a 4K tv at 120hz, and even enables HDR now which it didn’t before with the regular HDMI cord. If the HDMI forum thing doesn’t work out, I totally could see Valve offering a DP to HDMI cable just so folks don’t need to do extra searching to get the best performance out of their new hardware.
- greatgib 11mo agoSad that the European union are slow lazy institutions when defending citizen rights is needed, because otherwise it would worth a good anti-trust procedure against the HDMI forum and its members in my opinion!
- fellowmartian 11mo agoIt wouldn’t be HN without an EU bashing comment for no reason. Seems like it’s living in people’s heads rent free.