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The HDMI standard needs to declare cable bankruptcy and start over with a new port design. We all have way too many HDMI cables supporting 23 years of standards. There is nothing in the specification to clearly label, across brands, what type of hdmi specification is supported by the cable or port.
Also, the DRM baked into the specification is such bullshit.
They need to switch to fiber optic or a simple coaxial cable (like SDI) with BNC connectors. That would end this madness with long cables being outrageous, and the connectors being flimsy.
They also need to separate audio back out into its own thing.
That's the one thing they have absolutely no interest in getting rid of. They'll change everything about the spec, including the connector, but that part's staying in.
That's why I added it as an addendum. Even sourcing HDMI cables without HDCP is getting very very rare.
TBF, I will say I've never been born by HDCP. I'm not sure I'd recognize it. Then again, I don't try to copy video from over a display cable; it just seems like adding an unnecessary middleman. But I oppose it in principle.