▲ 775 ▼ HDMI Forum is unwilling to disclose the 2.1 specification for open-source (Linux): according to AMD, they had submitted a functional, HDMI 2.1-compatible driver [for linux?], which the Forum rejected. (www.heise.de) submitted 10 months ago by VoxAliorum@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml 178 comments fedilink hide all child comments I do not really have a body for this. I was not aware that this is a thing and still feel like this is bs, but maybe there is an actual explanation for HDMI Forum's decision that I am missing.
[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 16 points 10 months ago (2 children) Usb-c supports DisplayPort! Long live open standards! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fiery@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) Except DisplayPort has high data transfer speed requirements and many cables that fit the nice reversible ports do not support it. Source: me testing every cable at home to find one that supports DP + PD permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago We really do need better cable identification standards for usb-c. Like electrical and cat cables have had this better addressed for a while now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fiery@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) Except DisplayPort has high data transfer speed requirements and many cables that fit the nice reversible ports do not support it. Source: me testing every cable at home to find one that supports DP + PD permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago We really do need better cable identification standards for usb-c. Like electrical and cat cables have had this better addressed for a while now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago We really do need better cable identification standards for usb-c. Like electrical and cat cables have had this better addressed for a while now. permalink fedilink source parent