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USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversible (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] nocturne213@lemm.ee 33 points 3 years ago (3 children)

I really wish hdmi was symmetrical. (Peer behind tv, “which way goes up?” Tries to plug it in, “fml it was the other way” flips it drops it)

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[–] smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 3 years ago*

I wish too, mainly because HDMI cables are much less flexible and twisting them 180° can create tension.

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[–] sverit@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

Unfortunately HDMI already uses pins on both sides of the connector, so you would have to shrink them to half their size first, then double them.

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[–] nocturne213@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago

That is unfortunate. Too bad there is no standard as to which side is the top.

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