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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They do exist, despite the USB standards not allowing them

See: cheapo video capture card for work, other side is just HDMI-IN and OUT

They shouldn't exist but don't mean they don't when you get the cheapest little devices you can find

[–] [email protected] -4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They do exist, despite the USB standards not allowing them

A USB cable is a cable that conforms to the USB specification. If a cable does not conform to the USB specification then it isn’t an USB cable by definition

I’m not saying a cable with 2 USB-A style connectors doesn’t exist, I’m just saying that it is not a USB cable. Just like a glass of Pepsi is not a glass of Coca-Cola even though it may look like one.