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• ramble81@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It still be cheaper than paying for the licensing.

  Except it’s not. HDMI licensing (for high volume) is a $10,000 flat fee, plus $0.04 per unit if you use HDCP. So if you were to sell 100,000 units that would be $14,000 ($10K base plus $0.04 x 100K).

  Based on those numbers you would have to find a way to include a physical adapter for $0.14/unit. I don’t think you’re gonna find anything that cheap with any amount of quality.

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• dogs0n@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I don’t think it’s the best user experience when you get a new product neither do I think they are foolproof.

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  • piccolo@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I mean… if someone can’t figure out which end goes where. Theres gonna struggle with a standard hdmi cable. I guess they could custom print big text on the cable ends to make it clear which end goes where. They’ll certainly have the volume to make such customization.

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    • dogs0n@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I think it’s more of the hassle side of things, added complexity (even if small) and it makes the product feel less refined/premium/sleek in my opinion (not something I care about personally, but the masses do and it adds some friction, even if little).

      I may be wrong, maybe adapters have no issue with hdmi to DP, but in the past I have only heard of trouble with adapters just not working for some devices.

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      • piccolo@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Dp to hdmi is very reliable. The siginals are near identical, the adapter is just a level shifter. Not much can go wrong. Issues arise when talking about either cheaply made (out of spec) or active adapters.

        it makes the product feel less refined/premium/sleek in my opinion

        Maybe for Apple users.

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