Comment on Why won’t Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1? Digging in on the display standard drama.

Mac@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The communication protocols are just different enough that an adapter won’t work.

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  • xthexder@l.sw0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The adapters have circuity inside, they exist. It’s small enough to still just look like a cable because they fit the chip in a plug end.

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    • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Til

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  • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    What a bummer. I guess TIL that i, in fact, don’t use one literally every single day.

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    • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Is it 2.1? Does it transmit cec commands? No? Strange…

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      • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’m an idiot and i apologize.

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