I honestly don’t understand why anyone (OEMs) use HDMI when DP is seemingly superior in every way. Why don’t any TVs come with DP? Why don’t streaming boxes come with DP? It’s confounding me.
melroy@kbin.melroy.org 10 months ago
I want Amd to have 4k 120hz support on Linux please? Stupid hdmi forum.
artyom@piefed.social 10 months ago
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Because the TV manufacturers own the HDMI licensing body and make money from you for every device you buy with HDMI.
melroy@kbin.melroy.org 10 months ago
I also don't get it.. Just 1 DP port is sufficient for me.. And before people are saying.. just use a DP to HDMI adapter.. Well, I tried.. And it doesn't work either for some reason.. I still can not get 4k 120Hz.
Attachment: kbin.melroy.org ↗x00z@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You need to have support for DisplayPort Dual-Mode (DP++).
melroy@kbin.melroy.org 10 months ago
ow so what I have is most likely an active adapter..? nobody knows. Then hopefully also my video card support DP++ and then I need to buy a passive adapter, I'm I correct?
Acidbath@lemmy.world 10 months ago
oh im pretty sure this purely market competiton, not between the two ports but between manufactures.
like if you want to compete with a company (ex.sony) who is making x tv with hdmi, ideally you want a similar product available that has the same ports. The goal is to sell into peoples already existing ecosystem and sadly its hdmi dominant.
one time when I was presenting in class, my laptop only had displayport and I just stood there like a dumbass waiting for my files to be avail on a donor pc. Is dp superior? yeah, but the whole world is hdmi :[
artyom@piefed.social 10 months ago
I mean just about every computer and monitor supports DP, it’s only TVs that refuse to support it for some reason.
Acidbath@lemmy.world 10 months ago
okay so from what ive searched up, hdmi standard was a collaberation between hitachi, panasonic, maxell, philips, silicon image, sony, vantiva, and toshiba. Furthermore it “won” the support from a lot of entertainment companies like universal, warner, and disney.
;_; so basically, even though they came together to make a universal system, they spent money on it and therefore need to make the most out of it. All other manufacturers just follow along.
ramius345@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I switched to a display port monitor because of this.
melroy@kbin.melroy.org 10 months ago
That isn't an option now with my htpc (home theater pc) connected to my TV.
ramius345@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I never got it to fully work right with my setup, but there are converters that will go from displayport to HDMI 2.2. Apparently there is a club 3d branded adapter that mostly works.