VGA is flaky and prone to issues. It doesn’t have a way of reliability relaying information such as display metadata.
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YourPrivatHater@ani.social 2 months agoWhy? Nobody needs high definition from a server. Vega is literally unbreakable, super reliable and cost efficient. Display port would be a absolute waste just like HDMI. Same with most hardware applications that don’t need high definition displays. The server ports are literally only used to set up the server.
This isn’t just a royalties issue, its a issue of necessity.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Everything in the world is hdmi or DisplayPort. VGA is essentially now a specialty connector used only in data centers.
HDMI has their fees, but DisplayPort doesn’t. Plus at this point implementing analog to digital converters is probably more expensive than just putting DP on it.
Starbuck@lemmy.world 2 months ago
IDK man, it would be great if my crash cart or KVM only needed one cable. I can’t wait for USB-C on servers to be everywhere
YourPrivatHater@ani.social 2 months ago
USB-C on servers is a good thing. But you seriously don’t need a HD capable port on a server.
lud@lemm.ee 2 months ago
There is really no reason not too though. Displayport also takes up less space that would be used for cooling or whatever.
The only reason other than compatibility is probably that the screws are nice to have if you hook it up to something permanently like a KVM. Displayport have latches but imo they suck and I usually buy cables without them.