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New USB logos will simplify branding on hubs and cables (www.techspot.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/hardware

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[–] 9tr6gyp3 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wish displayport and hdmi did the same

[–] Alphane_Moon 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

HDMI was somewhat straightforward until 2.1 or so.

[–] 9tr6gyp3 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Uhh how can you tell? Whats a 1.4 cable look like vs a 2.0 cable?

[–] Alphane_Moon 1 points 2 weeks ago

I thought you meant overall version complexity. Yes, you can't tell the difference between 1.4 and 2.0. But this was easier to manage than the different USB versions.