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HDMI forum rejects AMD's open source 4K@120Hz and 5K@240Hz HDMI driver (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 9 months ago by PeterPoopshit to c/[email protected]

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Damn now I have to boycott an entire video connector.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 9 months ago (2 children)

If TVs would have it that would be nice. I use a PC attached to my TV and don't have the option.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There was a panasonic (I think it was them) that had a Displayport connection, but that didn't last.

I suspect HDMI threatened to cut their licence if they kept putting DP on the TVs.

[–] Plastic_Ramses 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

The lg oled screens from c1 and up all have displayport.

Currently using displayport with my pc on an lg c2.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't according to LG's product page at least.

Also, wtf is this spec:

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

As someone who owns an LG C1, not a single DP in sight.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Um. You got a picture of that plugged into the tv?

I've never seen that on the LGs I've seen, and I'm an AV technician.

[–] SidewaysHighways 3 points 9 months ago

I've been out of the field for a year or so but I had never seen DP on residential stuff either.

Broadcast and stuff like that, sure. But not on resi

[–] coriza 3 points 9 months ago

I also have a C2 that I use with a PC and It does not have a single DP port.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

TVs are not very good displays for computers. You have to go through a bunch of settings to turn off as much image processing as possible. Even then, the latency will still be higher than a gaming monitor. You have to disable overscan, which always seems to be on by default even though it's only useful for CRTs and makes absolutely no sense for a digital display with digital signals. Also, I've never had a single TV that will actually go into standby when commanded. It will just stay on with a no signal message when the computer turns off the output.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Mine doesn't have any of those problems. The only thing I had to do was ensure the input selection was set to PC.

But then I'm using it 90% to stream stuff that is web only and some occasional gaming with the bonus of being able to fill out forms, Google and do light note taking without getting a different device. My alternatives would be needing a laptop or tablet along with some streaming device.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Yeah most TV's I've seen either have a PC setting, or have a game mode that just turns everything off.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

"Monitors" are smaller.

And the minimum cost of entry to anything reasonably sized is double to triple. Changing some settings is well worth it.