Or we can just use DisplayPort?
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Unfortunately most get royalties from HDMI, so won’t endorse an alternative.
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Welcome to the world my guy. Little old me can’t change it, but I can express my desire for it. You will see a lot of people doing the exact same thing across many many topics, luckily the port on the back of a TV is hardly an important issue for me to take the time to campaign further.
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I thought they have to license the usage of HDMI so pay royalties to the HDMI foundation …
Who do you think setup and owns the HDMI foundation?
Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, Philips etc…
This reminds me of the e-SATA port that was also a USB port.
eSATAp. (The p is for power!)
You can add these ports to a PC. With help from the motherboard and power supply, they’ll support both USB and eSATA, including mechanical drives that need 12V power.
https://www.newegg.ca/en-labs-model-11-001-405/p/17Z-00AT-00001
With the right cable, you can plug bare drives into them, which is convenient for backups, imaging, etc.
TIL that is a thing that exists and works!
