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Just use DisplayPort 🤷
Laptops and TVs don’t have those ports…
Most modern laptops actually do have that port. And TVs have already been discussed, scroll up.
Not a bad idea, but some devices that ship with Linux don’t ship with a DP port. Having options is never a bad thing.
What devices?
Modern Lenovo ThinkPads. My E480 has an HDMI port. While there is also a USB-C port, it’s also a charging port so I can’t use it for video feed
I doubt your E480 even supports HDMI 2.1…
You asked for devices which can run Linux without a DisplayPort though, and a lot of modern ThinkPads don’t have DisplayPort ports
Context, my friend.
I got a few sbc:s that only got hdmi out, but they are all older.
Have you ever heard of a television?
What Linux device are you plugging into a TV that necessitates HDMI 2.1?
If the hardware specs support it, I want to be able to do it. End of fuckin story. If they sell me a thing I don’t want to be told how I cannot use it. It’s not about what you think I need it for and it’s that exact attitude that allows this shit to exist.
No, what allows this to exist is consumer complacency. If people refused to buy HDMI devices, they couldn’t sell them, and they’d stop making them. And then just everyone would use DisplayPort, which is the objectively superior standard anyway.
How many TVs these days have DisplayPort? Should steam machine owners only play on monitors?
Depends on how you define a TV. But not many. For the reasons I stipulated in the comment you replied to.
That’s really cool but what about supporting hardware that people already own is bad?
Who said it was bad?
LG C series OLED in particular is a popular choice as a gaming display, no displayport on those puppies. I got one myself because it was actually a better deal compared to a similar OLED monitor.
Okay so would you say there are a handful of “TVs” that need this?
It really just doesn’t seem important.
I’m not sure what you mean. I think all TVs should have displayport, since regardless of what model it is, people also like plugging their pc into the living room tv for couch gaming. I just mentioned the C series as an example because they’re popular with desk gamers. Alternatively, having hdmi 2.1 support would be another solution, and seems more feasible than trying to get tv manufacturers to put displayport on their TVs, because they refuse to do it for some reason.
I’m not sure what you mean
I mean there are very very few people using TVs like yours.
because they refuse to do it for some reason.
The reason is money (as always). The TV manufacturers all got together and formed the HDMI consortium and then decided they were only going to use these ports on their devices, and then charge any OEM a fee for the privilege of connecting to them.
A gaming PC?
Uh-huh, and what TV are you going to plug this gaming PC into that necessitates HDMI 2.1? HDMI 2.0 runs 4k/60 just fine.
My 55" HDR 120Hz 4k OLED TV
I mean that’s just a super rare choice of TVs that very few people are actually going to be using.
Take of that what you will, but I have the same specs/requirements as that other person.
I don’t think it’s as rare as you assume: couch gaming PCs are a thing, and expecting similar compatibility as consoles is normal.
Why are you so against this? Just because it’s a smaller group of people that needs this feature it’s not worth implementing, and the people that need it can just suck a fat one? Also, assuming technology keeps advancing, wanting more than 4k60 output isn’t going to be a rare request as time moves on.
Year of the Linux desktop. Any day now 🤣.
You nerds are just insufferable.
Some better bait would be appreciated
all yo comments are just whinging 🤗 seems like a fixation lol
This is really exciting
