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Today’s kids don’t have to worry about turning off your PC before you can unplug your mouse or keyboard (lemmy.world)
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[–] 4 points 5 months ago (8 children)

OK, so my first reaction to reading your post was “what the fuck”, and my second reaction was “there’s gotta be a better way to try to do this”.

What are you trying to do? Because whatever it is, you’re trying to do, I think the best way to solve your problem. Is to rethink your approach. There’s gotta be a better way to go at this.

I’m a tech guy (I’m sure that applies to pretty much anyone on Lemmy) so maybe an outside view will help you solve this problem

Again, what are you trying to do? What problem are you trying to solve? Because, from what you’re telling me, you haven’t been able to solve the problem, so maybe trying to come at it from a different angle will present you with different solutions.

I get that you’re trying to output 4K video from your phone, but what are you trying to output that video too? And is outputting video from your phone the best option? Can you output video from another device to the end device?

What is your total solution here? What is your end solution? What is this all look like in your final video set up? Is there a better solution than using your phone?

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago* (7 children)

    All I want is a simple USB-C adapter with these ports:

    1. A USB 2.0 port (or two) so that I can connect my wired mouse and keyboard
    2. A HDMI 2.1 port that supports 4K 120Hz
    3. A USB-C pass-through port charge the phone.

    Modern Android smartphones will go into a PC-like desktop mode when they detect that an external monitor is connected (complete with a taskbar, and apps running in a window, just like a PC). Therefore I want to do that with my phone so that I can have something that resembles a desktop PC until I find the time to fix my rig.

    The problem is that I can find no such adaptor. They all revert to 30Hz at resolutions above 2560x1440. I've been told that a workaround is to get a simple USB-C to DP adapter, then a HDMI to DP adapter, then just use a BT mouse and KB. I don't want to invest in a new mouse and keyboard just for that, plus converting the signal to DP means I'll lose ARC and then my home theater speakers won't work, forcing me to use Bluetooth for audio as well. I don't want to go investing in bunch of Bluetooth crap just for a temporary fix. All I need is a simple adapter that just works with my existing equipment.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    Ok, I get this. My first question is:

    Why?

    Why is your solution for such an advanced video output setup to use your phone as an output device? Can you not use something else that is much better suited as an output device? Is that not an option?

    If not, we can move forward. I’m just curious, and asking for practical reasons.

    You can simply answer that it is simply necessary, and we can move on to the next steps

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    Well like I stated in my initial comment, my PC won't POST after I replaced my CMOS battery and I simply don't have the free time to tinker with it right now (Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master and it just gets stuck @ status code 7b or 99).  

    So I figured that I could just pick up a $50 adapter that I can use my phone as a PC in the meantime, until I get the time (and money if it's a hardware failure) to address the issue. I just wanted a quick $50 fix that I can plug my existing mouse, keyboard, display, and home theater system into, and carry on business as usual to hold me off. Not invest in Bluetooth fucking everything just for a temporary solution.   Problem is that the temporary solution I thought would be simple is actually a lot more difficult in the era of USB-C, thus proving the original point of this post. You have hundreds of different incompatible standards, all plugging into the same thing.

    The fact that my comments are confusing even a tech-savvy social media network such as Lemmy says it all. Things were a lot easier in the old days. If it wasn't compatible, the cable physically would not fit. That is no longer the case in the era of USB-C.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    So your point about adapters is legit. That concept should be simple but I guess there isn't much demand for it.

    That said, I think you'll have a much better experience with a raspberry pi. You don't even need a bleeding edge model, I have a great desktop experience with a raspberry pi 4 model B with 4GB ram. Looks like currently $120 for 4GB ram, $170 for 8GB ram in the US. Not great prices but probably the best deal you could find and probably worth not buying 3x $40 adapters. If you need a temporary PC replacement for mostly web browsing, I recommend giving it a try.

    https://www.sparkfun.com/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-8-gb.html?src=raspberrypi

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago*

    Bluetooth mouse+keyboard or keyboard with integrated track pad. When you remove that as a requirement now you just need 4k120 video with passthru charging, which should be easier to find

    Oops didn't read the full comment.

    I still think there's more reusability with bluetooth peripherals than there would be with specific video cables

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