Beuh, fuck the HDMI forum. I hope the spec is leaked and somebody just makes a kernel module which implements it.
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Why even bother with HDMI??
ooh I love to pay royalties to and get permission to use the technology and the trademark. /s
Because love it or hate it, HDMI is the main interface that the vast majority of TVs use.
For this specific device you want to be able to hook it up to a TV, and unfortunately TVs tend to come with HDMI, not the superior displayport.
Find me a TV that's both designed for gaming and has a DisplayPort. Hell, find me any consumer TV with the port. Remember that the Steam Machine is intended for the living room big screen, not a 27" gaming monitor.
https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/559M1RYV_00/momentum-4k-hdr-display-with-ambiglow
OLED: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/alienware-aw5520qf-55-inch-oled-gaming-monitor
There's also some from Asus I think
https://www.amazon.com/Philips-Momentum-558M1RY-DisplayHDR1000-Replacement/dp/B08FJJB9TL
https://www.amazon.com/PG65UQ-Monitor-Ultimate-DisplayPort-Displayhdr1000/dp/B07VTTWWWK
https://www.amazon.com/Alienware-Gaming-Monitor-True-Life/dp/B07YSVF47Q
There are several 43" options as well.
Um, I said TV, and all three of these are monitors. Niche monitors at that too, none of them are even in stock.
Furthermore, how many console gamers do you know who have a 55" Alienware monitor in their living room? I did say consumer TV as well, ya know.
What is your definition of TV in this context? All of these are 55"+, some even show pictures of it in a living room...
Look: It doesn't matter what you think is and isn't a TV, the fact of the matter is that the target market doesn't have one of these and doesn't care. They've got their $300 65" Hisense from Walmart, and guess what? Those TVs don't have DisplayPort. That's the point.
Now please stop being a pedantic jerk just for the sake of a it and go away.
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B015OW3GJK
There's always this option, could even include something like it in the box.
That's a passive cable and would require DP++. Funnily enough it would also require a HDMI 2.1 capable driver.
That probably won't work. It will get basic video and maybe audio through, but not features like VRR, which is why you'd care about HDMI 2.1 support at all
We need to stop using HDMI, we must force screen makers to switch to DisplayPort.
What kind of cancer is this website? Some fukcing "pur" subscription required.
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