▲ 88 ▼ Why DisplayPort Is Still Better Than HDMI (www.youtube.com) submitted 3 years ago by BearPear@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.ml 64 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] z2k_@lemmy.nz 21 points 3 years ago (3 children) TLDW? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] lemmy@linkopath.com 102 points 3 years ago (4 children) From the transcript and ai generated summary from Claude: Here is a summary of the key points from the Linus Tech Tips YouTube video on why DisplayPort is better than HDMI: DisplayPort has an embedded mode (EDP) used in laptops and tablets to drive internal displays in a simpler, thinner way vs HDMI. DisplayPort has a USB-C alt mode to deliver signals over USB-C ports, enabling charging and video over one cable. HDMI's alt mode was discontinued. DisplayPort is royalty-free while HDMI charges device makers a per-unit royalty fee. DisplayPort supports multi-stream transport for daisy chaining multiple monitors from one output. DisplayPort can easily convert to HDMI signals via passive adapters, but not the reverse. DisplayPort cables often have latches to lock them in place, preventing accidental disconnections. Key advantages of DisplayPort are higher bandwidth, more flexibility, lower costs, and convenience features over HDMI. But HDMI remains widely used due to broader consumer electronics adoption. In summary, the video makes the case that DisplayPort is technically superior to HDMI in several ways, though market dominance of HDMI persists. Both serve an important role in connectivity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Kyle@lemmy.ca 45 points 3 years ago (1 child) Thank fuck for this ai summary, it took seconds to read. I opened the video just to see how long it would take to watch it. 5 minutes of life would be gone, god damn it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago 4 minutes with sponsorblock permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sooperstition@lemmy.one 13 points 3 years ago Good human permalink fedilink source parent [–] quicksand@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) Do you know why we generally don't use DisplayPort instead of HDMI? I'm always interested in how lesser technologies proliferate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 years ago HDMI came from the TV manufacturers and was earlier than DP. While DP came from VESA and Computer OEMs. HDMI being in TVs gave it a far wider penetration in the consumer market, and so when people wanted to hookup their laptops and other devices to TVs, they'd need HDMI. Ironically, as ports have been simplified to almost just USB-C on many devices, DP's market share actually grows as it's cheaper and easier to include for OEMs, and if the consumer has to buy an adapter anyway, it might as well be on their dime to pay for HDMI, rather than the phone or laptop maker. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zeroxxx@lemm.ee 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) HDMI came around four years earlier than Display Port, so one of the reasons is that it has been around longer, therefore allowed mass adoption, first mover advantage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] quicksand@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ahh makes sense. Seems like USB A vs C a little bit. Except C is so much better I get to deal with both lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) In that case, USB A came out right 20(?) years earlier than C - I'm guessing here, don't slay me. There were USB patches for windows 95 to add the support in permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] duncesplayed@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) USB A came out right 20(?) years earlier than C - I’m guessing here, don’t slay me. Pretty close. It's debatable at exactly what moment a cable "comes out" (is it when the specification is finalized? When it's published? When device manufacturing starts? When a popular consumer device first has it?) but my personal opinion is 1996 and 2017 for USB-A and USB-C, so 21 years difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago And here I was concerned about exaggerating... permalink fedilink source parent [–] z2k_@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 years ago Awesome! permalink fedilink source parent [–] twistedtxb@lemmy.ca 32 points 3 years ago (1 child) I simply cannot stand LTT. I wish there was a TLDW bot on lemmy. I've seen it in a couple of posts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] z2k_@lemmy.nz 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) Bullet points to read it in seconds ftw permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sadreality@kbin.social 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes... it is a better way to consume this click bait content. LTT makes power point slides into video with 2 ads, then YB will show it into your feed until you click it by mistake... no chill imho They do make a lot of decent content but this shit is tiring permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deadsenator@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 years ago As an aside, I am loving SponserBlock. I no longer have to reach for the mouse to click ahead to the end of the ad. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kalipike@lemmy.one 12 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) On a <5 minute video? DP has embedded, can be carried over USB-C, allowing for everything to be handled over a single cable, is handled on connector instead of device-internal interface allowing for smaller/thinner devices, DP daisy-chaining, licensing/royalty differences, etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago Yes, because five seconds is less than five minutes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemmy@linkopath.com 102 points 3 years ago (4 children) From the transcript and ai generated summary from Claude: Here is a summary of the key points from the Linus Tech Tips YouTube video on why DisplayPort is better than HDMI: DisplayPort has an embedded mode (EDP) used in laptops and tablets to drive internal displays in a simpler, thinner way vs HDMI. DisplayPort has a USB-C alt mode to deliver signals over USB-C ports, enabling charging and video over one cable. HDMI's alt mode was discontinued. DisplayPort is royalty-free while HDMI charges device makers a per-unit royalty fee. DisplayPort supports multi-stream transport for daisy chaining multiple monitors from one output. DisplayPort can easily convert to HDMI signals via passive adapters, but not the reverse. DisplayPort cables often have latches to lock them in place, preventing accidental disconnections. Key advantages of DisplayPort are higher bandwidth, more flexibility, lower costs, and convenience features over HDMI. But HDMI remains widely used due to broader consumer electronics adoption. In summary, the video makes the case that DisplayPort is technically superior to HDMI in several ways, though market dominance of HDMI persists. Both serve an important role in connectivity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Kyle@lemmy.ca 45 points 3 years ago (1 child) Thank fuck for this ai summary, it took seconds to read. I opened the video just to see how long it would take to watch it. 5 minutes of life would be gone, god damn it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago 4 minutes with sponsorblock permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sooperstition@lemmy.one 13 points 3 years ago Good human permalink fedilink source parent [–] quicksand@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) Do you know why we generally don't use DisplayPort instead of HDMI? I'm always interested in how lesser technologies proliferate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 years ago HDMI came from the TV manufacturers and was earlier than DP. While DP came from VESA and Computer OEMs. HDMI being in TVs gave it a far wider penetration in the consumer market, and so when people wanted to hookup their laptops and other devices to TVs, they'd need HDMI. Ironically, as ports have been simplified to almost just USB-C on many devices, DP's market share actually grows as it's cheaper and easier to include for OEMs, and if the consumer has to buy an adapter anyway, it might as well be on their dime to pay for HDMI, rather than the phone or laptop maker. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zeroxxx@lemm.ee 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) HDMI came around four years earlier than Display Port, so one of the reasons is that it has been around longer, therefore allowed mass adoption, first mover advantage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] quicksand@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ahh makes sense. Seems like USB A vs C a little bit. Except C is so much better I get to deal with both lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) In that case, USB A came out right 20(?) years earlier than C - I'm guessing here, don't slay me. There were USB patches for windows 95 to add the support in permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] duncesplayed@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) USB A came out right 20(?) years earlier than C - I’m guessing here, don’t slay me. Pretty close. It's debatable at exactly what moment a cable "comes out" (is it when the specification is finalized? When it's published? When device manufacturing starts? When a popular consumer device first has it?) but my personal opinion is 1996 and 2017 for USB-A and USB-C, so 21 years difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago And here I was concerned about exaggerating... permalink fedilink source parent [–] z2k_@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 years ago Awesome! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kyle@lemmy.ca 45 points 3 years ago (1 child) Thank fuck for this ai summary, it took seconds to read. I opened the video just to see how long it would take to watch it. 5 minutes of life would be gone, god damn it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago 4 minutes with sponsorblock permalink fedilink source parent
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago 4 minutes with sponsorblock permalink fedilink source parent
[–] quicksand@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) Do you know why we generally don't use DisplayPort instead of HDMI? I'm always interested in how lesser technologies proliferate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 years ago HDMI came from the TV manufacturers and was earlier than DP. While DP came from VESA and Computer OEMs. HDMI being in TVs gave it a far wider penetration in the consumer market, and so when people wanted to hookup their laptops and other devices to TVs, they'd need HDMI. Ironically, as ports have been simplified to almost just USB-C on many devices, DP's market share actually grows as it's cheaper and easier to include for OEMs, and if the consumer has to buy an adapter anyway, it might as well be on their dime to pay for HDMI, rather than the phone or laptop maker. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zeroxxx@lemm.ee 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) HDMI came around four years earlier than Display Port, so one of the reasons is that it has been around longer, therefore allowed mass adoption, first mover advantage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] quicksand@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ahh makes sense. Seems like USB A vs C a little bit. Except C is so much better I get to deal with both lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) In that case, USB A came out right 20(?) years earlier than C - I'm guessing here, don't slay me. There were USB patches for windows 95 to add the support in permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] duncesplayed@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) USB A came out right 20(?) years earlier than C - I’m guessing here, don’t slay me. Pretty close. It's debatable at exactly what moment a cable "comes out" (is it when the specification is finalized? When it's published? When device manufacturing starts? When a popular consumer device first has it?) but my personal opinion is 1996 and 2017 for USB-A and USB-C, so 21 years difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago And here I was concerned about exaggerating... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 years ago HDMI came from the TV manufacturers and was earlier than DP. While DP came from VESA and Computer OEMs. HDMI being in TVs gave it a far wider penetration in the consumer market, and so when people wanted to hookup their laptops and other devices to TVs, they'd need HDMI. Ironically, as ports have been simplified to almost just USB-C on many devices, DP's market share actually grows as it's cheaper and easier to include for OEMs, and if the consumer has to buy an adapter anyway, it might as well be on their dime to pay for HDMI, rather than the phone or laptop maker. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zeroxxx@lemm.ee 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) HDMI came around four years earlier than Display Port, so one of the reasons is that it has been around longer, therefore allowed mass adoption, first mover advantage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] quicksand@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ahh makes sense. Seems like USB A vs C a little bit. Except C is so much better I get to deal with both lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) In that case, USB A came out right 20(?) years earlier than C - I'm guessing here, don't slay me. There were USB patches for windows 95 to add the support in permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] duncesplayed@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) USB A came out right 20(?) years earlier than C - I’m guessing here, don’t slay me. Pretty close. It's debatable at exactly what moment a cable "comes out" (is it when the specification is finalized? When it's published? When device manufacturing starts? When a popular consumer device first has it?) but my personal opinion is 1996 and 2017 for USB-A and USB-C, so 21 years difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago And here I was concerned about exaggerating... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] quicksand@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ahh makes sense. Seems like USB A vs C a little bit. Except C is so much better I get to deal with both lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) In that case, USB A came out right 20(?) years earlier than C - I'm guessing here, don't slay me. There were USB patches for windows 95 to add the support in permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] duncesplayed@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) USB A came out right 20(?) years earlier than C - I’m guessing here, don’t slay me. Pretty close. It's debatable at exactly what moment a cable "comes out" (is it when the specification is finalized? When it's published? When device manufacturing starts? When a popular consumer device first has it?) but my personal opinion is 1996 and 2017 for USB-A and USB-C, so 21 years difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago And here I was concerned about exaggerating... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) In that case, USB A came out right 20(?) years earlier than C - I'm guessing here, don't slay me. There were USB patches for windows 95 to add the support in permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] duncesplayed@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) USB A came out right 20(?) years earlier than C - I’m guessing here, don’t slay me. Pretty close. It's debatable at exactly what moment a cable "comes out" (is it when the specification is finalized? When it's published? When device manufacturing starts? When a popular consumer device first has it?) but my personal opinion is 1996 and 2017 for USB-A and USB-C, so 21 years difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago And here I was concerned about exaggerating... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] duncesplayed@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) USB A came out right 20(?) years earlier than C - I’m guessing here, don’t slay me. Pretty close. It's debatable at exactly what moment a cable "comes out" (is it when the specification is finalized? When it's published? When device manufacturing starts? When a popular consumer device first has it?) but my personal opinion is 1996 and 2017 for USB-A and USB-C, so 21 years difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago And here I was concerned about exaggerating... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago And here I was concerned about exaggerating... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] twistedtxb@lemmy.ca 32 points 3 years ago (1 child) I simply cannot stand LTT. I wish there was a TLDW bot on lemmy. I've seen it in a couple of posts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] z2k_@lemmy.nz 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) Bullet points to read it in seconds ftw permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sadreality@kbin.social 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes... it is a better way to consume this click bait content. LTT makes power point slides into video with 2 ads, then YB will show it into your feed until you click it by mistake... no chill imho They do make a lot of decent content but this shit is tiring permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deadsenator@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 years ago As an aside, I am loving SponserBlock. I no longer have to reach for the mouse to click ahead to the end of the ad. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] z2k_@lemmy.nz 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) Bullet points to read it in seconds ftw permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sadreality@kbin.social 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes... it is a better way to consume this click bait content. LTT makes power point slides into video with 2 ads, then YB will show it into your feed until you click it by mistake... no chill imho They do make a lot of decent content but this shit is tiring permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deadsenator@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 years ago As an aside, I am loving SponserBlock. I no longer have to reach for the mouse to click ahead to the end of the ad. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sadreality@kbin.social 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes... it is a better way to consume this click bait content. LTT makes power point slides into video with 2 ads, then YB will show it into your feed until you click it by mistake... no chill imho They do make a lot of decent content but this shit is tiring permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deadsenator@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 years ago As an aside, I am loving SponserBlock. I no longer have to reach for the mouse to click ahead to the end of the ad. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deadsenator@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 years ago As an aside, I am loving SponserBlock. I no longer have to reach for the mouse to click ahead to the end of the ad. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kalipike@lemmy.one 12 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) On a <5 minute video? DP has embedded, can be carried over USB-C, allowing for everything to be handled over a single cable, is handled on connector instead of device-internal interface allowing for smaller/thinner devices, DP daisy-chaining, licensing/royalty differences, etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago Yes, because five seconds is less than five minutes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago Yes, because five seconds is less than five minutes. permalink fedilink source parent