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Console manufacturers all just need to switch to displayport to encourage tv manufacturers to do the same. No one's going to not buy a ps6 or steam machine because they have to use a little dp-hdmi adapter, but they might be a little more likely to choose a tv that doesn't need an adapter over one that does
What about shipping an adaptor? DP to HDMI for the transition?
Can dp even translate to HDMI with a "dumb" adapter?
yes, i have a dp to hdmi 2.1 cable that cost like 35€. it works fine except each time i get up from my chair the screen flashes white. and no VRR.
Wha... how? What?
ESD. the air is extremely dry here
Whoa
Put a ferrite core (or ferrite bead) around your cable to lessen the impact ESD has on your video output.
good tip, I'll try that!
There are a lot of passive adapters out there that seem like black magic at first.
Obviously has drawbacks, but you can also do displayport/hdmi to VGA passively.
That is not passive, they have to "translate".
Oh, you may have got me.
By passive, I was trying to say that no external power/additional connection/etc is required. But, the port is technically powered and that is enough to make it not passive.
I have a 25ft HDMI cable that works fine for everything except sometimes when I open a new tab in Firefox, the screen temporarily goes blank/no-signal for a couple seconds. Also sometimes when the dryer turns on.
my friend has had this issue for years, when he turns on a fan his monitor turns off for a second