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Full HDMI 2.1 may be coming to Linux (videocardz.com)

submitted 13 hours ago by sanitation@lemmy.radio to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world

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[–] artyom@piefed.social 9 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Just use DisplayPort 🤷

[–] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 22 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

What devices?

[–] ElectroLisa@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] artyom@piefed.social -1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I doubt your E480 even supports HDMI 2.1...

[–] ElectroLisa@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

You asked for devices which can run Linux without a DisplayPort though, and a lot of modern ThinkPads don't have DisplayPort ports

[–] artyom@piefed.social -1 points 2 hours ago

Context, my friend.

[–] Droechai@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 hours ago

I got a few sbc:s that only got hdmi out, but they are all older.

[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Have you ever heard of a television?

[+] artyom@piefed.social -7 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

What Linux device are you plugging into a TV that necessitates HDMI 2.1?

[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

That's really cool but what about supporting hardware that people already own is bad?

[–] artyom@piefed.social 0 points 2 hours ago

Who said it was bad?

[–] juipeltje@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] artyom@piefed.social -4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Okay so would you say there are a handful of "TVs" that need this?

It really just doesn't seem important.

[–] juipeltje@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

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.

[–] lenny@feddit.org 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

A gaming PC?

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] lenny@feddit.org 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

My 55" HDR 120Hz 4k OLED TV

[–] artyom@piefed.social -2 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

I mean that's just a super rare choice of TVs that very few people are actually going to be using.

[–] velxundussa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 27 minutes ago

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.

[–] juipeltje@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm not against it at all. It just seems super unimportant.

When I got a "TV" I just got one with DP, personally.

[–] juipeltje@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I've never even seen a tv with dp before lol, nevermind one with the specs i'm after. Although tbf i'm not that informed about the tv market. I only payed attention to it when i wanted one for the desk.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago

Well I put "TV" in quotes because I don't know exactly what the difference is. The 2 devices have distinct general features but they're not strict. Mine is a 48" OLED.

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 7 points 11 hours ago

This is really exciting