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USB-C video was supposed to kill HDMI, but it turned into a compatibility nightmare (www.howtogeek.com)
submitted 5 days ago by cm0002@lemy.lol to c/technology@midwest.social
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[–] TIN@feddit.uk 12 points 5 days ago

There were 13 competing standards...

[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Until something can match the foolproofness of VGA, it will persist in devices targeting professors and corporate presenters

[–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 2 points 5 days ago

the foolproofness of VGA

Spoken like someone who's never seen a HD-15 VGA plug crammed into a DB-9 serial port.

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 days ago

Fuck all this and give us DisplayPorts on everything, you cowards!

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 days ago

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