BrikoX@lemmy.zip to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agoWhy won’t Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1? Digging in on the display standard drama.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1122arrow-down1external-linkWhy won’t Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1? Digging in on the display standard drama.arstechnica.comBrikoX@lemmy.zip to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square56fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoI thought you can connect DP to HDMI with a simple cable, no adapters needed?
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI don’t know, can you? Do many TVs support VRR through HDMI <-> HDMI connections, but not DP <-> HDMI?
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI’ve not got one for testing right now. But some googling does seem to indicate this is a sticking point for gaming, and why GPU makers put the latest HDMI ports on their cards and ponied up the licensing fees.
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 day agoAh, that’s a bummer. Thanks for checking!
I thought you can connect DP to HDMI with a simple cable, no adapters needed?
With VRR?
I don’t know, can you? Do many TVs support VRR through HDMI <-> HDMI connections, but not DP <-> HDMI?
I’ve not got one for testing right now. But some googling does seem to indicate this is a sticking point for gaming, and why GPU makers put the latest HDMI ports on their cards and ponied up the licensing fees.
Ah, that’s a bummer. Thanks for checking!