Is it almost new cable day again?

  • plz1@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I’m not an A/V pro, but is there any reason HDMI can’t be replaced with USB-C? For one thing, having a symmetrical plug is very nice, and for another, I’m sick of buying new HDMI cables because they don’t have the “features” I want to use. Cables shouldn’t have “features”, they should connect two things that have the features.

    • FooBarrington@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      USB-C won’t help with the “features”, as it has the exact same issue. The new HDMI version requires new cables due to higher transfer rates, the same goes for new USB-C versions. You can’t reach the fastest speeds today with every USB-C data cable.