1 yr. ago • 73%

Why DisplayPort Is Still Better Than HDMI

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If I use display port for 2 monitors, when my system sleeps, all of the windows forget where they've been placed and I have to move each one back into position. 2x HDMI doesn't have that issue. Until that changes, display port is unusable for me.

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- I use DisplayPort for two monitors (not daisychained) and it works, but that's of no help to you. But perhaps it means there's something about your setup that isn't working rather than it being an inherent DP issue.
  
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  I have a similar issue that when my monitors connected by display port are put to sleep, the computer treats it like they have been disconnected completely - and hence all my windows get shoved around.
  
  This is with a laptop with its screen option, hooked up to a DP monitor by USB C adapter.
  
  I would love to switch to DP but this prevents me.
  
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- This is a windows bug. Are you still on win10? It's fixed in 11.
  
  https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/avoid-unexpected-app-rearrangement/
  
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  Well I'll be. Yes, I'm still on Windows 10. I suppose now I have a reason to consider updating.
  
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- It's mind-boggling to me that this hasn't been fixed (in Windows, I assume?), people have been complaining for years.
  It's not inherent to DisplayPort though. Some monitors that suffer from this issue can disable "deep sleep" and have the issue gone even with DisplayPort, but not all monitors allow turning it off.
  (And others yet, like my old Acer XB271HU, doesn't have the issue to begin with.)
  
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- Works on Linux (gnome)
  
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The VGA connector is the best connector since it's DRM free. DP, HDMI, and DVI all support HDCP DRM.

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- If only VGA had 4K@120+ fps support...
  
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  I’m pretty sure some clever engineer has already built a device that hooks up 20 VGA cables in parallel and uses link aggregation techniques to increase the bandwidth to whatever you want.
  
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  It's analog. It always has.
  
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TLDW?

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- From the transcript and ai generated summary from Claude:
  
  Here is a summary of the key points from the Linus Tech Tips YouTube video on why DisplayPort is better than HDMI:
  
  DisplayPort has an embedded mode (EDP) used in laptops and tablets to drive internal displays in a simpler, thinner way vs HDMI.
  
  DisplayPort has a USB-C alt mode to deliver signals over USB-C ports, enabling charging and video over one cable. HDMI's alt mode was discontinued.
  
  DisplayPort is royalty-free while HDMI charges device makers a per-unit royalty fee.
  
  DisplayPort supports multi-stream transport for daisy chaining multiple monitors from one output.
  
  DisplayPort can easily convert to HDMI signals via passive adapters, but not the reverse.
  
  DisplayPort cables often have latches to lock them in place, preventing accidental disconnections.
  
  Key advantages of DisplayPort are higher bandwidth, more flexibility, lower costs, and convenience features over HDMI. But HDMI remains widely used due to broader consumer electronics adoption.
  
  In summary, the video makes the case that DisplayPort is technically superior to HDMI in several ways, though market dominance of HDMI persists. Both serve an important role in connectivity.
  
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  Thank fuck for this ai summary, it took seconds to read. I opened the video just to see how long it would take to watch it. 5 minutes of life would be gone, god damn it.
  
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  Good human
  
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  Do you know why we generally don't use DisplayPort instead of HDMI? I'm always interested in how lesser technologies proliferate.
  
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  Awesome!
  
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- I simply cannot stand LTT. I wish there was a TLDW bot on lemmy. I've seen it in a couple of posts.
  
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  Bullet points to read it in seconds ftw
  
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- On a <5 minute video?
  
  DP has embedded, can be carried over USB-C, allowing for everything to be handled over a single cable, is handled on connector instead of device-internal interface allowing for smaller/thinner devices, DP daisy-chaining, licensing/royalty differences, etc.
  
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  Yes, because five seconds is less than five minutes.
  
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One reason I loathe DP is how it's handling monitor presence in system when you power of monitor or switch input to 2nd port, it's equivalent of unhooking monitor from pc which screws up desktop layout in most cases. with one monitor it's not a problem but in multimonitor setup windows and task bars start jumping all over the place...

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- That's not really an issue with DP itself, but with the operating system handling unplugging, if you allow me to be pedantic.
  
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- How would you want that to be handled? The monitor is removed from the system. Do you want a phantom monitor to remain in place, with applications and desktop, no longer accessible?
  
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Because the thumbnail face

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- That thumbnail formatting style is disgusting but they keep doing because I guess it works.
  
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  Yup, and I try to avoid channels that do it. That, and the clickbait titles. I'm not subbed to LTT for largely this reason, and I avoid many larger channels as well.
  
  I guess it's my petty little boycott.
  
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- He doesn’t look shocked, why would I click on that?
  
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- He's pointing and using a red arrow.
  
  Man clearly knows his stuff.
  
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Always has been

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Because because because because because!

Because of the wonderful things it does!

We’re going to use DisplayPort! The best video connection interface!

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Why is half the info on the image some random smiling face?

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- Because it's YouTube
  
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- It’s been super clearly demonstrated that you have to have thumbnails like that for your videos to be successful on YouTube.
  
  You can be annoyed by it, and in fact, a ton of creators hate it. But it’s really not the creators’ fault that they have to do this.
  
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  Ah, so it's a prisoner's dilemma, kinda thing.
  
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uhm ... USB-C?

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