Why won't Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1?
34 points by saghm a day ago | 13 comments
  • 0xC0ncord a day ago |
  • deepsun a day ago |
    Why don't they use DisplayPort 2.1? It's just superior. Why stick to HDMI?

    No wonder why Apple took DisplayPort-Mini port for their Thunderbolt interface. Back in 2011!

    • gh02t a day ago |
      Presumably because most people want to plug it into a TV, and supporting both would add cost.
      • thfuran a day ago |
        I'd buy a SteamTV that's a good panel with a decent soc, DP instead of HDMI, and no webshit.
        • giancarlostoro a day ago |
          An no “Smart” bullshit, just a good device that syncs up to all your gaming devices.
    • giancarlostoro a day ago |
      Call me ignorant and feel free to correct me but I thought DisplayPort didnt support audio?
      • cweagans a day ago |
        DisplayPort 1.1 and above supports audio transmission.
      • Telaneo a day ago |
        DP supports audio just fine. It just isn't usually used for that, since it's used with monitors and not TVs.
    • sevensor a day ago |
      > players that want to avoid the issue can use the Steam Machine’s DisplayPort 1.4 output, which supports even more bandwidth than HDMI 2.1 (and which can be converted to an HDMI signal with a simple dongle).

      Looks like users can do just that.

      • ThatPlayer a day ago |
        > DisplayPort 1.4 output, which supports even more bandwidth than HDMI 2.1

        That's pretty wrong isn't it? HDMI 2.1 does 48 Gigabit/s. DP 1.4 is ~26 Gigabit/s. I think they meant to compared it to HDMI 2.0 @ 15 Gigabit/s?