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Let’s try this one

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7695681/

I agree, and I cannot find a replacement for local buying/selling and marketplaces. So many local small businesses only exist online through their Facebook page.

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AI Summary

Title: Be Suspicious of HDMI

• HDMI technology is criticized for being a “money pool” for companies, despite the existence of better, royalty-free alternatives.

• Companies developing HDMI technology charge significant annual licensing fees and per-unit costs for using the HDMI name and logo.

• Additional features like HDCP require extra payments on top of existing licensing and unit costs.

• HDMI actively sponsors tech news articles to promote itself.

• DisplayPort is presented as a royalty-free alternative that offers similar or superior functionality to HDMI.

• DisplayPort supports more features, higher resolutions, and higher refresh rates compared to HDMI.

• The Steam Machine exemplifies the issues with HDMI, featuring a DisplayPort 1.4 connector capable of 4K 240 Hz.

• The HDMI connector on the Steam Machine is HDMI 2.1 capable but cannot be advertised as such.

• The HDMI organization does not license HDMI 2.1 for Linux devices, forcing Valve to label it as HDMI 2.0.

• There’s a call for the display industry to transition away from HDMI to less expensive and more open standards.