i really wish they didnt side with displayport. hdmi makes so much more sense. apples all about keeping the connectors small on the side of the computer, and really hdmi is small enough. and theres mini hdmi!
i do understand them trying to move away from vga, though...
@reallynotnick 4x is coming - and HDMI will run it. 4K × 2K (3840×2160p at 24Hz/25Hz/30Hz and 4096×2160p at 24Hz) Apple will make some new proprietary crap, and we'll all enjoy ethernet and audio over HDMI on our Windows 7 Laptops...
@ArhcAngel yep, poor apple could never afford that hugh amount of monet to give their customer a connection that "just works (with almost every known device)"
@spasewalkr HDMI is awesome until you get thrown into HDCP (copy protection) hell. DP is an open standard, no built-in CP and can run higher rez than HDMI.
Personally, I use the monoprice HDMI+USB audio adaptor to run Plex off my iMac (product ID 5969). 38 bucks, and it leaves your headphone jack free so you can split your audio (kids can be watching movie via Plex on TV, I can watch a movie on the iMac w/ headphones).
@THJ DP also supports protection, and in fact the version of DP Apple uses uses HDCP. Like with HDMI, HDCP is optional on DP, but some content may be blocked if it isn't enabled.
There's really no reason to prefer DP over HDMI due to HDCP concerns. HDCP is an orthogonal issue.
@spin cycle Yeah, I just have a bad taste in my mouth from spending several hours over a few weekends (and about 80$ on monoprice buying switches and HDMI cables) troubleshooting HDCP handshake issues to no avail- and the work-arounds are: 1) unplug, replug, rain dance 2) trade out HDMI cables to bigger gauge 3) scrap HDMI and use Component 4) replace your HT gear.
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i really wish they didnt side with displayport. hdmi makes so much more sense. apples all about keeping the connectors small on the side of the computer, and really hdmi is small enough. and theres mini hdmi!
i do understand them trying to move away from vga, though...
@spasewalkr
I don't know of any monitors that do 2560x1600 over HDMI.
@reallynotnick Exactly. Though I with their dual-link DVI adapter was much, much cheaper.
@reallynotnick 4x is coming - and HDMI will run it. 4K × 2K (3840×2160p at 24Hz/25Hz/30Hz and 4096×2160p at 24Hz) Apple will make some new proprietary crap, and we'll all enjoy ethernet and audio over HDMI on our Windows 7 Laptops...
@spasewalkr
Well When you have a technology you don't have to license and another one you do you tend to lean to the cheaper one.
HDMI $10,000
http://www.hdmi.org/press/pr/pr_20060721.aspx
Mini DisplayPort $0.00
http://developer.apple.com/softwarelicensing/agreements/minidisplayport.html
@ArhcAngel yep, poor apple could never afford that hugh amount of monet to give their customer a connection that "just works (with almost every known device)"
@spasewalkr HDMI is awesome until you get thrown into HDCP (copy protection) hell. DP is an open standard, no built-in CP and can run higher rez than HDMI.
Personally, I use the monoprice HDMI+USB audio adaptor to run Plex off my iMac (product ID 5969). 38 bucks, and it leaves your headphone jack free so you can split your audio (kids can be watching movie via Plex on TV, I can watch a movie on the iMac w/ headphones).
@spasewalkr
wow guys! thanks for the responses. all very valid points!
@THJ DP also supports protection, and in fact the version of DP Apple uses uses HDCP. Like with HDMI, HDCP is optional on DP, but some content may be blocked if it isn't enabled.
There's really no reason to prefer DP over HDMI due to HDCP concerns. HDCP is an orthogonal issue.
@spin cycle Yeah, I just have a bad taste in my mouth from spending several hours over a few weekends (and about 80$ on monoprice buying switches and HDMI cables) troubleshooting HDCP handshake issues to no avail- and the work-arounds are: 1) unplug, replug, rain dance 2) trade out HDMI cables to bigger gauge 3) scrap HDMI and use Component 4) replace your HT gear.
I gave up after step 3.
Prior to that though, I was gung-ho about HDMI.