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DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapters are now illegal to sell
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The following comments relate to this news article:
article published on 11 July, 2011
All manufacturers of Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI cables have been notified this week that their products are illegal and should be recalled.
HDMI Org says all DP male-to-HDMI male connectors are unlicensed as they are out of HDMI spec.
DisplayPort is a popular system on Apple Macs, and is also used by some Dell monitors and Toshiba notebooks.
Notes HDMI Org (via TR):
The HDMI specification ... [ read the full article ]
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IndigoAK
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15. July 2011 @ 23:18 |
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Originally posted by IguanaC64:
I have a Radeon 6950, MSI 1155 based mobo...maybe it's an issue with my monitor. 28" Hanspree TV/Monitor (max resolution is 1920x1200...possibly doesn't support 640x480 or 800x600...should be able to test by trying to set my resolution to that in Windows).
I need to check my wife's machine. I have a Radeon 5450 in that with a regular Asus 23" monitor that I don't think I can see the bios on either.
Mine is a 32" Sony Bravia EX500 and it definitely supports 640x580 and 800x600, so yours does not you might be on to something.
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Interestx
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16. July 2011 @ 14:43 |
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Originally posted by IguanaC64:
Going back to DVI...HDMI is just not workable as a computer cable.
I can relate to that, I had a card which lost its handshake every time I did anything on the HTPC.
I changed it for a different card & now it rarely happens but you are right, if I want to use the bios screen none of the 3 cards I've tried so far ever allow you that, you have to use a different monitor.
I was worried about driver updates but strangely my HTPC won't work with the receiver when I remove the old driver, but I can plug the HDMI cable directly into the TV and everything works and lets me carry on updating.
It's a real PITA that it doesn't just work properly at all times, but then again those annoying times are now few & far between and I do find the single cable solution giving me proper HD images & lossless audio a plus.
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pmshah
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17. July 2011 @ 01:25 |
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After reading all the posts I feel quite sure that the problem is with the monitor.
Lat month I bought a 24" Samsung TV/Monitor. I had to connect it to my PCs via VGA port as I am also using 1 4 port KVM switch.
Now the best part. At boot time - bios output - it displays at 640x 480. When my boot manager kicks in it switches to 800x600. As the Windows splash screen comes up it switches to 1024x768. And finally when the desktop comes up it switches to 1960x1080 - full HDMI. At every point the monitor displays the resolution in a small window in the top left corner for a few seconds.
Now the ultra special bonus - at least for me. It has a USB port to which I can connect any kind of USB storage media. It fully powers and supports single port USB hard disks like the Seagate FreeAgent Go drives. It plays every kind of media file I have vob, avi and mkv directly. Codecs supported include AVC, AAC, xvid, divx, AC3, DTS, all versions of mpeg, just to name a few. It also supports USB connected DVD drives, including the single port connection types. The most demanding one I have is a 16 gb mkv at 12 mbps bitrate. Plays flawlessly without a single glitch. BTW my phenom based PC also plays this same file flawlessly connected through the VGA port.
So I don't need my Sigma Design based media player any more.
But then the models sold in US are generally lame. Most BD players don't support divX/xvid while same models sold in Canada do. Again Sony TVs with USB port don't support avi (divx/xvid). Other brands that do most likely wont play any file larger than 1 GB.
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Zoo_Look
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17. July 2011 @ 23:27 |
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Why not label them as "HDMI compatible" cables... ink cartridges are "Epson compatible" et all, with no licensing problems from what I can see.
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seegee
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5. October 2011 @ 00:36 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by Blessedon:
Watch TV shows by cable on the flat-screen at night;
in the morning gripe about Hollywood, cable companies, and manufacturers.
Drive to Wal-mart for food in the morning;
at night gripe about gas prices, big corporations, and food safety.
and on and on....
To gripe about something and do it anyway is...well, pick an adjective.
If you buy from WalMart, then you are a part of the problem...it does not matter if you complain about them or not. I don't buy from WalMart, I don't buy from Sony, I don't buy from Kellogg's. I don't support corporations who break laws and exploit customers in broad daylight...if you support those who are systematically destroying the american way of life, you are no better than an Al Qaeda supporter as far as I'm concerned.
This is the best comment I've read on Afterdawn in years.
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Zoo_Look
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5. October 2011 @ 03:22 |
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But isn't the American way of life to systematically destroy everything anyway?
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5. October 2011 @ 06:11 |
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Originally posted by Zoo_Look:
But isn't the American way of life to systematically destroy everything anyway?
No, that is the American way of government.
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Zoo_Look
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5. October 2011 @ 06:44 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by Zoo_Look:
But isn't the American way of life to systematically destroy everything anyway?
No, that is the American way of government.
Are you contradicting yourself now?
That is surely the way of the American people, since they vote the systematically destructive government in. So they are supporting them, in the same way that you imply buying from a corporation like Walmart or Sony is complicit in illegal activities.
Therefore, the American general population is ALSO no better then a terrorist sympathiser.
Saying that, I don't REALLY understand how buying an HDMI cable is "no better" then saying "Well, its only a few thousand dead. Could have been more if they tried harder. I was more worried about the dust on my car - not to mention the noise and not being able to get into work."
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5. October 2011 @ 07:13 |
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Originally posted by Zoo_Look:
Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by Zoo_Look:
But isn't the American way of life to systematically destroy everything anyway?
No, that is the American way of government.
Are you contradicting yourself now?
That is surely the way of the American people, since they vote the systematically destructive government in. So they are supporting them, in the same way that you imply buying from a corporation like Walmart or Sony is complicit in illegal activities.
Therefore, the American general population is ALSO no better then a terrorist sympathiser.
Saying that, I don't REALLY understand how buying an HDMI cable is "no better" then saying "Well, its only a few thousand dead. Could have been more if they tried harder. I was more worried about the dust on my car - not to mention the noise and not being able to get into work."
only half of the American population that can vote does so and that's a rough estimate. I could vote but why would i? the only three real choices i have is Corrupt politician A, Corrupt politician B or Soon to be Corrupt Politician C.
there is very little point in voting so much so id be willing to Bet my ass that if nobody voted one of those 3 Corrupt Politicians would still wind up behind that desk of lies.
Voting is just an illusion to keep you me and Joe blow feeling important.
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Blessedon
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5. October 2011 @ 07:56 |
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It is difficult to debate others who possess no facts, only blanket rhetoric and condemnation mindsets - but I will try-again:
The liberal world at-large is clueless about Americans. But who can blame them, when most just stare into the telly and believe it, never asking themselves what's missing. Never understanding that everything, without exception, it excretes is a lie. Lies fostered by large corporations whose singular goal is to control mobs into believing "The Other Guy" is the bad one. Most people believe what they have been told to believe, and so, end up doing the dirty work of perpetuating the lie, as is happening here, to the benefit of their manipulators.
Most, but certainly not all politicians are hard-working, honest people. A minority of the most corrupt are the most powerful. Which is why the two-edged sword of term-limits is so badly needed. The oldsters have the power to essentially bludgeon junior members into submission.
I have met, and correspond with my representatives regularly - which makes me the exception - and I can assure you they are, by and large, decent people doing their best, in a system that has been corrupted by the 17th amendment.
It's passage was pushed by banks and insurance companies who knew that with elections they can bribe politicians. The founders knew this also, and so make the Senate members appointed directly from the states.
If the 17th amendment can be repealed, we, the people will regain control of most of our government.
We are no different than you; we love, we are naive, we want peace, we are angry, we fear...
Disasters the world over have, since our inception, seen the American populace pour out their love, volunteers, work, and generosity. We just can't seem to give enough to make the world forgive us the the stupidity of a few powerful, stupid leaders!
We are naive and trusting - not mean.
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Zoo_Look
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5. October 2011 @ 08:28 |
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Lets get one thing clear, I never said you were stupid, naive, indecent or anything else.
The point I was making that Killerbug's sweeping condemnation of someone buying a HDMI cable from Walmart or a PS3 from Sony as being in some way an Al-Qaeda sympathiser is incredulous at best.
Additionally, he was responding to a post by Blessedon stating "To gripe about something and do it anyway is...well, pick an adjective." I would go further and say "To gripe about something and NOT EVEN ATTEMPT to effect change is...well, pick an adjective."
And again I ask, how is buying an HDMI cable "no better" then harbouring or funding mass murder on the part of a terrorist. I don't get the analogy... AT ALL! There is a product you want, you buy it. There is a market for it or you wouldn't want it. If you don't want it, don't buy it.
I still say the easiest solution is to market the cables as "compatible", ink manufacturers have been doing this for decades, and still do.
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