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China launches HDMI and DisplayPort alternative — GPMI boasts up to 192 Gbps bandwidth, 480W power delivery (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] flemtone@lemmy.world 102 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Why not use the already open displayPort and make it better.

[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 69 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

noo we need yet another standard!

[–] bfg9k@lemmy.world 82 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] tedvdb@feddit.nl 9 points 3 weeks ago

This was exactly what I wanted to post... 😅

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 3 weeks ago

Displayport is an open standard in name only. The specs require membership in VESA, something that requires a hefty sum of money. Even open-source projects have to restrict code that implements Displayport because of the licensing restrictions imposed on the "open" standard.