USB-C Could Potentially Replace HDMI and DisplayPort
USB-C Could Potentially Replace HDMI and DisplayPort
Just had an oh-shit! moment at the library.
Depending on how things go, if the USB Implementers Forum can:
- get the naming debacle figured out to where it's useful to people without sounding like gibberish.
- develop USB-C to be more powerful than HDMI & DisplayPort.
- lower licensing fees.
then USB-C could potentially overtake HDMI and DisplayPort in the graphics display cable market.
The reason I'm saying this is cause:
- USB-C just_works.™️ for external/multi-monitor displays (it even works on my current dogshit NixOS laptop).
- some manufacturers have already previously experimented/and sold graphics cards (GPUs) with USB-C as a display option.
As manufacturers already have to pay for HDMI/DisplayPort licensing fees, now it's just a matter of who can provide the most with the least overhead costs.
While it's not guranteed that USB-C is the true end solution, it does provide manufacturers with another option, which technically should lower costs for them to manufacture GPUs.