4k@120hz unavailable via HDMI 2.1 (#1417) · Issues · drm / amd · GitLab
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Brief summary of the problem: I have a RX 6800 XT connected to a LG B9 TV via HDMI. As both...

Alex Deucher:

The HDMI Forum has rejected our proposal unfortunately. At this time an open source HDMI 2.1 implementation is not possible without running afoul of the HDMI Forum requirements.

    • echo64@lemmy.world
      26·
      10 months ago

      Hdmi is a proprietary format controlled by companies that sell hdmi equipment. They have no benefit to having an open standard. They pay $15k a year each to keep it closed.

      • sugar_in_your_tea
        2·
        10 months ago

        DIsplayPort is also a proprietary format, just a bit less exclusive compared to HDMI. Ideally, we’d have an actual open standard. If DisplayPort wants to be that standard, they should be more open.