• tetris11@lemmy.ml
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    18 hours ago

    Yeah but there are still signal processing steps required to tell both ends of the connector which pins to use to implement the DisplayPort protocol.

    • DP cable? Connection is direct from GPU → Screen.
    • DP through USB? Connection has to go through the USB bus on the machine → Screen.

    Let’s hope that bus is dedicated, and not overloaded with other USB tasks!

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      17 hours ago

      Let’s hope that bus is dedicated

      It is. That’s always been one of the key features of thunderbolt. There’s no negotiation or latency involved after you plug it in. It just works.

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        14 hours ago

        Right, the pins just automatically know which to use without any negotiation from the USB bus. Come on.

        Edit: Your reaction to this friendly debate is, for lack of a better word, hilarious. The fact that I’ve been upvoting your responses out of mutual respect, and that you’ve been clearly downvoting mine speaks volumes.

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          16 hours ago

          Just because you don’t know how any of this works, don’t lash out at me in anger.

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