On 2/10/20 4:37 PM, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 12:42:37PM -0500, Nicholas Krause wrote:
Probably but PCI 4.0 doubled its speed without wire changes
or additions just a protocol change. Maybe HDMI can't do
that or only for minor version changes. That was from just
under 16GBs to just under 32GBs in a x16 lane.
HDMI is just as backwards compatible as PCIe. Same connector, same
wires, different signalling depending on the negotiation of the two
devices involved.
Just rather pathetic that intel's graphcis chips are so outdated that
they can't drive a modern display at a decent resolution and framerate.
They can use it, but at very low frame rate.
Same as PCIe. You only get 4.0 speed if both the machine and the card
support it, otherwise it falls back to the best that both support.
If you need 4.0 speed, but the machine doesn't support it, then you are
out of luck. The state of intel's graphics is like someone selling PCIe
2.0 machines while 4.0 is the current version.
That makes sense. Through I would rather have a professional level
monitor at 1080p then 4K. Color depth, accuracy and text contrast
matter a lot more than resolution when it comes down to it through.
And frankly 4K pro is a lot more expensive due to being cutting edge.
And yes text contrast is important for programming or other contrast
in forms of scaling/rendering text.
I would make the same argument about keyboards as well in that
I would rather have a mechanical keyboard rather than any laptop
keyboard. And frankly a great keyboard is a very underrated
similar to the above text issues for monitors.
Through Intel has at least in my view historically been a little too
conservative when updating to new buses or hardware versions
but it doesn't surprise me,
Nick
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