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    when will hdmi 2.0 be mainstream on laptops?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by link626, Jul 23, 2017.

  1. link626

    link626 Asus GL502VM, Lenovo Y580, Asus K53TA

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    why the hell are manufacturers still using hdmi 1.4 when cpus & 4k TVs that support hdmi 2.0 have been out for years.

    what's the hold up

    the dongle life sucks
     
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    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    It counts on what your GPU and or video card will support as far as resolution. Even if your video card/GPU supports resolutions needing HDMI 2.0 the system designer may not feel external high resolution is worth the effort.and expense.
     
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    Prototime Notebook Evangelist

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    Good question. I've been using Club3D's active DisplayPort 1.2 to HDMI 2.0 cable to still achieve an HDMI 2.0 connection between my computer and television, but it's a mystery to me as to why, in 2017, we still see so few laptops with HDMI 2.0. HDMI 2.1 has already been announced, yet the move from HDMI 1.4 to HDMI 2.0 has been glacial. I suspect it's because manufacturers simply don't want to take on the added expense of implementing HDMI 2.0 when so few consumers benefit from it, given the lack of 4K content. At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if manufacturers mostly skipped HDMI 2.0 altogether.
     
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