HDMI Forum to AMD: No, you can’t make an open source HDMI 2.1 driver

stapp · Mar 1, 2024

Any Linux user trying to send the highest-resolution images to a display at the fastest frame rate is out of luck for the foreseeable future, at least when it comes to an HDMI connection.

The licensing group that controls the HDMI standard, the HDMI Forum, has reportedly told AMD that it does not allow an open source implementation of the HDMI 2.1 (or HDMI 2.1+) specification, blocking tools such as AMD's FreeSync from working over HDMI connections at resolution/rate combinations like 4K at 120 Hz, or 5K at 240 Hz.
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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...you-cant-make-an-open-source-hdmi-2-1-driver/

Lots of angry comments under the article.

reasonablePrivacy · Mar 1, 2024

I never really cared whatever cable connects my monitor and laptops.
After this I will explore differences between DisplayPort and HDMI, and maybe buy different cable.

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