TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoIt'll happen to you!lemm.eeexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-28 days agoYeah 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!
minus-squareotto@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-28 days 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.
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoRight, the pins just automatically know which to use without any negotiation from the USB bus. Come on.
minus-squareotto@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-28 days agoJust because you don’t know how any of this works, don’t lash out at me in anger. Blocked
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.
Let’s hope that bus is dedicated, and not overloaded with other USB tasks!
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.
Right, the pins just automatically know which to use without any negotiation from the USB bus. Come on.
Just because you don’t know how any of this works, don’t lash out at me in anger.
Blocked