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Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux
Technically, the Steam Machine supports HDMI 2.1. However, Valve and AMD are not allowed to offer an open-source driver for it.
#AMD #HDMI #IT #Linux #OpenSource #Steam #ValveSoftware #news
Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Valve-HDMI-Forum-Continues-to-Block-HDMI-2-1-for-Linux-11107440.html
#HackerNews #Valve #HDMI #Linux #HDMI2.1 #TechNews #OpenSource
Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux
Technically, the Steam Machine supports HDMI 2.1. However, Valve and AMD are not allowed to offer an open-source driver for it.
#AMD #HDMI #IT #Linux #OpenSource #Steam #ValveSoftware #news
Valve: HDMI-Forum blockiert weiter HDMI 2.1 für Linux
Technisch beherrscht die Steam Machine HDMI 2.1. Valve und AMD dürfen dafür aber keinen Open-Source-Treiber anbieten.
#AMD #HDMI #IT #Linux #OpenSource #Steam #ValveSoftware #news
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Quick reminder on the likely reason why Valve's New Steam Machine only supports #HDMI 2.0:
""At this time an open source HDMI 2.1 implementation is not possible without running afoul of the HDMI Forum requirements.""
This is what Alex Deucher, the maintainer of the amdgpu #kernel driver, said one and a half years ago here:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/1417#note_2303163
And from the ticket it looks like the problem remains.
See also Alex's earlier comment from early 2021 in the ticket:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/1417#note_830547
""HDMI 2.1 is not available on #Linux due to the HDMI Forum.""
Quick reminder on the likely reason why Valve's New Steam Machine only supports #HDMI 2.0:
""At this time an open source HDMI 2.1 implementation is not possible without running afoul of the HDMI Forum requirements.""
This is what Alex Deucher, the maintainer of the amdgpu #kernel driver, said one and a half years ago here:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/1417#note_2303163
And from the ticket it looks like the problem remains.
See also Alex's earlier comment from early 2021 in the ticket:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/1417#note_830547
""HDMI 2.1 is not available on #Linux due to the HDMI Forum.""
🆕 blog! “Review: BENFEI Wireless USB C to HDMI”
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The good folks at Benfei have sent me another gadget to play about with. This one comes in two parts. The first plugs into an screen's HDMI port, the second beams video from your device's USB-C port across the airwaves. Here's what it looks like:
But how does it perform? Plug the HDMI into your TV and its USB-A…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/11/review-benfei-wireless-usb-c-to-hdmi/
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#gadget #hdmi #review #usb-c
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New Open Source Hardware board MIPI-HDMI allow ESP32-P4-DevKit to display to large HDMI TVs https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/mipi-hdmi-is-open-source-hardware-mipi-dsi-converter-to-dvi-hdmi-which-works-with-esp32-p4-devkit/ #esp32 #espressif #esp32p4 #hdmi #mipi
New Open Source Hardware board MIPI-HDMI allow ESP32-P4-DevKit to display to large HDMI TVs https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/mipi-hdmi-is-open-source-hardware-mipi-dsi-converter-to-dvi-hdmi-which-works-with-esp32-p4-devkit/ #esp32 #espressif #esp32p4 #hdmi #mipi
For the grand price of $7, ScreenCastsONLINE videos will be better!
https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2025/07/virtual-monitor-dongle/