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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Funnily enough, there was a post arguing about this not so long ago.

I know adapters exist, but for something like HDMI that I use quite regularly, I'll have a dedicated port thanks.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 8 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I tried using an HDMI adapter (the kind you is find on these tiny USB C hubs to bring along your laptop) for playing proper video and the sound was missing everything under like 200hz, unwatchable. It's clearly made to show spreadsheets and PowerPoints and not much else.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 18 hours ago

The output is capped at 4k 30hz on the cheaper ones, and I assume the cheaper ones wouldn't have particularly good audio.

HDMI still has the edge over all but the very latest version of USB C, at least with high end equipment. But, it works fine for PowerPoint, which is exactly what I'm using it for.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 2 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Quick question: USB-C docks with HDMI have their iwn DAC for audio while video gets passed through?

[–] dan@upvote.au 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

USB-C supports both digital and analog audio. HDMI only supports digital audio though, so in that case the DAC would be in whatever device you're plugging the HDMI cable into.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

doesn't hdmi send digital audio?

[–] jjagaimo@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They basically have the dongle built into the laptop, don't they?

[–] dan@upvote.au 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Which is a great approach IMO. The advantages of dongles without the inconvenience. The Framework 16 has 6 ports which is more than enough for me. I use two USB-C, two USB-A, headphone, and SD card. I sometimes swap the SD card slot for MicroSD, and one of the USB-C for Ethernet. I have HDMI and DisplayPort for if I need them.

[–] jjagaimo@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pretty much. A fun exercise tho is to pop them out and connect them to my phone when i need ethernet, for... reasons...

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 hours ago

Fuck! How come I never thought of that???!!!!!