- Did the protocols such as HDMI and DP change for M1? No.
- Did the Extended Display Identification Data [1] change? No.
That leaves two things:
- The OS that matches the extended data against what the user wants
If the OS is responsible, then there's nothing stopping others from doing what Big Sur does.
- graphics cards that actually pump out pixels and have their own support for possible resolutions
If graphics card is responsible, you're asking me to believe that M1 is driven by fairy pixel dust and has some magical powers that are absolutely impossible on any other hardware?
- Did the protocols such as HDMI and DP change for M1? No.
- Did the Extended Display Identification Data [1] change? No.
That leaves two things:
- The OS that matches the extended data against what the user wants
If the OS is responsible, then there's nothing stopping others from doing what Big Sur does.
- graphics cards that actually pump out pixels and have their own support for possible resolutions
If graphics card is responsible, you're asking me to believe that M1 is driven by fairy pixel dust and has some magical powers that are absolutely impossible on any other hardware?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Display_Identificatio...