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by rbanffy 1526 days ago
> The assumption that a target (or source) device has a buffer

A full-frame 8K image with 32 bits per pixel takes up 128MB of RAM. An FHD one is 16 times less, 8MB. This is not a lot of memory for an appliance in 2002, when HDMI was introduced.
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izacus 1525 days ago
This was an absolutely huge amount of memory for an appliance component that costs a few cents. It still is.
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rbanffy 1525 days ago
What appliance that can generate or display FHD video costs a few cents?

You only need a frame buffer if you are holding a frame.

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