[laydn]

It just had to be non-symmetrical on the Z-axis, that's all. Like an HDMI connector.

[simonjgreen]

Or displayport. Personally I find hdmi almost as annoying as usb, though I can’t explain why that happens!

[opan]

One problem with HDMI is that it has no clips or screws or similar holding it in, unlike DP, DVI, VGA, BNC... I remember I used to knock the HDMI out of one of my monitors with my foot all the time. It plugged in going straight up and barely could resist a bit more force than gravity, and the cable dangled behind the desk since the tower was on the floor.

[ruined]

the correct solution there is to manage your cables. yanking your monitor off the desk would not be an improvement

[opan]

I don't think there's a realistic chance of that happening. The weight of the monitor would make it so that at most it shook a bit or something.

[NegativeK]

I can not express how much infuriating the DP retaining clip can be.

Often manufacturers don't leave much space for fingers around the cable ends, which means trying to squeeze fingers in to release the clip.

[stavros]

That has not been my experience with HDMI, I've never had a cable anywhere close to popping out because of gravity, no matter the orientation.

[opan]

Yes, I hear this a lot, and it's not like it happens to me all the time these days, but it's a clear flaw in the design that there's nothing extra to hold it in like those other things.

[jve]

Because when you have to plug hdmi on a wall mounted tv or monitor that is close to wall and hard to rotate - you end up not only guessing orientation but having a hard time to find that port... :)

[simonjgreen]

I feel like it’s the aspect ratio of the plug too. Being long and thin you have to get it perfectly straight AND the right way round

[perilunar]

or perfectly symmetrical, i.e. round.