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by throw0101c 364 days ago
> As you mention, the HDMI Consortium prohibits TV manufacturers from using DisplayPort.

IANAL, but this seems anti-trust-ish.

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> IANAL, but this seems anti-trust-ish.

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US antitrust/consumer-protection people have been asleep at the wheel for decades now. I'm doing my (tiny, tiny) part by avoiding HDMI wherever it's at all reasonably possible and recommending to folks I know that they consider doing the same.