Just had an oh-shit! moment at the library.
Depending on how things go, if the USB Implementers Forum can:
- get the naming debacle figured out to where it’s useful to people without sounding like gibberish.
- develop USB-C to be more powerful than HDMI & DisplayPort.
- lower licensing fees.
then USB-C could potentially overtake HDMI and DisplayPort in the graphics display cable market.
The reason I’m saying this is cause:
- USB-C just_works.™️ for external/multi-monitor displays (it even works on my current dogshit NixOS laptop).
- some manufacturers have already previously experimented/and sold graphics cards (GPUs) with USB-C as a display option.
As manufacturers already have to pay for HDMI/DisplayPort licensing fees, now it’s just a matter of who can provide the most with the least overhead costs.
While it’s not guranteed that USB-C is the true end solution, it does provide manufacturers with another option, which technically should lower costs for them to manufacture GPUs.
Are you using apple devices primarily?
Good cables lock in nicely and are too stiff too bend at the connector. You can also get 90 degree ones if sticking out is a concern.
Like the USB-C cable I have for display or high data transfer, is so thick/stiff it is hard to fold up. And the head around it is solid footprint so it resists pulling by putting force against the case it is in.
Left is heavy duty for display or high data transfer, right is phone charger cord