DP-HDMI2.1 Protocol Converter Support Being Tackled For Intel Linux Graphics

[numacross]

I just wish some powerful GPUs like the ones from AMD would just 2 HDMI 2.1 ports and stop this converter madness where you lose bandwidth or good HDMI features like Ethernet or CEC commands support.

CEC I understand, but I haven't seen anything that actually uses Ethernet nor have I seen a GPU that's able to use it yet. Do you have any examples?

Another thing is that HDMI ports require royalty payments while DP do not, so making GPUs with more HDMI would make them potentially more expensive for very little benefit.

[Danny3]

I just wish some powerful GPUs like the ones from AMD would just 2 HDMI 2.1 ports and stop this converter madness where you lose bandwidth or good HDMI features like Ethernet or CEC commands support.

[phoronix]

Phoronix: DP-HDMI2.1 Protocol Converter Support Being Tackled For Intel Linux Graphics

Patches sent out on Friday provide an initial DP-HDMI2.1 PCON implementation for the Intel Linux kernel graphics driver...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=DP-HDMI2.1-PCON-Intel-Linux