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Re:Norway switches off FM radio, but a station is defying go... by pfranz on Friday December 15, 2017 @02:19PM (#15934277)
I've heard newer HDMI standards have HDMI Fast Switching. Skimming over the first URL google gave me[1] it sounds like the slowness is because of HDCP (HD Content Protection). Although, it sounds like it will theoretically take it from ~10seconds to maximum of 2 (average of 1) for proper implementations.

https://www.synopsys.com/designware-ip/technical-bulletin/hd...

Re:Norway switches off FM radio, but a station is defying go... by ajross on Friday December 15, 2017 @02:26PM (#15934307)
Looks like "HDMI fast switching" just means "open all the input connections all the time", which is sort of a hack. But yeah, that seems plausible.

Of course, in the time it takes for my television to initiate a secure transaction channel with the input hardware on the other side of the cable, my ?!%!? Netflix app has done a arguably more secure transaction with a server on the other side of the continent. Sigh.

Re:Norway switches off FM radio, but a station is defying go... by pfranz on Friday December 15, 2017 @03:19PM (#15934724)
You're in good company

> I can send an IP packet to Europe faster than I can send a pixel to the screen. How f’d up is that?

John Carmack

https://twitter.com/id_aa_carmack/status/193480622533120001?...