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Re:DisplayPort and 4K by jmiserez on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @02:13AM (#22354105)
DisplayPort does audio. The main reason for HDMI is DRM.
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Re:DisplayPort and 4K by matthewmacleod on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @03:44AM (#22354459)
DisplayPort has done HDCP and DPCP DRM since early on, so I don’t think it’s that.
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Re:DisplayPort and 4K by p_l on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @08:44PM (#22372056)
DRM was added to DP later on, IIRC, it wasn't part of original standard.

HDMI adding audio and DRM was the core of the proposal, plus a connector that was more consumer friendly.

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