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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by Sephr on Monday October 18, 2021 @06:31PM (#28912646)
Bringing back a dedicated HDMI port is a downgrade. This port can only do 4K 60Hz HDR (implying HDMI 2.0), which is inferior to previously-supported standards in addition to taking up space as a single-purpose port.

The Intel MacBook Pro 16 supports DisplayPort 1.4 over USB-C, which can do 4K 98Hz HDR, and doesn't take up dedicated single-purpose ports.

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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by Bud on Monday October 18, 2021 @06:55PM (#28912851)
Nope! Not a downgrade. Distinct upgrade. You are aware this machine has THREE Thunderbolt 4/USB-C ports, yes?
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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by rattray on Monday October 18, 2021 @10:16PM (#28914147)
How many 4K monitors can it drive at once?
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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by frankchn on Monday October 18, 2021 @10:51PM (#28914355)
The maxed out configuration officially supports 3 ProDisplay XDRs (6K), one 4K screen via HDMI and the built-in screen.
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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by robocat on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @03:18AM (#28915635)
“Connect up to three Pro Display XDRs and a 4K TV with M1 Max. Or connect up to two Pro Display XDRs with M1 Pro.”
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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by rattray on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @10:04AM (#28918180)
Thank you!

Edit: but I wonder how many Hz the M1 Pro can drive a pair of 4K displays at...

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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by fomine3 on Monday October 18, 2021 @08:57PM (#28913750)
Theoretically Apple could implement HDMI 2.1 that supports 4K/120Hz and above with DSC. Maybe they think HDMI is just for a compatibility.
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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by Sephr on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @12:16AM (#28914813)
The tech specs page only says 4K 60Hz HDR
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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by fomine3 on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @12:44AM (#28914943)
Yes. The point is that HDMI itself is more advanced than Apple implemented.
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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by Fiahil on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @07:57AM (#28917132)
Not a dowgrade as many conference rooms are still equiped with HDMI and it's still more practical to use when you are unsure about the setup.
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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by timmg on Monday October 18, 2021 @06:45PM (#28912777)
Can't you still use the USB-C ports for the higher bandwidth if you want to (and have the dongle?)
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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by mvid on Monday October 18, 2021 @06:47PM (#28912791)
But you can't use the HDMI port as a USB-C. I would much rather another USB C to an HDMI, which never gets used
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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by jrochkind1 on Monday October 18, 2021 @07:28PM (#28913151)
True, but you also have a dedicated power port, when before if you wanted to plug in that had to be one of the USB-C's too.
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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by bombcar on Monday October 18, 2021 @07:10PM (#28912993)
I doubt there’s another USB C bus available to be used so it’s not really stealing away one(or if it is it’s shared with other peripherals built in).
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