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Re:When HDMI 2.1 isn't HDMI 2.1 – the confusing world of the... by rowanG077 on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @02:59AM (#29549344)
This is terrible. You expect an average consumer to start converting base32 to binary to check what features their cable support? I mean I'm all for educating the public but this is just completely unreasonable
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Re:When HDMI 2.1 isn't HDMI 2.1 – the confusing world of the... by hayanno on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @04:28AM (#29549836)
I'm pretty sure it's a joke, maybe your comment is also one but it's harder to tell.
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Re:When HDMI 2.1 isn't HDMI 2.1 – the confusing world of the... by andrecarini on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @10:55AM (#29552936)
> You expect an average consumer to start converting base32 to binary to check what features their cable support?

Fret not, consumer! Just install the HDMI™ Companion App™* for easy parsing of the version numbers.

*HDMI™ Companion App™ and facial recognition are required for decoding of 4k HDR content on your media devices.

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