• JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    I don’t think you’ll need much more than 8k 144hz. Your eyes just can’t see that much. Maybe the connector will eventually get smaller, such as USBC?

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      5 days ago

      USB-C is already a plug standard for display port over thunderbolt. Apple monitors use this to daisy chain monitors together.

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        5 days ago

        But its DP implemented within USB, vs an actual DP. There’s a latency there which might matter for online realtime gaming

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          The USB-C is just the connector. The cables are thunderbolt. Thunderbolt 3 and 4 are several times the speed of USB 3.2. No latency issue.

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            Yeah but there are still signal processing steps required to tell both ends of the connector which pins to use to implement the DisplayPort protocol.

            • DP cable? Connection is direct from GPU → Screen.
            • DP through USB? Connection has to go through the USB bus on the machine → Screen.

            Let’s hope that bus is dedicated, and not overloaded with other USB tasks!

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              Let’s hope that bus is dedicated

              It is. That’s always been one of the key features of thunderbolt. There’s no negotiation or latency involved after you plug it in. It just works.

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                Right, the pins just automatically know which to use without any negotiation from the USB bus. Come on.

                Edit: Your reaction to this friendly debate is, for lack of a better word, hilarious. The fact that I’ve been upvoting your responses out of mutual respect, and that you’ve been clearly downvoting mine speaks volumes.

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                  Just because you don’t know how any of this works, don’t lash out at me in anger.

                  Blocked

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      4 days ago

      I can see a clear difference between 144hz and 240hz, so even that part isn’t right

      And I haven’t used an 8K monitor, but I’m confident I could see a difference as well