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[โ€“] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

DVI-D uses TMDS, which is a serial protocol. So if you want to be really pedantic you could call it a serial port even though it's not RS232.

DVI-A also transmits metadata over a serial connection, but the video signal is parallel analog.

[โ€“] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Fair! Neat fact!