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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I thought they have to license the usage of HDMI so pay royalties to the HDMI foundation ...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Who do you think setup and owns the HDMI foundation?

Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, Philips etc...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (3 children)

So? I dont follow, how does that change things?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Youve lost me, why would the TV manufacturers who get royalties from licensing HDMI want to offer a free alternative?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The TV manufacturers own the HDMI foundation.

Other devices being "forced" to implement HDMI ports, because every TV has them, might benefit those TV manufacturers.

Not sure how exactly that would work, I assume it gives them some level of control/power.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

OK thanks for the explanation, I'm still a bit lost, but oh well ^^

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

If they're profiting more than they're paying for maintaining this standard as the default then they don't want it to change