Technically, the Steam Machine supports HDMI 2.1. However, Valve and AMD are not allowed to offer an open-source driver for it.

The HDMI Forum, responsible for the HDMI specification, continues to stonewall open source. Valve’s Steam Machine theoretically supports HDMI 2.1, but the mini-PC is software-limited to HDMI 2.0. As a result, more than 60 frames per second at 4K resolution are only possible with limitations.

  • Jesus_666@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    2 天前

    They’ve been refusing open HDMI 2.1 since 2017. I don’t think that being afraid of Linux becoming the dominant gaming platform plays a role here; it’s more likely that they’re afraid people might find new ways to get at protected content.

    • JoeBigelow@lemmy.caEnglish
      101·
      2 天前

      Ive never had using HDMI prevent me from enjoying pirated media, so Ive always been confused about what sort of drm a TV is looking for.

      • Imacat@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        13·
        2 天前

        It’s more of a barrier for people who are pirating media, not the ones consuming that pirated media.

        • leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          1 天前

          Don’t they mostly download it directly from streaming platforms these days, skipping the display and its connector altogether…?

    • b34k@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 天前

      Isn’t getting at protected content pretty trivial anyway? At least that’s my impression from how easy it is to find basically anything.