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.

  • massacre@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I’ve considered this - I would like multiple sources on my receiver though, so this as you say requires at least a universal or 2 remotes to swap back to the reciever. My projector (current one) only has 2 HDMI Ports. Perhaps in the future this can be my setup.

    • TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyzEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I run a USB DAC off my pc, then have RCA cables going to my speakers. Usually the DAC built in to a PC or TV is terrible compared to a dedicated one