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.

    • Bakkoda@lemmy.zipEnglish
      42·
      2 days ago

      Then AMD needs to apply more leverage or start an awareness campaign with as much shit PR for every business supporting them.

    • tty5@lemmy.worldEnglish
      28·
      2 days ago

      Fewer than 80 members. 15k/year membership fee and very lax joining requirements. $1.2M gets you majority allowing you do to whatever even with 100% of current members opposing :P

    • felbane@lemmy.worldEnglish
      132·
      2 days ago

      How hilarious would it be if the AMD board member was the one who veto’d the driver 😅

      • DasSkelett@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Know be your enemy, they say.

        But jokes aside, I believe DisplayLink’s focus is primarily on the client<->docking station part, with docking station<->monitor usually still being HDMI/DP (same with direct client<->monitor links). So they still have to interface with it some way or another.