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.

  • sunbeam60@feddit.ukEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Nor do you get TV tuners. While most geeks probably couldn’t care less, any associated family do prefer to watch Great British Bake-off as it airs.

    • Petter1@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      2·
      14 hours ago

      My country just disabled radio and tv over coax wire and provider send ip-TV boxes.
      This allows to have now faster internet, which I like.

    • madjo@feddit.nlEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I would use an Apple TV or a Chromecast in that case. Most TV providers that I know offer their own mediabox anyway, so no need for TV Tuners anymore.

    • Cybersteel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      You could get an external digital tuners and a hdmi switch to switch between pc and the TV.