Quoting: TheRiddickI think you can use a HDMI to Displayport dongle?

That's not possible. You can convert DP to HDMI, but not the other way around, due to DP being a lot more complex. That's another reason to prefer DP output everywhere - if needed, you can convert it to every other possible display signal, while the other way around is not going to work.

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Quoting: slaapliedjeYeah, unless you want to use this as a cheap computer, why would you need DisplayPort? Not a single game console out there has it.

That's not an excuse to follow the bad practice.

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Quoting: Luke_NukemHDMI cartel....

Appropriate name, for those who slow down progress for profit.

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Quoting: MohandevirYeah, remember that part. Nearly twice the bandwidth.

It's not really about the bandwidth (HDMI is mostly on par with that). DisplayPort uses packet design (like network protocol idea), while HDMI is a simple digital signal. So DP for example can send signals to several monitors through one cable, HDMI can't do that.

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Quoting: MohandevirAm I wrong to say that HDMI is a proprietary tech and DP is open source (or at least free)?
Read something about that, not long ago...

HDMI cartel demands payments from every device that ships with HDMI port. DP is managed by VESA, and it's free to use (there was some annoying requirement to pay for the documentation though).

DP is also more advanced technology, HDMI is limited in comparison. The only reason HDMI wasn't ditched yet, is the parasitic position of the cartel which makes money on its patents and heavily dominates TV manufacturing.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#History [External Link]

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Quoting: tuubiPlenty of TV sets with no DP inputs, but all of them have HDMI. I doubt this is such a no-go for most of their target audience.

That's due to HDMI cartel, not the reason to skip proper DP on any computer.

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Only HDMI output? That's a huge no go. At least they should use both DisplayPort and HDMI, if they think HDMI is so necessary.

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Pathfinder: Kingmaker [External Link] and The Bard's Tale IV [External Link] have good discounts now too. Whole The Witcher [External Link] series is now also discounted a lot.

Also, good time to get Morrowind [External Link] on sale for OpenMW.

Good price on Shadow Warrior [External Link] series too.

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Nice to see plans for day one GOG release!

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An idea to add - monitor refresh rate in addition to resolution.

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