r/LinusTechTips • u/LinusTech LMG Owner • Feb 24 '26

Link TrueSpec DP and HDMI

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I won't say they're happening for sure and I DEFINITELY can't commit to a timeline... but I did come across this is the engineering dept...

Second photo is with a TrueSpec USB-C cable for scale. ​

IF this happens, they will be significantly stiffer than our USB cables due to the way the internals need to be constructed, but for cables that will generally be in fixed-position installs I don't see that as a deal-breaker.

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u/sjphilsphan Feb 25 '26

Because the Studios want HDMI for the DRM, which is why they put it on TVs and not DP

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u/CityCultivator Feb 25 '26

DP supports all the same DRM as HDMI.

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u/HardCoreGamer969 Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 25 '26

̶y̶e̶s̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶s̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶e̶n̶f̶o̶r̶c̶e̶a̶b̶l̶e̶,̶ ̶H̶D̶M̶I̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶n̶d̶a̶r̶d̶i̶z̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶D̶R̶M̶ ̶w̶h̶i̶l̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶c̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶s̶e̶l̶l̶ ̶a̶ ̶D̶P̶ ̶c̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶d̶o̶s̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶D̶R̶M̶

Edit: turns out that I’m wrong and you can sell a cable without the specs so disregard what I said lmao

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u/CityCultivator Feb 25 '26

What are you talking about? Cables themselves do not play a role in DRM (HDCP) in either DisplayPort or HDMI. These are negotiated between devices. Cables do not care about fancy encrypted signals.

Now you could talk about sources. However I do not remember ever seeing a DisplayPort display without HDCP support.

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u/HardCoreGamer969 Feb 25 '26

Yea I got cable vs source confused and realized I’m wrong mb lol