Comment Re:Where do you see "serial" in "Lightning"? (Score 1) 392
I recognize I was wrong in linking the low bandwidth problem with the number of pins, because I referred to the HDMI/DP standards, that used multiple lanes to increase the bandwidth, instead of USB3 or MHL, discussed elsewhere in this thread, that prove that the feature is possible.I spend long enough with hardware controllers to know that there is a wide set of protocols to interconnect two systems, and in my opinion the serial/parallel classification is not interesting.
In the end, others manufacturers achieve to do what Apple doesn't: a small, standard connector with good A/V support. It is Apple's choice when upgrading its connector to degrade a working feature, adding latency and artifacts, while producing a proprietary connector. You see it as a good thing because cables are useless; I don't.
In the end, others manufacturers achieve to do what Apple doesn't: a small, standard connector with good A/V support. It is Apple's choice when upgrading its connector to degrade a working feature, adding latency and artifacts, while producing a proprietary connector. You see it as a good thing because cables are useless; I don't.