Why “HDMI” is being discussed
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Yeah people are leaving stuff like that in conference room TVs all the time. Adapters, HDMI cables, etc.
by SoftTalker · Oct 13, 2026
Someone probably walked by or went to plug in an HDMI and noticed the stark contrast of white toilet paper against a black TV shell, it would be difficult not to notice.
by ceroxylon · Oct 13, 2026
FWIW, a Nintendo Switch USB-C to HDMI cable with power input travels well for this, albeit a bit bulky. This one puts the charger input at the HDMI end where the TV and presumab…
by Terretta · Oct 13, 2026
Any note on specs? Do we still have ethernet? Which ethernet we get (is it 2.5GBps?)? How much storage? And what about RAM? I couldn’t easily grasp this information after skimmi…
by a1o · Oct 13, 2026
So it is some HDMI dongle & the model halucinated it into a spying device? ;-)
by m4rtink · Oct 13, 2026
HDMI 1.4 has been leaked and there are devices which will force communication to this protocol level.
by 0cf8612b2e1e · Oct 13, 2026
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HDMI is a brand of proprietary digital interface used to transmit high-quality video and audio signals between devices. It is commonly used to connect devices such as televisions, computer monitors, projectors, gaming consoles, and personal computers. HDMI supports uncompressed video and digital audio either compressed or uncompressed, allowing a single cable to carry all audiovisual signals. Read more on Wikipedia