Using HDMI as a data port?
Some guy asked the following in PCMAG website. It was something interesting to think at and I wonder if any one has a concrete answer to this. Here's what he had asked-
So, is this possible ?If yes then 'how' and if not then 'why'?
Can someone please tell me why HDMI that is built into my laptop for video/audio can't be used as a data port. If I have a solid state drive that is external I should be able to use a HDMI interface that screams at about 10GB/sec.what this guy wanted to tell was that even with USB 3 in place, the actual data transfer speeds wont go to 5gbits/sec as specified. this is because its a theoretical value and many limiting factors bring the actual speeds drastically down. This guy wants to know if the HDMI port (which has a bigger bandwidth for data transfer) can be used for data transfer purposes by creating some kind of interface for SSDs to connect through the HDMI ports too.
The incremental speed increases of USB to satisfy legacy drive technology will keep all of us waiting and waiting for our data to go from one place to another
So, is this possible ?If yes then 'how' and if not then 'why'?
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