ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3年前USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square259fedilinkarrow-up1587cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1587external-linkUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3年前message-square259fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
minus-squarenocturne213@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·3年前I really wish hdmi was symmetrical. (Peer behind tv, “which way goes up?” Tries to plug it in, “fml it was the other way” flips it drops it)
minus-squaresmileyhead@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·edit-23年前I wish too, mainly because HDMI cables are much less flexible and twisting them 180° can create tension.
minus-squaresverit@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3年前Unfortunately HDMI already uses pins on both sides of the connector, so you would have to shrink them to half their size first, then double them.
minus-squarenocturne213@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3年前That is unfortunate. Too bad there is no standard as to which side is the top.
I really wish hdmi was symmetrical. (Peer behind tv, “which way goes up?” Tries to plug it in, “fml it was the other way” flips it drops it)
I wish too, mainly because HDMI cables are much less flexible and twisting them 180° can create tension.
Unfortunately HDMI already uses pins on both sides of the connector, so you would have to shrink them to half their size first, then double them.
That is unfortunate. Too bad there is no standard as to which side is the top.