Hackers can see the text on the screen via HDMI emissions — the method is already in use

News Devices 07-31-2024 at 18:22 comment
Researchers have demonstrated access to the image on the screen using HDMI electromagnetic radiation. Hackers are already using this.

Shared DisplayPort and HDMI connectors: the Steam Machine prototype did this 11 years ago

News Devices 03-17-2024 at 16:37 comment
One of the first prototypes of Steam Machine, the Xi3 Piston mini-PC, was reviewed in detail on the Bringus Studios YouTube channel. This PC of 2013 runs Windows instead of the Linux-based SteamOS operating system. According to Bringus Studios’ tests, the PC that Xi3 later released under the name Piston has mediocre gaming performance, and…

HDMI Forum does not allow AMD to open source HDMI 2.1 driver code

News Devices 03-01-2024 at 12:19 comment
The HDMI Forum, the licensing group that oversees the HDMI standard, has notified AMD that it does not allow open source implementations of the HDMI 2.1 (or HDMI 2.1+) specification, blocking tools such as AMD’s FreeSync from working over HDMI connections at resolution/frequency combinations such as 4K at 120Hz or 5K at 240Hz.

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