This seems like patent troll. HDMI-CEC would let you see the pause request if they are using remote not tied to the device. However, to display the ad, it would require you to hijack the input and would be extremely disruptive to the user. Unless they were already using Roku and Roku needs to know Pause command to be helpful to the user. So besides "Show ads" how is this any different from "We handle pause properly!" which is basic function.
Roku files patent to inject ads via HDMI
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#32And just like that, I recall I have a DVD collection and access to alternative means of streaming.
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#33"Transfer more value! Transfer more value! Transfer more value!", the shareholders chanted, as the virgin shrieked on her descent into the throat of an active volcano. "It is done!", responded the CEO, eyes hidden behind the ceremonial quarterly meeting headdress, shielding them from the immense heat of the lava.
I, for one, would read the rest of this story.
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#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thankfully we are not completely stuck with HDMI USB-C connectors using the DisplayPort protocol is the best of all worlds https://www.displayport.org/displayport-over-usb-c/
I still hate that turning off one of my monitors moves the windows to the other still on monitor...
anyone know if theres a way to fix this?
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#35Has someone patented a Pi-hole-like HDMI passthrough that blocks out and mutes all ads using SponsorBlock or "AI" mechanisms?
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#36> When the media device pauses the media content, the display device can determine that a pause event has occurred and insert an ad shown on the display device. Hilarious. I love how all the streaming companies are hijacking the pause control now. Why do you think I hit pause? Pick one or more of the following: 1. I need to go to the bathroom. 2. I want to inspect the current frame more carefully. 3. I want to see an…
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> Are you earning a living doing something you would be proud to tell your grandchildren about?
No, they're probably earning a fortune they'll be proud to pass down to their grandchildren.
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#37HDMI is a farce https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/hdmi-forum-to-amd-no...
Thankfully we are not completely stuck with HDMI USB-C connectors using the DisplayPort protocol is the best of all worlds https://www.displayport.org/displayport-over-usb-c/
How many 65" Displays with Display Port are there? Also, don't nVidia GPUs only support the nearly 10 year old Display Port 1.4, which doesn't support variable refresh rates for high resolution/high framerate displays? Sure, buying an AMD GPU is a solution, if you don't mind worse drivers and higher power usage for less performance.
(To be clear: I want HDMI to die, DisplayPort to win, and AMD to get their crap together. But at the end of the day, we need support on both the GPU and the Monitor/TV side, and that's where it's lacking.)
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#38Has someone created an enshittification standard scale (ESS) where we can just rate what stage a company is at? It could actually be useful as I would guess that there is probably a good correlation to poor long term financial performance at high ESS.
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#40Ah, this is what Tesla meant when he said "You May Live to See Man-Made Horrors Beyond Your Comprehension."