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Originally Posted by AlbanRampon
" We also took issue with the TB16’s need for software support. The dock leans heavily on Dell’s drivers and software to handle its myriad outputs, [...] "
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Sorry, but apart from some MS Windows audio/USB/Ethernet drivers, Dell does not offer any drivers for the TB16, see:
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/...k-tb16/drivers
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Originally Posted by AlbanRampon
"Your system needs a separate (read: expensive) chip to handle the ultra-fast connector, and Intel hasn't made the specification available to other companies."
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No longer correct, see:
https://www.techradar.com/news/intel...o-every-laptop
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Originally Posted by AlbanRampon
VESA has added compression to DisplayPort. They call it Display Stream Compression (DSC).
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DSC does not introduce framerate issues or mouse cursor lag though. Besides:
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Originally Posted by AlbanRampon
VESA has added compression to DisplayPort. They call it Display Stream Compression (DSC).
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They have added it to DisplayPort 1.4:
https://www.vesa.org/news/vesa-updat...splay-content/
But Thunderbolt 3 uses DisplayPort 1.2:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C#...specifications
Also, just because DP 1.4 supports DSC, it does not have to mean it's automatically enabled all the time.
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Originally Posted by AlbanRampon
There are many mores available if you do look.
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It's not necessary to look anywhere to realize that USB-C with DisplayPort Alternate Mode combined with USB Power Delivery (which is what is also being used by Thunderbolt 3) provides a superior docking solution compared to what DisplayLink products offer.
But you could partially change this by fixing:
https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi/issues/25
Will you?