HDMI standard and functions
HDMI stands for high-definition multimedia interface. Since it has HD in the name, it should be easy for anyone to guess when it was first introduced and implemented, raising 'HD' on the flag is so early 2000s. HDMI is a digital interface that was and still is competing with DisplayPort. The crucial thing in this standoff was that DisplayPort was always meant for computers and all the alike. At the same time, HDMI was developed by a consortium of consumer tech manufacturers, including TV makers. Historically, this meant a much greater spread of the technology, so any new type of device should have HDMI if it supports an external display for any purpose. HD am I, image source: Reddit, r/puns Just to keep this explanation fair, DisplayPort still has one undoubtedly significant advantage—native support for Thunderbolt USB-C. Thunderbolt and USB-C are complex standards, so I won't dive deep into this. It should be noted that if you have a fairly recently produced laptop compute