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Does it ever bother some of you that "I'm switching to Linux!" is just more of a way to appear rebellious than actually committing to the choice? (kbin.melroy.org)
submitted 3 weeks ago by flamiera@kbin.melroy.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Everytime Microsoft blunders, which is a lot and it is reported, it never fails that there will be numerous individuals proclaiming their switch to Linux. But I always feel like a lot of it is just simply clout, a pat-on-the-back feeling for deciding against the masses kind of feel.

And it always makes me beg to really see how those kind of people fare if they actually did switch and use Linux on a daily basis.

I'll take anyone seriously if they actually switch and sometimes actually talk to me about how their Linux experience is going. Because more times than not, I always assume it's some dual-boot user who could sneak their way back to Windows time to time and barely use Linux.

And I'll see the statistics of the OS marketshare budge...slightly, for Linux. I'm proud that Linux at all that it is gaining more usage than it has before than where it had been 15+ years ago and earlier.

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[-] juipeltje@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

TV's usually don't have DP unfortunately, including mine, and even the best adapter that i found recommended was janky at best, so i figured i'd rather put up with windows nonsense when i want to play a game.

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah that's a weird thing

Monitors always have HDMI and Display ports, video cards usually have display ports to HDMI in a 3:1 ratio, but then TV's only have HDMI, wtf?

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

When in doubt, assume it's because of fuckery from the HDMI Forum

[-] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

There are display port adapters and good ones that do 2.1. You just made the choice to go with windows.

[-] gabmus@retrolemmy.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

mind telling me what adapters you tried? I haven't faced this problem myself since I'm 100% DP, but if it does come up I'd like to know what's what

[-] juipeltje@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

It was one from cable matters, but i didn't try it myself, just read all the experiences online. They already make it clear themselves on the product page that vrr doesn't work, which is a dealbreaker for me personally. Some people claim they got everything working including vrr after flashing a custom firmware, but they still have to replug the cable everytime after they boot before it works, and even after the firmware flash it still doesn't work for everyone. i think this is the cable. They link it at the top of the thread.

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