No, mainly because we are at a point where cables have standardized to a point where it is easy to find a compliant cord on the secondary market. At that point, there are decisions made by the consumer which are going to dictate what kind of cable is needed, like required length.
That is definitely not true for DisplayPort. If you need anything beyond DP 1.4, the cable market is a minefield. I even encountered a monitor that was straight up incompatible with DP 2.1. Would not work with a new graphics card, while HDMI still worked fine.
No, mainly because we are at a point where cables have standardized to a point where it is easy to find a compliant cord on the secondary market. At that point, there are decisions made by the consumer which are going to dictate what kind of cable is needed, like required length.
That is definitely not true for DisplayPort. If you need anything beyond DP 1.4, the cable market is a minefield. I even encountered a monitor that was straight up incompatible with DP 2.1. Would not work with a new graphics card, while HDMI still worked fine.
And cables keep piling up! I’m drowning in them. Seems like a waste to just throw them out.
Same with those damned allen wrenches that come with… everything. I have so many of these damned things.