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I don't like HDMI either, but I want Digi-RGB + analog audio + IMIDI (each on a separate cable).

Still, stuff such as DisplayPort is at least better than HDMI, I suppose.

I suppose something even more advanced like USB4 can bundle it all if needed.

My own idea is to define a standard arrangement of the connectors, and allow the cables to be clipped together; the user can then clip or unclip them if wanted. That way you have the advantages of both: having separated cables, and having all stuff in one cable.

Could you explain why DP is so much better?

1. When making devices with DP, you don't need to pay for patents, unlike in case of HDMI where you need to pay the parasitic HDMI cartel for devices produced with it.

2. DP is more advanced technology, since it's using packet design (network protocol like), rather than simply a digital signal. So it allows what HDMI can't, for example driving several devices through one cable.

You will be waiting a long time.

Someone will break up that collusion eventually. There is no need to pay those parasitic fees that they keep HDMI around for.