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    3 months ago

    Same as VGA, shit just works, don’t need to worry about drivers or OS. So if your server shits the bed, you don’t need to worry about these things not working so you can can figure what went wrong.

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          3 months ago

          Why? Nobody needs high definition from a server. Vega is literally unbreakable, super reliable and cost efficient. Display port would be a absolute waste just like HDMI. Same with most hardware applications that don’t need high definition displays. The server ports are literally only used to set up the server.

          This isn’t just a royalties issue, its a issue of necessity.

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            3 months ago

            IDK man, it would be great if my crash cart or KVM only needed one cable. I can’t wait for USB-C on servers to be everywhere

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                There is really no reason not too though. Displayport also takes up less space that would be used for cooling or whatever.

                The only reason other than compatibility is probably that the screws are nice to have if you hook it up to something permanently like a KVM. Displayport have latches but imo they suck and I usually buy cables without them.

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            3 months ago

            VGA is flaky and prone to issues. It doesn’t have a way of reliability relaying information such as display metadata.

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            3 months ago

            Everything in the world is hdmi or DisplayPort. VGA is essentially now a specialty connector used only in data centers.

            HDMI has their fees, but DisplayPort doesn’t. Plus at this point implementing analog to digital converters is probably more expensive than just putting DP on it.

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      3 months ago

      I don’t know what server you’re running, but I have never had any issues with USB keyboards. They just work, including in the firmware. No drivers needed. Besides, a proper server motherboard will have IPMI so you can just remote into it.

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        I’ve had KVMs that don’t like the ‘fancier’ USB keyboards with NKRO. It would work, but it wouldn’t listen for its own ‘switch to different console’ hotkeys. Reconfiguring the keyboard to run in 6KRO-only mode addressed it, but not every keyboard can be configured that way.

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      3 months ago

      In a server environment it’s perfect. Have multiple baremetal servers in the rack?

      No problem, all you need is a PS/2 + VGA KVM and you can control them easily without fiddling. No protocol handshake, no HDCP in the way.

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        3 months ago

        PS/2?

        I’m not completely sure but I’m pretty sure that at least the majority of our servers only have USB and no PS/2 port. And while our servers aren’t very old some of them still have a few years on them.

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      3 months ago

      You’ve just gotta dig out the mouse/keyboard combo that came with the Packard Bell you bought in 1996 from some dusty box in the attic / storage room at work