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learned today that people *really* underestimate how complex digital video signal transport is

i examined my assumptions and learned that they include "ah, I think everyone probably has at least a basic understanding of gigabit line codes and SerDes". that... that would explain why

@whitequark I feel like something about how prevelant / common / "easy" it is also probably plays into this quite significantly.

@attie counterpoint: I think everyone has tried to connect their laptop to a projector at least once

@whitequark ... my brain has now gone down the rabbit hole of people's general understanding of video compression and general data transport too.