This is something about the EU that is actually good. An example of how this has helped consumers a lot is that every TV sold in the EU has a SCART interface so you can hook any TV up to any video device in full RGB with the right cable.
No it isn't. Their goal is control.
I for one like to have complete control over the consumer electronics I purchase. I don't like it when the manufacturer locks me out of certain built-in features unless I purchase additional equipment. And I don't like it when the manufacturer deliberately makes hooking up certain accessories difficult or impossible without purchasing their specific accessories.
The SCART requirement is a great example. SCART is way more consumer-friendly than HDMI because it doesn't have built-in industry-wide standardized hardware DRM such as HDCP-lock.
Don't forget, the corporations want to control you just as much as any tinpot dictator would.
True you have a point. I really wish RGB was adopted here by the early companies like RCA, or Sony. But instead of SCART, I would prefer straight BNC connectors to each signal, or simply use VGA.
But we aren't living in those times, they used earlier regulations to do things right, to hook you into accepting regulations. Over the years they slowly incorporated control into the regulations, now they do it for pure control.
What's the point of doing this when there will likely be a new USB connector in some years? Imo, it is about control. This is the bait.
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