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piperswe 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Improving my focus by giving up my big monitor

DisplayPort over DP Alt Mode != DisplayLink. DisplayLink is a way to send compressed video streams over a normal USB connection.

microtonal 5 months ago [–]

Yes, I never said so. I was suggesting to use DP-Alt mode instead (if they have a MacBook without HDMI, even if they had, I'd still prefer DP-Alt).

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