I do not really have a body for this. I was not aware that this is a thing and still feel like this is bs, but maybe there is an actual explanation for HDMI Forum's decision that I am missing.

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[–] hcbxzz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Usb3 also causes interference with wireless transmitters

Oh god I hate this so much. The proliferation of USB 3.0 devices in the office has made 2.4 GHz keyboard and mice nearly unusable. I'd much rather they change the frequency to fix this than whatever thunderbolt stuff they're dealing with right now

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

That interference doesn’t span an entire office. Simply place the transmitter in a USB2 port or get a short usb2 extension cord and put the transmitter in that, giving it some distance from the usb3 port.

This does get me thinking there is an attack you can pull on machines with USB3 ports where the signals emitted by the ports could be picked up further away and be used to break an airgap.