On December 26, 2016 at 13:19, Fins said...
To make Microsoft the hub of your entertainment. The problem is it doesn't work if you have more than an Xbox, a tv, and a cable box
Exactly. Notice that you can assemble that combination on the top of a table for a demonstration, making an engineer familiar with design but unfamiliar with implementation think that he's looking at a product that will work in the real world.
It's an example of the short-sightedness of manufacturers who don't understand that the product will work on a crap system but cannot possibly work in a millionaire's Home Theater that's 60 feet from lens to screen! We've got all the parts; they're wired up; they work perfectly on a table; what more is needed?
Well, HDMI started out with a maximum cable length of six feet.* Are you kidding me?
*FWIW, so did S-Video.
