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They're not "Apple’s advanced USB connectors" - they're the USB-C standard. They support (per the standard) what are called alternate modes, HDMI being one of them. HDMI 1.4b is currently supported over HDMI alt mode, which is unsurprising given that USB-C has been in the wild for a while and HDMI 2.1 is brand new.


Well they do support Thunderbolt 3 too, so they're not just USB.


Thunderbolt 3 is standardized on using the same USB-C connector.

Much like Apple used the DisplayPort connector before for Thunderbolt 1 and 2.


I know. But a USB 3 Type C port won't support Thunderbolt 3 by default. It has to be a Thunderbolt 3 port.


It's still called USB-C (or more correctly, USB Type-C, but nobody says that). Thunderbolt 3 uses the USB-C connector.


Correct.




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