“On Friday, a teardown of [Apple’s Lightning Digital AV Adapter] revealed an embedded SoC, though the exact nature of the package was unknown,” AppleInsider reports. “Due to the presence of image artifacts and limited resolution similar to what is seen when an iOS device streams to an Apple TV, it was speculated that the adapter outputs video by converting the raw signal into Apple’s AirPlay protocol before sending it through HDMI.”
“That theory was debunked by an anonymous comment on the blog that first provided the teardown, which says AirPlay is not involved in the operation of the adapter,” AppleInsider reports. “The accessory’s SoC, the commenter says, simply ‘boots straight into a daemon designed to accept incoming data from the host device, decode that data stream, and output it through the A/V connectors.’ Interestingly, the commenter hints that they work for or with Apple in some capacity…”
AppleInsider reports, “The system, says the commenter, allows Apple to keep its devices compatible with all existing and future standards by releasing new adapters.”
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MacDailyNews Note: More info about Apple’s Digital AV Adapters here.