Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) can cause headaches for system integrators.
A data structure provided by a computer display to describe its capabilities to a graphics card, EDID is what enables a pc to know what kind of monitor is connected.
EDID is defined by a standard published by VESA. If the support for a format is not indicated in the display device's EDID, then (according to the standard) the source is forbidden to send this type of signal.
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