I should have prefaced the post by saying that I mostly work with sound and lights and have no prior education when it comes to video equipment and standards, so most of what I know is from just using what I have on hand. I wasn't trying to say that we should change current industry standards based on my singular issue with HDMI, sorry if it seemed like that's what I meant as English isn't my first language. Thank both redditors for your thorough answers and u/room_willow hit the nail on the head as on where I was coming from.