The HDMI is a connector that transmits digital TV audio-visual signals from DVD players, set-top boxes, and just about any other source to televisions, projectors, and similar video displays. It carries all standard, enhanced, and High Definition formats, and does it in a single cable, with a smaller and more user friendly plug in. It is also fully capable of handling multi-channel digital audio on the same cable. It does all of this and still has ample bandwidth left over to handle any future improvements, and technological advancements.
The HDMI is an industry backed standard, and this has led to its being the connector of choice among many as it can pretty much connect any recording device or transmission signal source to any display monitor, or audio player. Over 400 companies have adopted it as their standard, and it is the connector of choice for over 60 million electronic units expected to be shipped this year.
Another important advantage of the HDMI is that it is a highly compatible connector to help facilitate the increasingly important converging of PC and Media technology and requirements. Movies are being downloaded and played on computers, as well as large collections of music, and more and more the computer is moving toward becoming an integral part of the whole Home Entertainment Industry. Computers, Televisions, Stereo’s, and Gaming all coming together into the world of High Definition, and the HDMI is going to be there to hook them all together.
November 22nd, 2006 by Plasma Man
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