A Breakdown of HDMI

Filed in archive Entertainment on February 16, 2005

The other day we mentioned that the Toshiba RD-Z1 HDMI DVD and PVR combo came with the new HDMI connection. What is HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) you ask? Hometoys.com has a great article on what HDMI is and says:

First, the connector for the HDMI standard is much smaller than the DVI connector. The connector more closely resembles a USB-type connector than a computer video (VGA, DVI, etc.) type connector. Second, the HDMI spec supports digital video over a wide range of resolutions. HDMI also fully incorporates HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection), which is designed to minimize the piracy of digital content, but can limit connectivity to devices that are not HDCP compliant. Third, HDMI supports up to 8 channels of digital audio.....

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