2007-07-22 09:25:57 · 3 answers · asked by guzda316 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
Hi there. HDMI ( High Definition Multimedia Interface ) released in December,2002 is a cable that is able to carry both digital video and digital audio over the same interconnect and is becoming the preferred cable in Home Theater systems.So the question remains are Digital Interconnects better than Component (analogue) ones.There is no straightforward answer to this question.Digital does not always imply better image quality in the case of video connections.
It is not possible to predict whether HDMI cables will perform better than an analogue video connection;there are significant differences in the way digital and analogue signals are handled that are heavily dependent upon the characteristics of the Source Device and the Display rather than the type of video connection in use.
2007-07-22 15:42:51 · answer #1 · answered by ROBERT P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HDMI is a relatively new way of carrying High Defenition audio and video within a home theater set up. Previously, audio and video had to be transmitted from one component to another by separate cables, often several different cables each for the picture or sound. HDMI offers the ability to transmit all of the audio and all of the video from one component to another (for example: a DVD player to a Receiver or a TV) with just ONE cable. Just connect the two and you're done.
The most recent version of HDMI is HDMI 1.3. While most current AV components don't yet use this format, you'll start to see it become more and more common since this is the only version of HDMI that is able to carry the new High Def audio formats like Dolby True HD and DTS Master Audio, which are found on Blu-Ray discs and HD DVDs. HDMI 1.3 is also capable of carrying the "Deep Color" video spectrum, but that won't really have any real-life application for a few more years.
2007-07-22 16:44:46 · answer #2 · answered by David D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion it's just another type of cable you can use to connect equipment ( DVD player usually) to your TV. I got one with our new TV and used it for our DVD but didn't see any noticable differance. A lot of that stuff (RCA, S-Vidio, HDMI) is all technical differances. I don't notice that much differance. The differance between VHS and DVD I notice, but the type of cable you use to connect it I don't think makes that much change
2007-07-22 22:20:40 · answer #3 · answered by David B 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋