Saturday 4 February 2012

Get Hooked Up Digitally With HDMI Adaptors And Cables

By Bobby Hangala


If you are looking into options for digital video, then you will need to have an understanding of HDMI and how it can be used to your advantage. HDMI has an interesting history of development. The format is extremely popular now, and is starting to show up on just about every modern electronic device. It is especially convenient and popular not only because of its quality, but also because it was made to be backwards compatible so that when you use HDMI adaptors you can hook up HD devices through older connections.

HDMI stands for high definition multimedia interface. It is basically an audio and video interface that is made to transmit digital data that is not compressed. That means, if you use HDMI you can get all of your digital data transmitted from any kind of video signal, as opposed to with previous and older versions of cables that compress video, lowering the quality. Some older formats that HDMI has improved upon include coaxial cables, s-video and DVI.

The idea of HDMI was first developed in 2002. The very first electronic devices that utilized the HDMI connector hit the market in 2003. HDMI was actually developed by several different companies, rather than by any single company such as with the RCA cable. Some of the more well known companies that had a hand in the development of HDMI technology include Sony, Philips, Hitachi, and Toshiba.

In the past years, HDMI has become much more common on electronic devices. There are many kinds of electronics that utilize the HDMI format. Some common devices that you will see HDMI connectors on include video game consoles (like Playstation 3, XBOX 360), DVD players, HD DVD players, Blu-ray players, all sorts of digital televisions (including flat screen HDTVs, LCD TVs, and plasma TVs).

As the original concept was designed for, and what actually happens to be one of the most convenient features of HDMI, is that it is compatible with DVI (digital video interference). If you use an HDMI to DVI adapter, you will not loose any quality. You can even use asymmetrical cables without any sort of problems or issues.

This backwards compatible feature of HDMI and DVI compatibility is especially useful when it comes to use with personal computers. Even the more modern graphics cards for computers still often use the DVI format. With just a simple adapter you can drive an HDMI monitor for your computer, even with only DVI connections.

If you would like to learn more about HDMI adaptors, graphics, or digital video in general, you can start by looking online. The internet is a great resource not only for finding general information, but also for troubleshooting any problems you may be having with digital video.




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