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4 VP-425 - Overview

3.1 About HDMI

High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an uncompressed all-digital audio/video

interface, widely supported in the entertainment and home cinema industry. HDMI

ensures an all-digital rendering of video without the losses associated with analog

interfaces and their unnecessary digital-to-analog conversions. It delivers the

maximum high-definition image and sound quality in use today. Note that Kramer

Electronics Limited is an HDMI Adopter and an HDCP Licensee.

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered

trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.

In particular, HDMI:

• Provides a simple interface between any audio/video source, such as a set-

top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver and video monitor, such as a digital flat

LCD / plasma television (DTV), over a single lengthy cable

SIMPLICITY - With video and multi-channel audio combined into a single cable, the

cost, complexity, and confusion of multiple cables currently used in A/V systems is

reduced

LENGTHY CABLE - HDMI technology has been designed to use standard copper cable

construction at up to 15m

• Supports standard, enhanced, high-definition video, and multi-channel digital

audio on a single cable

MULTI-CHANNEL DIGITAL AUDIO - HDMI supports multiple audio formats, from

standard stereo to multi-channel surround-sound. HDMI has the capacity to support

Dolby 5.1 audio and high-resolution audio formats

• Transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports 8-channel digital audio,

with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and

requirements

• Benefits consumers by providing superior, uncompressed digital video quality

via a single cable, and user-friendly connector

HDMI provides the quality and functionality of a digital interface while also supporting

uncompressed video formats in a simple, cost-effective manner

• Is backward-compatible with DVI (Digital Visual Interface)

• Supports two-way communication between the video source (such as a DVD

player) and the digital television, enabling new functionality such as automatic

configuration and one-button play

• Has the capacity to support existing high-definition video formats (720p,

1080i, and 1080p/60), standard definition formats such as NTSC or PAL, as

well as 480p and 576p

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