HDMI AND HOW MUCH I HATE IT FOREVER

jlunkes973 Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:16 am

Wiki Article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hdmi#History

JLUNKES SUMMARY OF FREAKIN' HDMI:
Released in April of 2002, the HDMI was designed as an improvement and replacement of DVI-HDTV, or DVI-HDCP(the most popular HD formats at the time). The improvements were a smaller connector, audio support, improved YCbCr, and CE control functions. HDMI has seen 9 different versions(from 1.0 to 1.3c). Each version used the same type of cable and typically only improved the size of the Bandwidth and/or capabilities of what's transmitted through the cable. There are also three different connector types, Types A and B(released with 1.0 mod) and type C(released with 1.3 mod). Type A has the bandwidth to support all SDTV, EDTV, and HDTV modes. Type B has 29 pins and can use twice the video bandwidth of Type A for use with very high-resolution future displays. Type C is a mini connector(19 pins) intended for portable devices, and is compatible with type A using a type A-to-type C cable.

JLUNKES' FREAKIN' QUIZ ON FREAKIN' HDMI:
1. How many HDMI cables are predicted to sell in 2008?

2. What type of video formats does HDMI support?

3. What was the first version of HDMI to support Super Audio CD(DSD)?

4. Do PCs have HDMI support?

5. Name a specific future display is supported by HDMI's connector B?