The protocol that eventually became HDMI is part of an ongoing evolution of the audio and video world. Not too long ago, technology companies predicted that everything that dealt in audio and video would eventually come together to create a whole world of options for users. As we get closer and closer to making that prediction a reality, the parts and pieces someone would need to bring all of their technology together are starting to be released into the marketplace. A simple HDMI cable is one of the key elements that will help bring technology together.
Television has always been a fascination for people who like to create multimedia presentations on a computer. The cable television industry has always had the upper hand on the home computer business when it comes to getting clear images to a television screen. There have been two things preventing computers and televisions from communicating effectively; the low resolution on televisions and the cabling used to connect the two devices. Prior to the current LCD and plasma high definition televisions, the resolution on the average television was much lower than a computer monitor. But with these technologies, television resolutions are comparable to computer monitors. The only thing left was to develop the HDMI cables.
If you wanted to hook up your computer to a television, you needed to use RCA cables or buy an intricate series of adapters that included coaxial connections. By the time the image got to the screen, it was extremely low quality. An HDMI cable will transfer the sound and video from a computer to a television without sacrificing any quality. If the sound and video are in high definition on the computer, then they would be in high definition on the television screen. The two technologies had finally come together as part of the natural evolution of audio and video platforms.
As technology continues to move forward, the search for a medium that allows more bandwidth is ongoing. An HDMI cable offers a gamer the chance to see his games on a large plasma television screen and hear them in 7.1 surround sound. But the evolution of technologies such as 3D will help to spur the need for more capacity across the connections between computers and televisions. It will be interesting to see what the future holds and how closely your Internet connection and your home theatre will work to bring you the ultimate home entertainment experience.
Television has always been a fascination for people who like to create multimedia presentations on a computer. The cable television industry has always had the upper hand on the home computer business when it comes to getting clear images to a television screen. There have been two things preventing computers and televisions from communicating effectively; the low resolution on televisions and the cabling used to connect the two devices. Prior to the current LCD and plasma high definition televisions, the resolution on the average television was much lower than a computer monitor. But with these technologies, television resolutions are comparable to computer monitors. The only thing left was to develop the HDMI cables.
If you wanted to hook up your computer to a television, you needed to use RCA cables or buy an intricate series of adapters that included coaxial connections. By the time the image got to the screen, it was extremely low quality. An HDMI cable will transfer the sound and video from a computer to a television without sacrificing any quality. If the sound and video are in high definition on the computer, then they would be in high definition on the television screen. The two technologies had finally come together as part of the natural evolution of audio and video platforms.
As technology continues to move forward, the search for a medium that allows more bandwidth is ongoing. An HDMI cable offers a gamer the chance to see his games on a large plasma television screen and hear them in 7.1 surround sound. But the evolution of technologies such as 3D will help to spur the need for more capacity across the connections between computers and televisions. It will be interesting to see what the future holds and how closely your Internet connection and your home theatre will work to bring you the ultimate home entertainment experience.
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