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HDMI Handshaking Woes

Josh Zyber — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:00:32 +0000

The introduction of HDMI greatly simplified a lot of connectivity issues for home theater users. By combining the transmission of high-definition video and high-resolution audio all into just one cable per component, HDMI cuts down greatly on the cable clutter behind our equipment racks. This is a very welcome development. Unfortunately, at the same time,...

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Why Do Hollywood and the CE Industry Fear Component Video?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:00:26 +0000

For years now, movie studios and the consumer electronics industry have been pushing to close the so-called “analog hole” – i.e. the ability of DVD and Blu-ray players to output unencrypted high-def video over analog connections. Last week saw a major push in that direction when it was announced that new Blu-ray players will cripple...

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Do We Already Need a New Replacement for HDMI?

Josh Zyber — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:00:17 +0000

Remember when all home theater hook-up consisted of was the need to screw the pointy RF coax cable from the VCR into the TV? Sure, the picture and sound quality were crap, but we didn’t know any better at the time. We’ve come a long way since then, haven’t we? (Well, at least some of...

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