HDMI aims for more transparency

SRTDodge05 · 10-17-2007, 01:33 PM

Sunnyvale (CA) - HDMI Licensing, the group behind high definition multimedia interface specifications, today announced a new specification and licensing standard for high-def devices, which aims to make the features of HDMI devices more transparent.

HDMI has essentially become the universal platform for high definition video delivery, but receiving approval to use the HDMI logo and trademark has been relatively ambiguous. According to new rules set by HDMI licensing, manufacturers will now have to add not only the version number to their HDMI sticker, but also certain optional features that are supported by the device.

TG Daily - HDMI aims for more transparency

SpeedDMN · 10-17-2007, 02:20 PM

Yeah that's good I think. Like with my laptop that has a HDMI port, nowhere did it say whether it supported audio or not so I was wondering what was going on. Turns out it does not, but would have been nice if that was documented somewhere.

SRTDodge05 · 10-17-2007, 02:41 PM

HDMI in pc hardware dont support audio, HDMI in tv's, dvd players, etc do.

SpeedDMN · 10-17-2007, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by SRTDodge05

HDMI in pc hardware dont support audio, HDMI in tv's, dvd players, etc do.

So I found out. I didn't know much of anything a little over a year ago about HDMI so again it would have been nice to have had a little documentation.

**k0NG0** · 10-17-2007, 04:55 PM

That depends, doesn't it? I mean, ATi has cards with inbuilt audio processing and the ability to push video+audio through a HDMI connection.

I love how we'll have analog, DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort (and possibly UDMI or whatever it's called). A variation on the "Format Wars!" theme. Peachy.

bajo · 10-17-2007, 09:38 PM

Lovely, just add another hddvd-blueray type confusion to the mix...!

h20-ski · 10-18-2007, 01:51 PM

In the computer field, it looks like they are skipping over HDMI and moving to DisplayPort. Dell is moving it's monitors to Displayport not HDMI.

**k0NG0** · 10-18-2007, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by h20-ski

In the computer field, it looks like they are skipping over HDMI and moving to DisplayPort. Dell is moving it's monitors to Displayport not HDMI.

Yeah. It's a logical successor to DVI.

In a way, it's still a shame, since it'd been nicer with a ubiquitous port for all video needs (and with a profile for video/audio). But HDMI has a hefty license fee and a "chip tax", and I guess the consortium doesn't really care about stuff beyond TV connectivity.

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SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,835	HDMI aims for more transparency Sunnyvale (CA) - HDMI Licensing, the group behind high definition multimedia interface specifications, today announced a new specification and licensing standard for high-def devices, which aims to make the features of HDMI devices more transparent. HDMI has essentially become the universal platform for high definition video delivery, but receiving approval to use the HDMI logo and trademark has been relatively ambiguous. According to new rules set by HDMI licensing, manufacturers will now have to add not only the version number to their HDMI sticker, but also certain optional features that are supported by the device. TG Daily - HDMI aims for more transparency
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SpeedDMN Silicon Avatar Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hyde Park, NY Posts: 2,927	Re: HDMI aims for more transparency Yeah that's good I think. Like with my laptop that has a HDMI port, nowhere did it say whether it supported audio or not so I was wondering what was going on. Turns out it does not, but would have been nice if that was documented somewhere. __________________
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k0NG0 Remembering TQ Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 13,750	Re: HDMI aims for more transparency That depends, doesn't it? I mean, ATi has cards with inbuilt audio processing and the ability to push video+audio through a HDMI connection. I love how we'll have analog, DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort (and possibly UDMI or whatever it's called). A variation on the "Format Wars!" theme. Peachy. __________________ Use Firefox - "the one that blocks all the schmutz" Feeling multicore elation? Remember this correlation: Amdahl's Law.
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10-17-2007, 09:38 PM	#6
bajo C1eaner Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: TX, USA Posts: 17,254	Re: HDMI aims for more transparency Lovely, just add another hddvd-blueray type confusion to the mix...! __________________ USA "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them." Duke (The Shootist) Gigabyte_AGP_LGA775, PentiumD960_dual core 3.6GHz, SapphireHD3850_AGP512MB_DDR2, WD RaptorX 150GB SATA_clearTop_16MB + Seagate 1TB SATA_32MB, CorsairDominator 2GB 8500_1066MHz, Dell 24" 2408WFP *AGP +DVIx2 +HDMI +DisplayPort +USB2x4, XPproSP3 Inspiron9400 17"uxga CentrinoC2duoT7600_2.39GHz_685MHz 4GB Micron6400@800_675_400MHz GeForceGo7900GSMobileForce_M6Enhanced_256MB 2x500GbSATA_7200rpm_16MBcache Vista hp, VistaP6002_SP2
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