Digital Home Thoughts: Why HDMI is the Clear Choice for HDTV Connectivity

"Let's face it. The transition to HDTV has been a painful and confusing one. It's bad enough that there are now 10 different types of TV technologies available in the market, but what's worse is that display makers, content providers, set-top box manufacturers, and the entire PC industry has been pushing several completely different ways of connecting high definition components since the launch of the first HDTV products in 1998. What's the end result? There are now millions of high definition products in the market, and they all have different plugs on the back. Component video, FireWire, DVI, and HDMI have all graced the back of a TV set at some point over the last eight years, and now consumers are thoroughly confused. Fortunately, understanding the differences among these types of connections doesn't mean you need a degree in rocket science. With a little bit of knowledge you can get a grasp of the current state of video connections, and learn which digital connection is the one you want to look for when shopping for a new HDTV."



A very interesting article surrounding the new HDMI interface. If you've ever wondered what it was all about and why we needed a new connector in the first place, give this article a read. In a nutshell, he says that you should buy a TV with HDMI to help standardize the format and to have a more future-proof set. Why do I get the feeling I'll be reading a very similar article in the near future about how UDMI is the connector to get? :wink: