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VM-1H4C – Getting Started
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About HDMI—General Description
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an uncompressed all-digital audio/video
interface, widely supported in the entertainment and home cinema industry. HDMI
ensures an all-digital rendering of video without the losses associated with analog
interfaces and their unnecessary digital-to-analog conversions. It delivers the maximum
high-definition image and sound quality in use today. Note that Kramer Electronics
Limited is an HDMI Adopter and an HDCP Licensee.
HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered
trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.
In particular, HDMI:
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Provides a simple interface between any audio/video source, such as a set-
top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver and video monitor, such as a digital flat
LCD / plasma television (DTV), over a single lengthy cable
SIMPLICITY
- With video and mul i-channel audio combined into a single cable, the cost,
complexity, and confusion of multiple cables currently used in A/V systems is reduced
LENGTHY CABLE
- HDMI technology has been designed to use standard copper cable
construction at up to 15m
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Supports standard, enhanced, high-definition video, and multi-channel digital
audio on a single cable
MULTI-CHANNEL DIGITAL AUDIO
- HDMI supports multiple audio formats, from
standard stereo to multi-channel surround-sound. HDMI has the capacity to support
Dolby 5.1 audio and high-resolution audio formats
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Transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports 8-channel digital audio, with
bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and requirements
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Benefits consumers by providing superior, uncompressed digital video
quality via a single cable, and user-friendly connector
HDMI provides the quality and functionality of a digital interface while also supporting
uncompressed video formats in a simple, cost-effective manner
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Is backward-compatible with DVI (Digital Visual Interface)
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Supports two-way communication between the video source (such as a DVD
player) and the digital television, enabling new functionality such as
automatic configuration and one-button play
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Has the capacity to support existing high-definition video formats (720p,
1080i, and 1080p), standard definition formats such as NTSC or PAL, as
well as 480p and 576p
