What is HDMI Technology and How Does

HDCP Work?
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a connection standard that was first
developed by Hitachi, Panasonic, RCA, Silicon Image, Sony, and Toshiba in 2002.
HDMI is quickly emerging as the connection standard for HDTV in the consumer
electronics market.

HDMI is the first and only digital interface that is able to combine uncompressed audio
and video over a single cable. Possessing a bandwidth of 5 Gbps, transmissions over
HDMI are currently using less than half of that. This leaves plenty of room to expand the
technology in the future.

HDMI is fully backwards compatible with DVI, and will supplant it as the interface of
choice over the next few years.

DVI and HDMI are fully interchangeable using HDMI-DVI adapters, which are available
here. The HDMI specification supports long copper cable lengths up to 15 meters, and
even longer lengths are supported with the use of fiber optic technology. Click here to
view our entire selection of HDMI cables.

HDMI also supports HDCP. HDCP stands for High Definition Content Protection. It is a
specification that was developed by Intel Corporation (with input from Silicon Image) to
protect digital entertainment content across both the DVI and HDMI interfaces.

More Information on HDMI

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