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The HDMI Advantage

HDMI technology is the global standard for connecting high-definition equipment. HDMI is the intelligent, all-digital interface that delivers both dazzling quality and unmatched ease of use. More than 1,700 of the world’s largest consumer electronics, PC and mobile device manufacturers incorporate HDMI connectivity into their products.


One Cable Does It All

HDMI technology transmits crystal-clear digital video, multi-channel surround audio, and advanced control data through a single cable. One HDMI cable can replace as many as eleven older cables, making your entertainment system easier to connect and easier to upgrade. You won’t find that level of elegant simplicity in any other connection.


Pure Digital Performance

Unlike older cables, an HDMI connection transmits uncompressed audio-video data in 100 percent digital form. That adds up to world-class viewing experience, with pixel-for-pixel video accuracy and audiophile-quality sound.

4K, 8K and up to 10K - HDMI is built to accommodate extremely high-resolution video, with bandwidth to spare for the next generation of HD equipment.

System intelligence - HDMI-connected components have the ability to query each other’s capabilities and automatically adjust themselves for optimal viewing. A TV and a DVD player, for example, can auto-negotiate settings like resolution and aspect ratio.

Advanced features - The HDMI Specification includes support for many advanced functions and capabilities that are helping to change the way we experience home theater, mobile entertainment, and many commercial AV applications – now and in the future. Some of these optional features include:

  • 3D support for immersive movies and gaming
  • Higher resolutions and faster refresh rates for uncompressed video such as 4K60, 4K120, and 8K60/li>
  • Support for Deep Color and the latest color spaces such as BT .2020, and with 10 or more bits per color and at higher frame rates
  • Ethernet connectivity, allowing connected devices to share an Internet connection
  • High Dynamic range (HDR)

Connect Everything

HDMI technology is the de-facto standard for connecting HD equipment. Virtually every TV, AV receiver, DVR, Blu-ray Disc player, and set-top box sold today comes standard with at least one HDMI connection. You’ll also find HDMI connectors on a growing list of other products including multimedia PCs, laptops and netbooks, gaming consoles, camcorders, digital still cameras, and mobile devices, giving you even more options on how you connect to the expanding universe of HD entertainment.