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Digital Home: Everyday thousands of people visit the Digital Forum looking for information about High definition television (HDTV) and everyday we try to help our readers out by answering frequently asked questions.

In this HDTV FAQ article we examine a common question about high definition television – What is HDMI? In addition, we discuss how much to spend on an HDMI cable and the HDMI v1.3 standard.

The High-Definition Multi-media Interface (HDMI) is an industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface with 5 Gbps of available bandwidth. Simply speaking, HDMI is a digital cable connection used to transmit video and audio signals from your cable set top box, DVD player or satellite receiver to your high definition television.

HDMI has the capacity to support existing enhanced and high-definition video formats including 480p, 720p, 1080i, and even 1080p as well as standard definition formats such as NTSC or PAL.

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Gadgetspy: Using your flat-panel HDTVs for as style accessories won’t be complete without this gadget. Don’t let wirings cramp your style. FlyWire by Belkin could wirelessly transmit HDTV.

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Electronista: Home theater outfit Marantz is preparing the release of an unusually elaborate HDMI switch. The VS3002, expected to launch first in Japan, will allow users to connect a full six HDMI inputs, where most allow a maximum of two or four. It has two outputs moreover, enabling owners to connect to both a TV and another device, such as a computer monitor.The 3002 will support HDMI 1.3′s Deep Color standard, as well as RS-232C connections for more elaborate home theater setups. Although the system will ship with a remote, it auto-detect inputs as a rule, and also indicates whether or not a connected device is powered.

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The Register: Venturer’s anticipated cut-price SHD7001 HD DVD player went on sale this morning on the QVC home shopping channel for less than was expected.

The player comes bundled with HD DVD copies of Hulk and Troy, plus a voucher entitling you to five free HD DVDs via a mail-in offer from the European HD DVD Promotion Group.

It also comes with an HDMI cable, though the player provides component-video and composite-video outputs too. There’s a 10/100Mb/s Ethernet port on the back for linking HD DVDs to online content, and both digital optical and analogue audio outputs.

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Unbeatable: The Onkyo LS-V501 Home Cinema System is in a league of its own with its stunning appearance. This is not a system that you will hide away in your TV cabinet, but you may even install a shelf specifically for its display!For such a reasonable price tag the Onkyo LS-V501 is an impressive piece of kit with some outstanding features starting with support for HDMI which leads to High Definition connectivity set up with your state of the art LCD TV, a 2-channel sound with DVD support and DivX for watching home movies on your HD DVD Player or Blu-ray player. Music options are also of high importance with this system and MP3’s can be played with the optimum quality of DVD Audio and Super Audio CD.

The speakers included are the icing on the sound effect cake, and come in the shape of 2 8cm cone woofers, and a balanced dome tweeter as well as a Bass Reflex Powered Subwoofer, 2x 20cm cone woofers. An iPod dock is also included as it is one of the necessary and popular connections in today’s MP3 player world.

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Akihabaranews: Byd:Sign comes up with a couple HD Televisions featuring HDMI and 1080p support: the LW-2200AHU (22 inches) and the LW-2600AHU (26 inches).

The 22 inch model displays a strange 1680×1050 resolution (mostly used on PC monitors), along with a 1000:1 contrast, 300cd/m2 brightness, and 5ms response.

The 26 inch version uses the standard 1366×768 HD Ready resolution, which means a smaller resolution on a bigger screen, and 800:1, 400cd/m2 + 8ms.
Prices are set around 340 to 430€.

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HDTV News: D-Link will release its DSM-330 DivX Connected HD Media Player in the UK on 15 November.D-Link is the first manufacture to offer DivX Connected technology. The set-top box streams video, photos or music from a PC or Mac, over a wireless or wired network, to a TV. It also provides access to online media.

It includes support for other formats, including XviD, and provides a range of connectivity options including SCART, component and HDMI. The box also supports HD.

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Absolute Gadget: Microsoft seems to be fighting on two fronts. Yesterday we reported rumours that Xbox could be getting an HD-DVD drive in order to better compete with Sony’s PS3, we now hear definite news that the game console maker is to launch a new (cheaper) version of its console aimed at families and certainly gunning after the market that Nintendo’s Wii has successfully cornered.

The new Xbox 360 Arcade replaces its Core system and is slightly more wallet friendly at €285. So what exactly will punters be getting inside the box?

The new console sports an HDMI port (although we have been informed that you still only get a composite cable to connect to your telly and also comes with a wireless controller and a 256MB memory card (no hard drive!). Bundled in with this is five full-version games, including Pac-Man Championship Edition, Uno, Luxor 2, Boom Boom Rocket and Feeding Frenzy.

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PC Advisor: Two manufacturers have announced laptop PCs that hook up to HD (high definition) TVs. The laptops then use their internal high definition optical drives to operate as either Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD players.

At Computex in Tapei MSI is displaying laptops with HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) outputs. This way, the laptop doubles as an HD DVD or Blu-ray Disc player on the family HD TV.

Most of the laptops at MSI’s Computex booth, including the PR210, RR210, GX610, GX710 and ER710 models, have AMD Turion 64×2 dual-core processors and ATI graphics chips. The company showed two laptops, the GX600 and GX700, with Intel Centrino Duo processors and Nvidia graphics chips.

MSI is still testing HD optical drives, and will let users choose what kind of drive they want in their device, an MSI marketing manager said.

Asustek has also produced laptops with HDMI outputs. It is using only Intel and nVidia chips in its laptops.

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Akhibara News:  JVC has this week launched their new HD Televisions from in the LH805 series, that is 32, 42 and 47 inches LCD Full HD screens.

Highlights include their IPS 10 bits technology offering 120FPS and 2 HDMI (1.3) outputs.

No news of price or availability as yet.

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Akihabara: TEAC offers an incredible product range! The Esoteric range has the UX-3 Pi, a universal DVD player supporting SACD, video and audio DVDs. It has an HDMI 1.3 output, a D4 and a Firewire port.

But it costs €5,375.

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Slashgear: Before you even get to put your HDMI connectors to good use, you may be kissing them goodbye and saying hello to wireless HD. An Israeli company called Amimon has developed a wireless HD modem (W-HDI) that can send uncompressed 720p or 1080i video through walls and over distances of up to 40 feet.

The folks at PC Magazine saw a live demo of the system and could see no difference in picture quality between the wireless HD setup and the standard HDMI cable setup.

Amimon’s W-HDI is slated for a late 2007 release, at which time it will be able to support 3Gb/s throughputs—sufficient to drive a 1080p display. And we’ll be sure to see it at the upcoming CES in January to fill you in on more info. So, get ready to untether your plasma TV and let it hang free in all its glory.

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