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>>We've had the digital audio cable for some time and
it's only natural to have a digital video cable as well. HDMI takes this
one step further by combining the two.<<
A "digital" audio cable ?!?!?! Bull hockey. Coax and component cables are
just upscale versions of existing techology...no fundamental change to
accomodate "digital" signals.Ditto optical cables. They both transmit "1"s
and "0"'s.
I promise you that manufacturers' would not have implemented HDMI had
Hollywood not stamped their feet and demanded that there be no analog
accessible signal outside the tv set chassis. I stand by my statement that
this standard has nothing to do with picture/sound quality and everything to
do with anti-piracy paranoia
Any RCA audio cable will carry digital audio signals between two "coax"
connections.
And the optical cable is only a diffeent method of transmission
"Brad Griffis" <bradgriffis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Safnd.21776$Rf1.5130@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com...
> Curmudgeon, although Hollywood now insists on content protection for these
> digital connections, I think it is not accurate to say that "it was
> implemented for that reason only." DVI was originally developed by the
> computer industry and it was not always copy protected. Of course now
> everything needs to be DVI-HDCP, which that was definitely Hollywood's
> doing. Another perspective is that the all-digital transition has been
> going on for years. We've had the digital audio cable for some time and
> it's only natural to have a digital video cable as well. HDMI takes this
> one step further by combining the two.
>
> Eric, a CRT set is an analog display. Basically whichever piece of
> equipment has the better digital to analog converter should be used to do
> the conversion. If that happens to be the DVD player then use component
> cables. If it's the tv, use DVI or HDMI. Honestly though I am guessing
> you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. If buying an HDMI cable is
> cheaper than getting component cables then go ahead and get it. Either
> one will look fantastic.
>
> Brad
>
> "curmudgeon" <curmudgeon@buzzoff.net> wrote in message
> news:OCend.33839$z3.23847@bignews5.bellsouth.net...
>> HDMI exists for only one reason....by keeping the signal digital till
>> it's inside the set, Hollywood eliminates much opportunity for piracy.
>> It was implemented for that reason only...not for "improving" the quality
>> of your picture.
>>
>>
>> "Eric" <none@nospam.not> wrote in message
>> news:10pql1mlglhtoa1@corp.supernews.com...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm currently using component cables to interface my CRT HDTV to the
>>> cable
>>> company's HD STB.
>>>
>>> Both the HDTV and STB have HDMI ports. I've been looking online for a
>>> decently priced HDMI cable ($40 or less) to run between the two. My
>>> main
>>> reason for using HDMI is to free up one set of component ports on the
>>> HDTV,
>>> but could I also expect any improvment with HDMI over component? If I
>>> remember right, I believe I read once that HDMI (or DVI) really only
>>> becomes
>>> a major improvment with truely digital HDTV's (i.e., LCD) and wouldn't
>>> have
>>> that much effect for a CRT?
>>>
>>> Thanks..
>>> -Eric
>>>
>>>
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