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Posted by Gunther Gloop on 05/22/98 11:33
Mo wrote:
> It's true that HDCP can be applied to both DVI and HDMI, Intel
> provided for both. The movie industry, however, prefers HDMI, which
> it designed and has put pressure on manufacturers to include it in
> their products. The latest plasma screens appear to be carrying one
> or two HDMI ports now.
>
> Digital spy reports that the new Sky HD box uses an HDMI port for
> connection to the screen. No mention is made of DVI.
>
> HD-DVD players such as the Samsung HD-950 also seem to be using the
> HDMI standard. If I were looking for a new plasma I wouldn't consider
> buying one without an HDMI port, probably two.
Leaving aside HDCP for the moment, there's no problem with just-DVI even if
all dvd players had HDMI only. HDMI is just video+audio. DVI-HDMI (and back)
converters are readily available so they can be interconnected.
(HDCP can be applied to DVI or HDMI)
-Kevin.
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