Saturday, April 28, 2012

How Do HDMI Cables Work - Inside The Cable And The Versions

By Kihoha Layinda


There's no end to the production of electronic items and with each new iteration and technological advancement comes a slew of new connections and adapters to provide power and improved performance. From SCART cables to VGA connections, each one serves different purposes and are often only compatible with relevant items. One such connection that is growing to include many visual and audio electronics is the HDMI connection. Let's see how do HDMI cables work.

What Makes Up The HDMI Connector

The standard HDMI connector is a 19-pin variation. These pins serve a variety of purposes, allowing for compatibility, performance and quality. For example, seven of the pins provide power and communication between other devices. The first nine are focused purely on the conversion of analog to digital through three separate data channels. These channels are governed by three further pins, while two additional pins control the flow of data back and forth through the first nine.

HDMI Versions

HDMI has been updated several times through its nine-year long existence. Originally, the basics were supported, such as standard RGB and YCbCr, 8 channel LPCM, 192 kHz, 24 bit audio capabilities, blu-ray and HD DVD at full resolution and Consumer Electronic Control. There are four main version upgrades with minor fixes inserted in. Version 1.1 provided DVD-Audio support. This form of audio is similar to the Super Audio CD, a method of delivering audio content at much higher qualities than traditional CDs. Version 1.2 and 1.2a added in Super Audio CD support.

Version 1.3 was the biggest update and provided Deep Color (more than 16.7 million colors), xvYCC (Extended color gamut), auto lip-sync, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. The minor update to 1.3 added in an updated Consumer Electronic Control command list. Version 1.4 allows for use of the ethernet, audio return, 4k x 2k resolutions and 3D video. A minor update to 1.4 allowed for 3D at a higher quality.




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