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HDMI cables are a recent technology and have found applications both on the home entertainment scene and in general communications infrastructure. The acronym stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface.
Of what use is the HDMI cableto the consumer? As a consumer, you stand to accrue a number of advantages, the most significant one being the impact on viewer experience when you connect your laptop or computer to your HDTV's wide screen to view internet content.
Listed below are the plus items that you will no doubt appreciate as a consumer:
(1) Say for example, you want to view your favourite Netflix movies on your TV's wide screen instead of on your laptop's smaller screen. The ideal arrangement would be for you to acquire an appropriate HDMI cable; use it to connect your laptop to your widescreen TV and you're home and dry! Enjoy the movies with near life-size images.
(2) In addition to viewer experience, you are also likely to benefit from the fact that with the HDMI configuration in place, you may consume more of the internet content as opposed to the cable TV and other subscription based TV content. The end result being that your overall home entertainment bill will drop noticeably.
(3) For the frequent traveller, you may find a need to cut down on your hotel room movie charges. Once again, all you need to do is to use a suitable HDMI cable and link your laptop to your hotel suite's HDMI compatible TV and you're done.
(4) The technology offers a single cable configuration which presents a neater layout as opposed to the traditional spaghetti-like network at your home entertainment centre. A further benefit is the ease of installation which is done through a few simple instructions.
(5) In addition, the technology comes with an inbuilt remote control system as well as support for long cable lengths of up to 15 feetor more.
Cable Types:
The cables come in different configurations, a feature which is meant to provide for the widest possible range of compatible devices. For instance you may need to connect your smartphone or Blu Ray Player to the wide screen. In these and other configurations, you will be able to find a set of suitable cables.
Presently there are five HDMI connector types with each type having different internal and external dimensions and performance capabilities. For ease of identification and relevance to your needs as a consumer, the five cable types are categorized as below:
(1) Standard Cable - For most home applications (2) Standard Cable plus Ethernet - Includes Ethernet for device networking (3) Standard Automobile Cable - For use within automobiles (4) High Speed Cable - For very high video resolutions (5) High Speed Cable plus Ethernet - For high speed with networking capabilities
The different cable types are electrically compatible to various electronic devices some of which are listed below:
(1) Blu Ray and Home Theatre Systems (2) Digital Cameras (3) Camcorders (4) PCs and Laptops (5) Tablets and Smartphones
Support: And for the purposes of consumer issues. HDMI technology is currently supported by a number of electronics firms of which the main ones are:
(1) Toshiba (2) Hitachi (3) Sony (4) Panasonic
These same firms are also the main manufacturers of the cables in addition to other electronic devices.
Summary
HDMI cables are used for the transfer of both audio and video data between HDMI-compliant devices. The audio and video signal in such cases is HD digital quality and is far more superior to the existing standard video cables which are analogue and do not have the capacity to process HD content.