What's new in HDMI 2.1? With the Playstation PS5 and Microsoft Xbox Series-X, the first HDMI 2.1 sources from consumer electronics were released in 2020. PC graphics cards can also generate HDMI 2.1. Since then there have also been televisions...
More and more soundbars also support higher sound formats such as Dolby Atmos. Dolby Atmos can only be transmitted via HDMI and no longer via SPDIF audio connection. SPDIF (with Toslink or coaxial RCA connector) allows a maximum of Dolby...
Not only image and sound signals can be transmitted via HDMI, but also a lot of other data. The devices exchange various data and commands via it. CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) also uses an HDMI connection. The goal of CEC...
The basis of HDMI consists of TMDS (at least up to and including HDMI 2.0), which stands for Transition-Minimized Differential Signaling. TMDS was developed by Silicon Image as a method of transmitting high-speed digital data. The process uses an intelligent...
TOSLINK (abbreviation for Toshiba-LINK) is a system originally developed by Toshiba in 1983 for the digital transmission of audio signals. For the connection, Toslink uses an optical fiber made of plastic, which provides an optical connection. The digital sound signals...
You often come across the name in the context of HDMI EDID . But what is that actually? The idea behind EDID ( Extended Display Identification D ata) is a user-friendly plug & play concept: An HDMI device should output the best possible format...
Why use HDMI repeaters with longer cables? The picture and sound signal is transmitted uncompressed via the HDMI. The bandwidth requirement for such a digital video signal is of course immense and increases in proportion to the resolution and color...
Wireless signal transmission via Bluetooth is convenient. Music can be transmitted from a smartphone or television to wireless headphones, for example. The bandwidth of Bluetooth was originally very limited. Since the Bluetooth standard is backwards compatible, this must be taken...
