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HDMI 2.1 features
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...
HDMI 2.0 Matrix Switch 2×2
The new VMS02201 is an HDMI 2.0 matrix switch 2×2 for distributing 2 HDMI sources (e.g. media player and game console) to 2 displays (e.g. television and video projector). You can also supply a sound system with it, because an...
HDMI-ARC adapter for headphones and stereo systems
Every new television now has an HDMI ARC connection. ARC stands for Audio Return Channel (Audio return channel). In return, analog interfaces for headphones, active speakers or stereo systems are saved on new TVs. With our new adapter you can use the...
Sound bars and HDMI ARC
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...
HDMI switch 3×1 for more connections
This HDMI switch 3×1 allows you to connect 3 HDMI sources to one HDMI input. With this you close e.g. B. Playstation, PC and set-top box to an Ultra HD TV. Alternatively, you can connect the devices to a soundbar...
HDMI Encoder MPEG4 Modulator DVB-C
The HDMI encoder modulator is used to feed audio-video signals into a coaxial cable network. To do this, you feed in a signal via the HDMI connection, e.g. from a camera, streaming box, PC or satellite receiver. HDCP encoding is...
Ultra HD HDMI Matrix Switch 4×2
This HDMI matrix switch switches 4 HDMI sources to 2 HDMI sinks (television, projector, monitor, AV receiver). You can assign the signals freely and, for example, play a film on two televisions at the same time. Basically, with HDMI, it...
What is HDMI CEC for?
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 HDMI connection
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...