Using High Speed HDMI Cables

Our recommendation is to use High Speed HDMI cables with SoloCinema XTR. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a digital alternative to analog connections between audio and video components. Using a single, standardized HDMI cable of 19 individual conductors allows the transmission of encrypted, uncompressed digital data from, for example, a high-definition TV to a multichannel audio / video receiver and vice versa. The HDMI cable replaces many other analog cable types, such as composite video, coaxial cable, and standard audio cables, passing all of the following information:

•Video signals, including high resolution formats up to 1080P (no 4 K)

•Audio signals, including multichannel audio and High Definition formats, such as Dolby TrueHD, that cannot be conducted by analog audio cables

•System control, including two-way communication

•The automatic matching of sources with the proper display information, so that format, aspect ratio and display are correct

•Ethernet cable signal for internet connectivity

HDMI cables are able to pass very high speed, high bandwidth signals. All of the audio and video signal needed for a great home theater experience can pass through a single cable. The benefits: first, it makes connections clean and easy, with one cable. Second, audio and video performance improves. Because the HDMI cable passes information as digital data, it can deliver the signal from one point (the SoloCinema sound bar) to another (the TV set) virtually intact, without the signal degradation found in analog transmission systems. When signals are transmitted over HDMI cable, it is possible for the audio or video signal to “disappear” completely, rather than degrade slightly as would occur with analog cables.

HDMI cables are available in four types approved for home use by HDMI LLC:

a)Standard Speed

b)High Speed

c)Standard Speed with Ethernet

d)High Speed with Ethernet

The quality of the cable, the amount of data being sent, and cable length determine the quality of the sound and picture. High Speed HDMI cables meet, or exceed, the maximum current data rate of 10.2 Gbps. They can transmit all of the data required for HDMI’s current features, including BluRay 3D, whereas Standard Speed cables cannot.

We also recommend that you keep your High Speed HDMI cable length to 30 feet (10 meters) or less. In our experience, longer cables cannot consistently maintain the High Speed HDMI standards required for high definition sources.