•Benefits consumers by providing superior, uncompressed digital video quality via a single cable, and user-friendly connector
HDMI provides the quality and functionality of a digital interface while also supporting uncompressed video formats in a simple, cost-effective manner
•Is backward-compatible with DVI (Digital Visual Interface)
•Supports two-way communication between the video source (such as a DVD player) and the digital television, enabling new functionality such as automatic configuration and one-button play
•Has the capacity to support existing high-definition video formats (720p, 1080i and 1080p), standard definition formats such as NTSC or PAL, as well as 480p and 576p
3.3About HDCP—General Description
The High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) standard developed by Intel, protects digital video and audio signals transmitted over DVI or HDMI connections between two HDCP-enabled devices to eliminate the reproduction of copyrighted material. To protect copyright holders (such as movie studios) from having their programs copied and shared, the HDCP standard provides for the secure and encrypted transmission of digital signals.
3.4Defining the VS-81H 8x1 HDMI Switcher
This section defines the VS-81H.
