Kramer Electronics VS-84H

Overview

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY

3.2 About HDMI

High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an uncompressed

all-digital1

In particular, HDMI:

audio/video interface, widely supported in the entertainment and

home cinema industry. It delivers the hig hest high-definition image and

sound quality. Note that Kramer Electronics Limited is an HDMI Adopter

and an HDCP Licensee.

• Provides a simple2 interface between any audio/video source, such as

a set-top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver and video monitor, such

as a digital flat LCD / plasma television (DTV), over a single

lengthy3

• Supports standard, enhanced, high-definition video, and multi-

channel digital audio

cable

• Transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports 8-channel d igital

audio, with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements

and requirements

on a single cable

• Benefits consumers by providing superio r, uncompressed digital

video quality via a single cable5

• Is backward-compatible with DVI (Digital Visual Interface)

, and user-friendly connector

• Supports CEC, two-way communication between the video source

(such as a DVD player) and the digital television, enabling new

functionality such as automatic configura tion and one-button play

HDMI has the capacity to support existing high-definition video formats

(720p, 1080i, and 1080p, 2K and 4K), standard definition formats such as

NTSC or PAL, as well as 480p and 576.

3.3 About HDCP

The High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) standard6

1 Ensuring an all-digital rendering of video without the losses associated with analog interfaces and their unnecessary digital-

to-analog conversions

protects

digital video and audio signals transmitted over DVI or HDMI connections

between two H DCP-enabled devices to eliminate the reproduction of

2 With video and multi-channel audio combined into a single cable, the cost, complexity, and confusion of multiple cables

currently used in A/V systems is reduced

3 HDMI technology has been designed to use standard copper cable construction at up to 15m

4 HDMI supports multiple audio formats, from standard stereo to multi-channel surround-sound. HDMI has the capacity to

support Dolby 5.1 audio and high-resolution audio formats

5 HDMI provides the quality and functionality of a digital interface while also supporting uncompressed video formats in a

simple, cost-effective manner

6 Developed by Intel