[PLUG] New Connector - possibly OT

guy1656 guy1656 at ados.com
Mon Feb 3 13:05:02 UTC 2003


Gang: 

I am investigating an emerging connector spec called HDMI (www.hdmi.org)
which is supposedly the "High Definition Multimedia Interface" slated to take 
over where S-Video and DVI connectors leave off.

Obviously, there may be something of interst to Linux programmers regarding 
writing new drivers, etc.

http://www.hdmi.org/faq/faq.asp

But by the verbiage in the FAQ portion of the page (and besides, just 'who' 
is an "educated digital video consumer" **) it seems that the unstated point 
behind NOT having to switch to "clumsy analog signals" (their words) is more 
like trying to retain 'content control' all the way through to the picture 
tube.

"...enabling new functionality..." Right.

GLL

** http://www.hdmi.org/press/release_010903.asp




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