The crib notes on the latest and greatest digital interface

By Brian Ploskina

Definition: HDMI 1.3 is a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) trasmitting all-digital, uncompressed, audio and video.

Use HDMI in a sentence: “Today, I used HDMI 1.3 as an interface between my high definition DVD player and high-definition television, while I plan to upgrade the rest of my video sources, such as cable/satellite set-top box, PlayStation 3 and A/V receiver, when I purchase the appropriate cables.”

Benefits of HDMI: As a pure digital connection, HDMI offers vastly better signal quality and throughput over its analog counterparts, such as RCA. Also, by combining audio and video over a single cable, HDMI reduces the cable clutter that resulted from previous setups.

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