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Is DVI dead? HDMI the new standard?

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AbeCollins

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I read a recent aticle on the shortcomings of DVI and how the HDMI interface is starting to appear on many newer products. Unlike DVI, HDMI will not only carry video but also uncompressed multichannel audio eliminating much of the multichannel interconnect clutter we find behind our home theater setups. Supposedly many TV's are now available with HDMI but we're still waiting for most other equipment like AV receivers and DVD players to catch up. I don't regret having bought a TV and DVD player with DVI interface as the picture quality is better than going over the traditional component video interconnects but it appears that HDMI is poised to take over. Your thoughts?

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Thanks guys.... - AbeCollins 20:28:39 05/31/04 (0)
So even if HDMI is the next generation interface, we shouldn't take it too seriously just yet until they iron out the kinks lest we get stuck with 'flawed' equipment. Well that's my take on it. Thanks!
HDMI needs some work - Joe Murphy Jr 19:05:46 05/31/04 (0)
Silicon Image was told of a bug inherent to their HDMI transmitters over a year ago. Did they address this and fix it? Nooo!!! It seems that unless the source (DVD player, Set Top Box, etc) does the conversion from YCbCr to RGB before it gets to the HDMI transmitter, below black and above white information will be clipped (just like when components use the incorrect digital PC standard).
They are supposed to be fixing this issue, but so far it's a roll-the-dice situation, unless you can confirm that the source you want to use does the proper conversion before the HDMI transmitter. Another problem is the "normal" vs "enhanced" modes that are offered. The "enhanced" mode chops off part of the signal as well.
Re: Is DVI dead? HDMI the new standard? - Kal Rubinson 16:41:45 05/31/04 (0)
Doesn't matter to me in regards to video as I have no interest in sending audio to my display. AFAIK, the video part of HDMI is comparable/compatible/convertible to DVI, anyway.
Kal (who is just buying a display with a DVI input)

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