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An HDMI™ plug and its corresponding jack.
To begin with, many DVDs originate on film or progressive scanning video.
These discs are encoded in 480p progressive scanning to deliver twice the
vertical resolution as conventional 480i video. Sony's HD "upscaling" outputs this
signal as 480p, 720p or 1080i High Definition via the High Definition Multimedia
Interface (HDMI™) jack. You owe it to yourself to spend some time admiring the
results. Slip in a top-quality DVD, and the upscaled image is sumptuous, rich
and detailed. Even though this source material is Standard Definition, it comes
amazingly close to the look of full High Definition.
While 480p video is also available at the analog component video outputs,
HD upscaling at 720p and 1080i is only available via the HDMI™ output.
Established in September 2003, HDMI™ is an extension of the DVI digital
interface. While DVI is limited to video only, HDMI™ can transmit uncompressed
High Definition digital video and digital audio via a single cable. This greatly
simplifies system set-up, replacing as many as ten analog and digital
connections with just one cable! In addition to providing 480p, 720p or 1080i, the
HDMI output of Sony® ES Series DVD players can support digital signals in both
RGB component video and Y/Cb/Cr component video.
Y
Pb
Pr
DVD
Left
Player
Right
Center
Surround Right
Surround Left
Subwoofer
Before HDMI technology (left), you needed nine cables to get
component video and 5.1-channel analog audio from your DVD player
and into your receiver. HDMI conveys both video and audio with full
resolution and digital precision—all on a single cable!
ES DVD Players 2005, Version 4.0
A/V
Receiver
or
Player
Television
DVD
HDMI
A/V
Receiver
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Television
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