What is HDMI?

Category: Tech Stuff

About half year ago, my friend asked me to company her to purchase a new clone PC. I’m not very into computer hardware. She asked me about certain graphic cards that support HDMI, but I have no idea what is it. Thanks to my working environment, I’m exposed to more hardware and will be able to “update” myself with all the techie stuff.

What is HDMI anyway? This is HDMI:

It is a compact audio/video connector interface for transmitting uncompressed digital streams. It supports, on a single cable, any TV or PC video format including standard, enhanced, and high-definition video along with up to 8 channels of digital audio. “Anyone with newer displays has heard about DVI and HDMI connections. That’s because DVI (Digitial Visual Interface) and HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) both pretty much do the same thing, transmitting digital hi def+ pictures to TVs and monitors. But HDMI, which can carry surround sound audio along with that pretty image in a single cord, appears to have won the battle.“, said Gizmodo.

There’s plenty of information about HDMI, also don’t forget to check out 10 things you should know about HDMI.