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What is a HDMI cable?

October 27th, 2007 at 5:45 am » Comments (0)

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first industry supported, uncompressed, all- digital audio/video interface. HDMI provides an interface between any audio/video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, and A/V receiver and an audio and/or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV). HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio […]



What is a DVI cable?

October 27th, 2007 at 5:42 am » Comments (0)

There are three types of DVI connectors: DVI-D, DVI-I, and DVI-A. DVI-D (True Digital Video) format is used for direct digital connections between source video and digital LCD monitors. This provides a faster, higher-quality image than with analog, due to the nature of the digital format. DVI-A (High-Res Analog) format is used to carry a […]



What are HD Over the Air or OTA Broadcasts and Antenna?

June 27th, 2007 at 5:48 am » Comments (0)

An Over the Air antenna will provide a customer with their local channels digitally in HD. The two types of OTA broadcasts are Analog and Digital that have two frequency ranges. VHF which is channels 2 through 13 and UHF which is Channels 14 through 69. An OTA tuner is required to receive digital OTA […]