HDMI: how far it has come, and how far it has to go
by Darren Murph 
posted Aug 18th 2008 at 8:52AM
Since launching in 2002, the High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) has become the de facto standard for high-def connectivity on Blu-ray players, HDTVs and pretty much any other set-top-box capable of outputting 720p or greater content. Six years in, the spec still has its fair share of issues, and Steve Venuti, President of HDMI Licensing, was recently kind enough to sit down and speak about them. Somewhat surprisingly, Steve mentioned that the biggest issue he hears about from installers is the inability to "lock" into gadgets. Granted, there are some third-party solutions to this problem, but the fact remains that the vast majority of HDMI cables won't have any sort of locking mechanism. The interview continues on down the paths of "handshake" problems related to HDCP authentication, protocol confusion (HDMI 1.3a/b/c) and the future of HDMI. If that sounds like just the thing you're interested in reading up on, you know where to find it.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sean @ Aug 18th 2008 10:42AM
"Editor’s Note: This article addresses generic issues with HDMI. EH inadvertently used a specific manu-facturer’s cable in a previous image. We regret the error. "
Was the original image of a Monster cable?
tlarkin79 @ Aug 18th 2008 11:06AM
Handshaking problems are my biggest gripe. Having to restart devices to get them to show up correctly is a real P.I.T.A.
Joe @ Aug 19th 2008 4:09PM
Is there a test for hdmi-cec now (controlling one device with another)? I seem to have the most trouble with that, and errors when switching to a device with a different resolution.