why do amps. need HDMI ??

[Pancakes™]

this has been bugging me for a good 2 weeks now..

edit: i have a feeling this is a stupid question.. but ill ask anyway.

 

[highfigh]

this has been bugging me for a good 2 weeks now..

edit: i have a feeling this is a stupid question.. but ill ask anyway.

Amps, or receivers? If a receiver is to be used as the control center of a complete home theater system, being able to accept all input types makes it much easier, especially since BluRay only uses HDMI for sending the highest quality audio. Also, if the receiver can up-convert and down-convert video formats, you can use one cable or set of cables to feed the video to the display and using the monitor output from the receiver, distribution to other areas is easier. There's really no reason to use one set of cables for each source to feed the display. It's expensive, it takes up a lot of space, it can cause more problems than it's worth and it makes automation more difficult.

 

[JerryLove]

+1 what he said.

Amps don't come with HDMI.

Receivers come with HDMI. I spent the money on an HDMI receiver to use HDMI cables because it makes cabling easier, and because not all of my gear had component-video out, and because some of the most demanding audio formats (DTS:Master) only stream over HDMI.

 

[TLS Guy]

this has been bugging me for a good 2 weeks now..

edit: i have a feeling this is a stupid question.. but ill ask anyway.

They don't. It is because of DRM receivers, pre pros and TVs have HDMI ports. HDMI is two way communication and the HDCP codes are to make sure your set up is legit. However the criminals get round it anyway. You can only get an HD picture from devices with HDMI outputs now.

 

[highfigh]

I still want to find out A) who chose the connector for HDMI, B) who else approved it and C) why we don't get a chance to beat them sillier than they already were.

 

[j_garcia]

Why do receivers need composite, s-video or component video?

 

[Affejunge]

Why do receivers need composite, s-video or component video?

You people and your fancy setup! Composite will work just fine, thank you!

Not joke.. I actually went to a buddy's house last weekend and he had his dvd player and sat box hooked up to his 46" Sharp Aquos display via composite...yes, composite.. not component...I did not know what to say...so I said nothing.

 

[j_garcia]

My Aquos doesn't even have S-vid (does have composite on the side input)

 

[Affejunge]

My Aquos doesn't even have S-vid (does have composite on the side input)

Ah, that explains why he had it plugged into the side.. He also had an old school AV switcher..you know, they type that are actually switches...click click click..

 

[highfigh]

I use twin-lead and knife switches when I want to change sources.

What?! It works!

 

[JerryLove]

I still want to find out A) who chose the connector for HDMI, B) who else approved it and C) why we don't get a chance to beat them sillier than they already were.

http://bluejeanscable.com/articles/hdmi-cable-information.htm?hdmidept

particularly:
http://bluejeanscable.com/articles/hdmi-cables.htm?hdmiinfo
http://bluejeanscable.com/articles/whats-the-matter-with-hdmi.htm?hdmiinfo

"As we'll see, HDMI is a horrid format; it was badly thought out and badly designed, and the failures of its design are so apparent that they could have been addressed and resolved with very little fuss. Why they weren't, exactly, is really anyone's guess, but the key has to be that the standard was not intended to provide a benefit to the consumer, but to such content providers as movie studios and the like. It would have been in the consumer's best interests to develop a standard that was robust and reliable over distance, that could be switched, amplified, and distributed economically, and that connects securely to devices; but the consumer's interests were, sadly, not really a priority for the developers of the HDMI standard."

 

[TLS Guy]

http://bluejeanscable.com/articles/hdmi-cable-information.htm?hdmidept

particularly:
http://bluejeanscable.com/articles/hdmi-cables.htm?hdmiinfo
http://bluejeanscable.com/articles/whats-the-matter-with-hdmi.htm?hdmiinfo

"As we'll see, HDMI is a horrid format; it was badly thought out and badly designed, and the failures of its design are so apparent that they could have been addressed and resolved with very little fuss. Why they weren't, exactly, is really anyone's guess, but the key has to be that the standard was not intended to provide a benefit to the consumer, but to such content providers as movie studios and the like. It would have been in the consumer's best interests to develop a standard that was robust and reliable over distance, that could be switched, amplified, and distributed economically, and that connects securely to devices; but the consumer's interests were, sadly, not really a priority for the developers of the HDMI standard."

Everything you say is correct. This was never in the consumers interest, solely in the interest of the sewers who inhabit Hollywood. The introduction updating and addenda to the HDCP codes have been a nightmare, and cost the consumer a fortune, especially in cost shaving elsewhere to meet cost targets. To top it off the connector is one of the worst examples of modern design.

 

[Pancakes™]

11 years on and here I am, sorry for not thanking your responses. And wow I was a newbie

 

[highfigh]

11 years on and here I am, sorry for not thanking your responses. And wow I was a newbie

Hollow words for a bunch of people who thrive on praise. How dare you take so long to thank us? Where were the gifts, hmmm?

 

[Bizarro_Stormy]