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  The HDMI connector is a popularly used standard for audiovisual devices. However, many people confuse this connection type, so we will look at some of the common issues and explain them in detail. What does an HDMI connector look like? The HDMI port is on the back of your TV or Blu-ray player. It looks similar to a USB port but is a bit tall and wide. The connection design is such that HDMI cables only fit one way around. The HDMI adapter is in the back of a TV or AV receiver and has multiple HDMI inputs. In these inputs, you connect HDMI outputs from your devices. Even if the input labels with the device name, it does not matter which device it connects with as they all are the same. The name provides a guide and makes it easier to remember in which everything connects easily. You can also see this name on the receiver's front display when you select that input. But, in many receivers, you can change this name and give it according to your convenience. The HDMI cable is useful ...

Thousands of devices always surround us. Our day starts and ends with them. Be it mobile phones, laptops, cameras, tablets, smart watches or anything. This has also resulted in our homes becoming a jungle of wires and cables. At times, confusing us about which wire version is the right one. For me one such cable is the HDMI cable. There are various types of it, different types of converters, different ports, each of them having different speed and specifications. It is definitely cumbersome. After a thorough research, I decided to write them down and help others to understand it in layman terms. So, let's start with: What are HDMI cables? HDMI stands for "High Definition Media Interface." It's designed to transfer high definition audio and video signals.  high speed hdmi cable  can help you to transfer uncompressed digital signals which are clear images, multi-channel audio and 3D support. High-Definition Multimedia Interface cables can transmit both audio and video s...

High Definition Multimedia Interface carries digital video and audio via a 19-pin connector that provides a clear picture and sound. You can connect high-definition video sources like Blu-ray players, game consoles, computers, HD capable satellites, and more. Let's discuss different types: There are four types you must consider: High speed with Ethernet High speed without Ethernet Standard speed with Ethernet Standard speed without Ethernet Remember to choose high-speed cable to ensure it supports current technology. Going further, what is HDMI Ethernet? It allows Ethernet connected devices to share connections with other devices over HDMI cables. Currently, few devices support HDMI with Ethernet devices. HDMI Ethernet is backward compatible so that it can work with non-Ethernet devices. What's the difference between each version? You need to see components marked with different versions. But, some versions don't guarantee the component has a full feature set of standards. ...

The way we entertain ourselves has changed, and is continuously changing. We used to listen to the radio, or watch tv. If we wanted to enjoy movies, we used to go to the theatre to watch them. As the entertainment itself changed, the ways of how we consume that content also changed. Internet content became mainstream and was delivered through special services besides cable television to us. We began by watching those, and the number of these special internet channels grew, providing an abundance of content. The way we used to go to movies in a group, we began to have Netflix parties at home. If a favorite TV show is coming out with a new season, we now arrange watch parties where we gather our friends who also enjoy the same show and watch it together. This means we changed the devices we consumed our entertainment on as well. From personal computers, and bulky TVs, we now have both elaborate setups and portable ones. Two-in-one computers, tables, and detachable laptops that tu...

COVID-19 is changing things. There are revolutionary changes happening in the working landscape. Here, in our very own Silicon Valley, famous for tech companies, things have shifted. Everyone moved to working from home, with barely any signs of going back to the office. An office brings with it plenty of tools, like computers that your work actually needs, headphones, webcams, if required, camera equipment, video sets, desks, and chairs, tablets, external monitors, and reliable internet. I should also mention the snacks and coffee breaks that come with this package. Tech companies have great internet connectivity, generally speaking. So, leaving behind those offices has not been comfortable while doing the exact same internet heavy work. Not to mention the added usage of data for video conferencing. Over the last few weeks, some companies have started issuing orders about working from home through the end of the year or even permanently. This changes quite a lot in terms of l...

The word adapt has been taken quite literally by the computer hardware industry. As connection standards evolved, we made adapters to connect the old and the new. Certain OEMs usually tend to adopt new standards immediately and leave behind old, popular ports. This means you need to use adapters if you want to connect devices that came out more than 2 years apart. Why Does This Need Arise? Well, that is a very basic question. OEMs of different devices are, well, different. And they make different choices. If a camera manufacturer chooses the mini HDMI port, but a projector manufacturer only uses DVI, how do you connect them? This is, of course, keeping in mind that the cable that comes in the box with your camera is a mini HDMI male to HDMI male. In order to plug in this cable into your projector, you can use HDMI to DVI adapter where the port is HDMI and the connector is DVI. The whole industry simply does not adopt the same connection standards at the same time, so we have to...

The technology industry is known for disruption. Many in Silicon Valley live by the motto “live fast and break things”. This means that the minute tech launches something new, they are already inventing three new things in the background. These are not always new inventions, they can also be iterative inventions to what they launched the previous day. But the point is that nothing in tech remains new and latest for too long a time. At the same time, new tech is often, if not always, expensive. So if you buy a $1000 computer today, then you are not likely to buy the new one that comes out tomorrow, or even for that matter, one that comes out next year. With each iterative update of gadgets, come new connection standards. Therefore with each iteration, we take both, a step forward and a step backward. The backward step is when tech tries to make their new ways of doing things backward compatible. It’s a cha-cha! In an average person’s life, they have a computer/laptop, TV, phon...

Casting your favorite movie to your TV is simple. You can even do it just by speaking to your phone or digital assistant. But for that, you’d need a whole bunch of smarts in your TV, and a digital assistant device and whatnot. Before all of this came along, there was, and in many homes and offices, still is, a simple cable to connect something to a display. It was the  HDMI cable . But it was also the HDMI to DVI cable. While casting may seem like the simpler option, these cables didn’t require an internet connection, nor a power plug. It is just the connection cable that works with the connected devices themselves. These cables were the only way to display anything to the big screen. Not only can you connect your computer to your TV, but also a projector very easily. Let’s explore where you’d use the different cables: The Main Television Setup: TVs generally have one or maybe 2 HDMI ports. This is not always sufficient. You need one to connect to a cable box, if yo...

With the streaming wars heating up, the fight is for the biggest screen in your home. All the streaming companies are looking for a way to make you stream TV shows, and movies that they make, and some of them come with devices. On the other hand, some streaming services run over the air and don’t require a special hardware device. Buying the hardware is not expensive. It is often a one-time purchase and can last you about a decade, after which standards may change and you might end up wanting to upgrade. But the subscription cost of each service tends to mount up quite significantly. So you have to be really picky about which service you like, and even which networks, film studios you like so you can plan for the future. However, just because the streaming services and boxes want to be in your TV, doesn’t mean your TV is ready for this upgrade. Fortunately for you, for a long time now, TVs have come with HDMI ports, at least one if not more. And apart from the HDMI port, there ...

A TV in 2020 has one port that it absolutely cannot get enough of the HDMI port. Let's get to know it today. HDMI is the acronym of High Definition Multimedia Interface and it came to be in 2003! The best thing about it then was that it did away with the need for separate cables for audio and video. Since then, there is more to it and the  best hdmi cables  are ones that give you crisp video, with immersive audio, faster than you can blink. HDMI has become the standard, replacing all kinds of previously popular audio-video standards. Why has this happened? What is so great about the HDMI cable? Let's look at some of the things that make it a popular choice: Superior quality data transfer: The best HDMI cables can transfer data in high quality without any compromise. With evolving versions of the cable, the reliability, and speed of this transfer also improve. The high resolution that it supports, makes the picture on the TV look good. Your TV is only as good as...