Post by dkennedy on Feb 25, 2005 7:50:14 GMT -5
Which is better: HDMI, DVI or component video?
Posted Feb 19, 2005, 9:44 AM ET by Marc Perton
Ah, there’s nothing like a good platform war to get the blood racing, whether it’s the back-in-the-day Betamax vs. VHS battles, Blu-ray vs. HD DVD or (especially) Windows vs. Mac. We love to watch each side come out swinging, as platform purists vainly attempt to convince the other side to come around to their POV. The latest such Sysiphean task falls to fans of DVI and HDMI, which are, as you know, competing wiring standards for outputting hi-rez video. As eCoustics.com points out, “DVI and HDMI are exactly the same as one another, image-quality-wise. The principal differences are that HDMI carries audio as well as video, and uses a different type of connector, but both use the same encoding scheme.” The article also points out that analog component video isn’t DOA yet, despite the fact that it isn’t digital, since it is more robust when it comes to handling weak signals. Personally, we’re rooting for HDMI, if only because of its the-fewer-wires-the-better approach. But we’re sure you have your personal faves (what, you don’t?). Let the flames begin...
Posted Feb 19, 2005, 9:44 AM ET by Marc Perton
Ah, there’s nothing like a good platform war to get the blood racing, whether it’s the back-in-the-day Betamax vs. VHS battles, Blu-ray vs. HD DVD or (especially) Windows vs. Mac. We love to watch each side come out swinging, as platform purists vainly attempt to convince the other side to come around to their POV. The latest such Sysiphean task falls to fans of DVI and HDMI, which are, as you know, competing wiring standards for outputting hi-rez video. As eCoustics.com points out, “DVI and HDMI are exactly the same as one another, image-quality-wise. The principal differences are that HDMI carries audio as well as video, and uses a different type of connector, but both use the same encoding scheme.” The article also points out that analog component video isn’t DOA yet, despite the fact that it isn’t digital, since it is more robust when it comes to handling weak signals. Personally, we’re rooting for HDMI, if only because of its the-fewer-wires-the-better approach. But we’re sure you have your personal faves (what, you don’t?). Let the flames begin...