HDMI Releases

(Courtesy hdmi.org and wikipedia.org)

HDMI - stands for 'High Definition Multimedia Interface'. A compact, digital audio/video interface standard that offers a replacement to existing analog standards.

(Here you can view a great selection of HDMI and all other A/V cables).

HDMI Spec Release Dates:

Best Video Connection

Composite Video Terminal

COMPOSITE VIDEO

These video terminals are the old standard "A/V" jacks you're probably familiar with.  A composite video cable delivers both chrominance (color) and luminance (light/dark or grayscale) information along the same cable.  While composite video is far inferior to Component Video, it's still capable of producing a good picture, and may be your only option for VCRs and some cable boxes.  Be sure to use a high-quality composite video cable for best results.

Best TV Picture

If you have shopped for and now own a High-Definition TV, the one thing you may have noticed is generally how bright, perhaps overly vivid, or in general just how 'jacked-up' the HD TV pictures look in the retail or video store showrooms.  There is a reason for this...