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Music Appreciation

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4. That's not all HDMI does...

Reply to rocktivity (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2018, 11:04 AM

Sep 2018

Also supports xvYCC color (~30% increase in color spectrum, though this only works if the entire signal chain is compliant, and the source media has it), as well as supporting a number of other features, like CEC which every mfr calls something different like BraviaLink (Sony), and which allows things like powerering up your DVD player to turn on your television and switch to the correct input. And beyond that, modern generations of HDMI can also support ethernet.

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HDMI? Never "heard" of it until now [View all] rocktivity Sep 2018 OP

if you really want to improve your sound Guppy Sep 2018 #1

I don't understand how having HDMI running to your monitor is affecting your ... mr_lebowski Sep 2018 #2

Your first guess, I guess: they're plugged into my computer's sound out/earphone jack and the wall rocktivity Sep 2018 #3

U might just be hearing addt'l sound out of your monitor speakers in that case ;) mr_lebowski Sep 2018 #5

And to think that if I had ordered a HDMI to VGA cable or a VGA adapter instead rocktivity Sep 2018 #6

You definitely never want to use VGA mate ... mr_lebowski Sep 2018 #7

VGA is dead to me -- got it rocktivity Sep 2018 #8

That's not all HDMI does... better Sep 2018 #4