FSR has announced the launch of its newest Digital Ribbon Cable for HDMI 2.0 signal transmission. Designed for the education market and based on proprietary technology, the new cable series allows for high-speed, high-definition HDMI signal transmission over distances of up to 328 feet. The cables are fitted with a black jacket that allows them […]
KanexPro has announced an HDMI 2.0 to HDBaseT 8×8 matrix switcher, the MX-HDBT8X818G, aimed at the home theater market. KanexPro’s 8×8 HDMI 2.0 to HDBaseT matrix switcher shifts inputs to outputs over CAT5e/6 utilizing an HDBaseT including HDR10 and Dolby Vision. The HDMI 2.0 switcher is HDCP 2.2 compliant and supports video resolutions up to […]
Covid has announced a new addition to its line of AOC cable products. The new Shielded Active Optical HDMI Cable offers many of the same benefits as Covid’s other AOC cable products. These include usage in longer distance applications and a plenum rating. What makes these AOC cables different is that they support HDMI 2.0. […]
By John Purvey Belden To support higher video resolution and refresh rates and real-time, interactive technology such as virtual reality, the HDMI Forum continues to update HDMI specifications. First announced in late 2017, the newest HDMI standard for video cables and connections – HDMI 2.1 – is faster than its predecessors, and ready to support […]
PureLink has introduced a new series of HDMI 2.0 Transmitter and Receiver products for 4K60 (4:4:4 at 8-bit color) signal management. The HCE III Tx/Rx and HTE III Tx/Rx extender pairs are HDMI 2.0 compliant HDBaseT extension systems with what PureLink says is “a light compression technology” over a single CATx cable. Like all 4K HDBaseT products, the Transmitter can send 4K video up to […]
Over the past few years, UHD TVs have been a mix of HDCP 2.2 and 1.4, 300MHz and 600MHz — even to the point of varying by port. AVPro has developed a new test tool, the Murideo Fresco SIX-G, for the AV integration market to confirm HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 compliance at the 18 […]
By Matt Murray AVPro Store In HDMI 2.0 installations we expected that everything would work as described in manuals. Many of us have done that and got terribly frustrated – it’s like troubleshooting in the dark — divide and conquer — replace potential defective components with known good components… unfortunately at this point in time […]
By Matt Murray AVPro Store In HDMI 2.0 installations we expected that everything would work as described in manuals. Many of us have done that and got terribly frustrated – it’s like troubleshooting in the dark – divide and conquer – replace potential defective components with known good components… unfortunately at this point in time […]
HDMI Forum has released the Compliance Test Specification (CTS) for Version 2.0 of the HDMI specification, the document by which adopters can ensure that their 2.0-enabled HDMI products are compliant with Version 2.0 of the HDMI Specification. Launched late in 2013, Version 2.0 of the HDMI Specification offers a significant increase in bandwidth (up to […]
At IFA, Sony announced two new projectors — the 4K VPL-VW500ES and a 1080p 3D home projector, the VPL-HW55ES. The VPL-VW500ES home cinema projector has been introduced to expand Sony’s 4K home cinema range. It will sit alongside the VPL-VW1000ES, Sony’s first 4K home cinema projector, which was launched in January 2012, and be “priced […]
CEDIA has announced an addition to the training lineup at CEDIA EXPO 2013 aimed to help home technology professionals understand the just released HDMI 2.0 Specification. The HDMI 2.0 update course will be held on Thurs., Sept. 26 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Home technology professionals who attend this course will have the opportunity to […]
