Nobody has ever accused a cable of being sexy. In fact, with so much of our technology moving in a wireless direction, most people probably think cables are as dated and uninteresting as an AM clock/radio. But if someone were to tell those people they had to give up their precious HDMI cables for tangled messes of component video/audio cables, they’d scream bloody murder. Indeed, the HDMI cable is the unsung hero of the home theater, quietly transporting HD audio and video in one convenient package, never calling attention to itself because it just works. That’s how it is when you do your job well every single day; you get taken for granted. But if you take a moment to think about it, HDMI is a beautiful thing and you’d probably be sad to see it go. Or would you? What if something came along that was even better than HDMI? Something that could do more than any wireless technology will be able to do for years to come? Would you make the switch?
Launched in 2010, HDBaseT is the convergence of uncompressed HD video, HD audio (including DTS-HD Master Audio, and Dolby TrueHD), 100BaseT Ethernet, various control signals for
home automation, and power (100 watts) for specific devices delivered through a standard CAT5e cable. HDBaseT supports all video sources, including legacy products, and does not add latency. Take that, HDMI!
HDBaseT has made steady progress, pushing its way into different segments of the market including custom installation, digital signage, projection, and most recently into consumer electronics. Don’t be surprised to see the HDBaseT logo on a slew of new home theater products which are starting to show up from manufacturers such as Pioneer, Onkyo, Hitachi, Monoprice, Epson, and AquaVision. Manufacturers such as Panasonic are already offering support for HDBaseT with their commercial-grade displays and it looks like Samsung and others will be doing the same in the near future.
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