[opendtv] PR: HDMI Licensing, LLC Announces Availability of HDMI 1.2 Specification

Hmmmmm...

Why did we need HDMI when it looked like "the problem had be solved" 
with DVI with HDCP?

For one thing, DVI does not address secure audio (or audio at all for 
that matter).

For another, DVI is a computer industry standard with the main 
intellectual property holder being Intel. I'm not certain who holds 
the IP for HDCP...

This announcement from HDMI Licensing, LLC provides some useful 
details about the latest rev of the spec, and a list of the companies 
that developed the specs...

You decide.

Regards
Craig


HDMI Licensing, LLC Announces Availability of HDMI 1.2 Specification
August 24, 2005 12:00am
Source: PR Newswire

  SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- HDMI Licensing LLC, the 
agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia 
Interface (TM) (HDMI(TM)) specification, today announced the 
availability of the latest revision of the HDMI specification, 
version 1.2. HDMI 1.2 adds a number of important features that 
contribute to the ongoing evolution of this important standard for 
secure audio and video transmission. Additionally, HDMI Licensing, 
LLC is proud to announce that more than 250 vendors worldwide have 
adopted HDMI with over 470 different HDMI-enabled products having 
been announced.

  HDMI has emerged as the de facto digital interface standard for HDTV 
and the consumer electronics market. By delivering crystal-clear, 
all-digital audio and video quality via a single cable, HDMI 
dramatically simplifies cabling and helps provide consumers with the 
highest-quality home theater experience.

  The HDMI 1.2 specification also adds features and capabilities that 
increase HDMI's appeal for use in both the CE and PC industries. 
Specifically, the features and modifications for HDMI 1.2 include:

  -- Support for One Bit Audio format, such as SuperAudio CD's DSD 
(Direct Stream Digital)

  -- Changes to offer better support for current and future PCs with 
HDMI outputs, including:

  - Availability of the widely-used HDMI Type A connector for PC 
sources and displays with full support for PC video formats

  - Ability for PC sources to use their native RGB color-space while 
retaining the option to support the YCbCr CE color-space

  - Requirement for HDMI 1.2 and later displays to support future low- 
voltage (i.e., AC-coupled) sources, such as those based on PCI 
Express I/O technology

  "HDMI 1.2 has several changes to better support the PC industry, 
including a minor modification to the electrical specification to 
ensure compatibility of current and future HDMI receivers with a low 
voltage, AC coupled transmitter (for example, a transmitter in an 
integrated graphics chip)," said Leslie Chard, President of HDMI 
Licensing, LLC. "The HDMI Founders also intend to define additional 
HDMI electrical and connector options that would allow PC vendors to 
more easily develop HDMI-compatible products."

  "Today's announcement shows that manufacturers around the world 
continue to embrace HDMI in an effort to provide customers with the 
ultimate high-definition viewing and listening experience," explains 
Bob O'Donnell, Research Vice President, Clients, Mobility and Display 
Technology at IDC.

  As always, products implementing the HDMI 1.2 specification will be 
fully backwards compatible with earlier HDMI products.

  The HDMI 1.2 specification can be downloaded at no cost by visiting 
www.hdmi.org.

  About HDMI Licensing, LLC

  HDMI Licensing, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Silicon Image, 
Inc., is the agent responsible for licensing the HDMI Specification, 
promoting the HDMI standard and providing education on the benefits 
of HDMI to retailers and consumers. The HDMI Specification was 
developed by Sony, Hitachi, Thomson (RCA), Philips, Matsushita 
(Panasonic), Toshiba and Silicon Image as the digital interface 
standard for the consumer electronics market. The HDMI specification 
combines uncompressed high-definition video and multi-channel audio 
in a single digital interface to provide crystal-clear digital 
quality over a single cable. For more information about HDMI, please 
visit www.hdmi.org.

  Forward-looking Statements

  This news release contains forward-looking information within the 
meaning of federal securities regulations. These forward-looking 
statements include statements related to the benefits of the cabling 
used for HDMI, HDMI's adoption in the consumer electronics and PC 
markets, and the benefits of several changes incorporated in HDMI 
1.2. These forward-looking statements involve risks and 
uncertainties, including those described from time to time in Silicon 
Image's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 
that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those 
anticipated by these forward-looking statements. In particular, the 
benefits of the cabling used for HDMI, HDMI's adoption in the 
consumer electronics and PC markets, and the benefits of several 
changes incorporated in HDMI 1.2, may differ materially from what is 
currently anticipated. In addition, see "Management's Discussion and 
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Factors 
Affecting Future Results" in the most recent Annual Report, Form 10-K 
or 10-Q filed by Silicon Image with the SEC. Silicon Image assumes no 
obligation to update this forward-looking information.

  NOTE: HDMI and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks 
of HDMI Licensing, LLC in the United States and other countries.

SOURCE HDMI Licensing, LLC

CONTACT: Kasey Holman, Public Relations of Silicon Image, Inc., 
+1-408-616-4192, or kasey.holman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, for HDMI 
Licensing, LLC

<<PR Newswire -- 08/24/05>>

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