The HDMI connector is also far less reliable than a DVI connection. The connectors fall out of vertically oriented jacks and the weight of the cable and design of the jacks often causes broken connections at the circuit board or weakening of the jack itself. It is simply not a physically robust connector system.
I have had to repair dozens of HDMI jacks that were broken and done dozens of service calls for loose HDMI connections. I have never had a single failure of a DVI connection or connector.
Obviously, the size of the DVI connector is an inconvenience, but HDMI was not the best solution that might have been provided.
Leonard Caillouet MS, CET, MST, ISF AV Electronics System Optimization & Service 5535 SW 98th Terr Gainesville, FL 32608 352-367-1075 fax 352-219-6216 cell lcaillo@xxxxxxxxxxxx (home/office email) lcaillo@xxxxxxxxxxx (mobile email) -------------------------------------------------- From: "Mike Tsinberg" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 3:26 PM To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [opendtv] Re: Intel: Leaked HDCP copy protection code is legit
The HDMI connecter is more consumer friendly then DVI. It is smaller, does not need screws and "USB like". HDMI carry both Video and Audio and currently with HDMI1.4 they added Audio Return and Ethernet as well. Copy protection is a strong wish of content creators that is better done in digital domain then analog. Those are the basic reasons I think. Best Regards, Mike Tsinberg Key Digital Systems Office: 914-667-9700 ext. 235 Fax: 914-668-8666 Cell: 646-391-7537 Skype: digimike email: mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx web: www.keydigital.com -----Original Message-----From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] OnBehalf Of John Shutt Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 1:22 PM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Re: Intel: Leaked HDCP copy protection code is legitThen why all the effort to "close the analog gap" and limit analog componentoutputs to 480p, and why bother with HDMI when DVI-D already existed? John----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Tsinberg" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 11:48 AM Subject: [opendtv] Re: Intel: Leaked HDCP copy protection code is legitNevertheless even open HDMI is not very attractive for pirates because thesignal is not compressed. And it is very expensive to re-compress with good quality. To manufacture without HDCP license will be risky for the manufacturer and will mean short lifespan for that brand Mike Tsinberg web: www.keydigital.com <http://www.keydigital.com/>---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways:- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.
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