Hdmi Cables

HDMI cables that connect high-definition video appliances to TVs and other appliances.

An industry alliance exists of the popular HDMI cables that connect high-definition video appliances to TVs and other appliances. It’s just a simple cable upgrade, but it will mean far easier set-up of Internet-connected devices in your living room.

And that means that web-connected devices are going to multiply in homes. Call it cable simplification. Instead of a rat’s nest of cables behind your entertainment centre, you can now get by with fewer cables thanks to this new 1.4 version of the High-Definition Multimedia Interface.

More than a billion HDMI connectors and cables have shipped since they were launched in 2004. HDMI connects devices such as Blu-ray player to a TV set with no loss in the high-definition video quality. All new TVs have the HDMI connectors, as do many other video appliances.

The new HDMI 1.4 cables will now let you transfer Internet data along the same cable that currently transfers only video and audio data. That new feature is dubbed the HDMI Ethernet Channel, and, once it’s adopted by the industry, you’ll be able to get rid of the Ethernet cables connecting every single web-connected device. It transfers data at up to 100 megabits per second.

This solves problems for people like me, who have an awful time connecting devices to the web and each other in the living room. I use powerline Internet adapters, which connect my DSL broadband line to my living room via power sockets. Wireless doesn’t work so well in my home. So right now, I have to switch cables from one game console to another whenever I use them. It’s a hassle. Of course consumers will have to get new cables in order to eliminate some older cables. That’s an added expense and it will take time, maybe years, for the transition to happen.

At least HDMI is keeping up with the times. About 24 percent of all consumer electronics devices will require Ethernet in 2009. With more devices connected to the Internet, this new connector means that you will be able to access your content via the Internet on more of your future home devices. The Ethernet connection enables a variety of new applications, such as the ability to play a video on a Blu-ray player on any web-connected TV in your home.

It also has an Audio Return Channel so you can connect your stereo to your TV and have it play music on your TV set, even as you get rid of a cable. And HDMI 1.4 has Automatic Content Enhancement, which optimizes the settings on your TV to fit whatever movie or video you’re playing. It also has 3-D support and support for higher resolution video of 4,000 x 2,000 pixels. And another new feature is a complete color palette that allows you to connect almost any HD digital still camera and show the pictures with the highest viewing quality on your TV. Sometimes TVs don’t have the breadth of color to display still pictures well.

Still another feature is the Micro HDMI connector. This connector is about the size of a mini universal serial bus (USB) connector. It can likely be built into cell phones in the future to let you play back high-definition video recorded with a cell phone camera on a TV. I recently saw a demonstration of that at Broadcom’s offices in Sunnyvale, Calif. It looked pretty cool.

It will be interesting to see the competition that emerges between HDMI and other cables/connectors such as DisplayPort, which links multiple displays together.
Incidentally, this story was under embargo, but PC Magazine accidentally ran its version early. Before it could be pulled down, others reprinted the details. Then the official announcement was delayed until today because it took a couple of weeks longer for the parties to reach consensus.

HDMI supporters include Hitachi, Panasonic Corporation, Philips, Silicon Image, Sony, Thomson and Toshiba. More than 850 companies have adopted HDMI technology.

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HDMI Over Cat 6

HDMI over CAT6 - 1080p to 50m

The KORDZ® CAT-HD50 is a fantastic and innovative product which enables the passing of a full HDMI bitstream over a parallel pair of CAT5E, CAT6/a or CAT7 cables. Simply run two lengths of data cable and terminate at both ends in standard linear Ethernet configuration with RJ45 connectors.

Connect a fully approved HDMI cable (1.3 spec preferred) from source to the HDMI input of the Transmitter (TX) unit, twin CAT cables from TX to Receiver (RX), then another short length approved HDMI cable from RX unit to the sink/display.

The results are astonishing, broadly equivalent to the KORDZ® Evolution series UP-OFC native HDMI up to 10m.
When should I use the CAT-HD50?

Use for installations where 1080p is required over longer lengths that cannot be supported by a pasive HDMI cable. However where full resolution support is attainable from a passive cable (such as KORDZ EVO or EVS series up to 10m, or MASTER™ series HDMI 1.3 to 15m, the passive cable is still the preferred option.

CAT-HD50
Is also handy for conduit installations, where an installed HDMI cable has been damaged or is redundant, or where cable length needs to be variable.
The CAT-HD50 is supplied as a send (TX) and receive (RX) pair, complete with 5V DC power supply (which connects to the sink/display side unit). Resolution support up to 30m for full 1080p over CAT5E UTP, or up to 60m for 720p/1080i.

CAT6 UTP
The use of CAT6 UTP can extend performance to a huge 50m with full 1080p 24/50/60Hz, depending on source and display capabilities and nativity of 1080p source (i.e. distance from up scaled sources may vary).

CAT7 UTP
CAT7 opens up the capabilities of the internal HDMI 1.3 chipset, offering support for Deep Color, xvColor and HD Audio.

• Plug 'n' play operation uses standard ethernet RJ45 configuration, STP or UTP cable
• Sender unit does not require external power, receive unit (TV end) requires 5V DC power (included)
• 24k gold plated HDMI receptacles
• Superior build quality, full metal housing with painted black finish
• Full kit includes sender unit, receiver unit and DC power pack
• 12 MONTH WARRANTY

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GEN-4 benchmark HDMI cable series

HDMI Cables All new GEN-4 benchmark HDMI cable series Now available.

All new flat profile improves twisted pair linearity for enhanced bandwidth. What the...? It means it will support higher picture resolutions in a more compact cable. The other big plus with the new design is hugely improved cable flexibility with the tightest bend radius in it's class. Full assembly AL shell is super lightweight and well within HDMI spec (most brands aren't!).

Like an F1 car, lightweight is by far the best as it significantly reduces strain on the HDMI socket, and also greatly reduces the chances of the connector coming free when you don't want it to.

• No high heat injection molding is used in the connector assembly.
• More than 99% of HDMI™ cables in the world today use injection molding for the connector shell, as it's cheap and reliable and holds every core in place quite well. The downside is that it can increase capacitance by compromising each core's outer jacket, effectively blending them all together.
• The new GEN-4 cables use a proprietary technique to secure each core without the need for injection molding, vastly improving structural and signal integrity.
• The previous generations of KORDZ cables utilized hand soldering methods, same as most brands of HDMI™ cables today. The new KORDZ® B.O.S.S.™ (Bitrate Optimized Soldering System) termination uses a hi-tech automated soldering process that ensures complete consistency in size and quality of each and every solder joint - all 19 of them. The result? Measurably reduced BER (Bit Error Rate) through reduced jitter - the enemy of any digital bitstream.
• Ultra-deep SILVER plating results in EVX™ 7% conductor silver content - a new class benchmark. Which class? The top one - the best, for unsurpassed color and detail.
• EVX™ exclusive cotton/nylon sleeve for a soft and silky texture. Why? What does it do? Well, it looks nice, like a great paint job on a car. Many cables out there are using a stiffer braided sleeve, and claiming that it reduces 'vibration', but they are actually made from PET - the same stuff as the blister pack that it retails in - and as for any performance advantage, no, this is just marketing spin.
• Vibration is NOT a problem in digital interconnects. "You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig" - Barrack Obama, October 2008. We prefer to tell it like it is.

HIGH SPEED ultimate passive
1.0m, 2.0m, 3.0m, 5.0m

HIGH SPEED with ActiveConnect™
7.0m, 10m, 12m, 15m

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HDMI Cables Master Series

HDMI Cables Master Series

There are actually two distinct certification standards for HDMI 1.3 cables:

• Standard Speed (1.3 Cat.1 test): for SD and broadcast HD up to 720p/1080i.
• High Speed (1.3 Cat.2 test): for FULL HD 1080p+ resolution. Includes full feature set compatibility, including Deep Color, and advanced audio formats.

HDMI™ offers the undisputed best performance potential that the home cinema industry has ever seen. BUT remember it is just potential - to make the most of it, three critical things are needed;

1. an excellent quality source;

2. a high end FULL HD display, and;

3. an interconnect of which is capable of getting the intact signal from source to display with the best possible integrity.

To this end MASTER™ from Kordz® is in a class of its own. If you demand only the best, then this is it..
Class leading Silver Plated cores with 2.5x the depth of silver as in the Kordz® EVO-S series. Results in 5% overall Silver content

• High gauge (AWG) construction
• Quad shield TMDS channels
• Highest quality full metal connector shell
• 24k Gold Plated connector & pins
• Cutting edge passive engineering & newly developed termination technology greatly enhances signal integrity
• Premium dual layer pearlized PVC compound cable jacket with extra-high silver powder content
• Full CEC support for remote control via HDMI with compatible hardware
• All lengths compatible with 1.3b equalizing source and display devices to offer the full HDMI potential of 10.2Gbps bandwidth
  1080p resolution support in all lengths with 24, 30, 36 or even 48 bit color depth, and xvYCC color
• Supports Dolby TrueHD® and DTS™ Master Audio formats, as well as DVD-A and SACD (where available)
• Official HDMI Adopter status

KORDZ® IMMORTAL™ lifetime warranty

Available in 1.0m, 2.0m, 3.0m, 5.0m, 7.0m, 10.0m, 15.0m

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HDMI Cables Evolution Series

HDMI Cables Evolution Series

The EVOLUTION-S series of HDMI cables is an upgrade from the standard EVOLUTION, comprising the same overall construction design principles, but with superior Silver Plated conductors. Silver is the best of all conductive metals, offering the best transmission of the sensitive TMDS bitstream, resulting in truly stunning full digital picture and sound.

Each TMDS channel is individually shielded in a overlapped layer of mylar coated foil, with a further dual layer of shielding around the entire 18 core HDMI bunch, comprising both foil wrap and braided TC. Furthermore the all-new connector shell design offers greater cable entry integrity, and superior characteristics to exceed the stringent HDMI certification test requirements.

• High purity Silver Plated cores reduces digital jitter for improved picture & sound
• Triple shield TMDS channels - 2x mylar foil wrap layers, plus copper braid
• Premium Pearl PVC compound connector shell and cable jacket with silver powder content
• Full CEC support for remote control via HDMI with compatible hardware
• HDMI 1.3 High Speed 10.2Gbps 1-3m
• HDMI 1.3 Standard Speed 5-25m
• 1080p/60 compatible to 15m*
• 720p/1080i compatible to 25m
• Official HDMI Adopter status

KORDZ® IMMORTAL™ lifetime warranty Lengths available: 1m, 2m, 3m, 5m, 7m, 10m, 12m, 15m, 20m, 25m

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