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I know just enough electronics to get myself into trouble, but I have a lot of common sense. Here is my thinking..
1) hdmi cables carry both audio and video signals…OK, if we send audio and video signals to the TV, what to do with the audio signals?
2) Some receivers are “pass through” (HDMI in…HDMI only out). There are 3 places to convert signals from digital to analog (which speakers need)… the digital source, the receiver or the TV. Unless the receiver does the converting, how to get 5.1 or 7.1 audio signals to each speaker?
3) I believe the fewer “electronic devices and connectors”, the better. Why buy a receiver with HDMI connections at all? I connect component cables directly to the TV..and coax cables to the receiver.
4) I like choices. We already had 2 digital audio choices (optical and coaxial) and already had analog component cables for video signals (also 1080p) that were fine. I have noticed a trend towards HDMI use only with Blu Ray players…that forces us to buy new receivers too…I don’t like that. Some older receivers are completely adequate.
Am I missing something or was this invention intended to sell more and to make it easy for dummies but keep us from quality viewing?
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Topic - am I missing something, or do others think HDMI was a step backwards? - cloudwalker 19:43:33 03/25/14 (50)
- and the concensus is??? - cloudwalker 19:07:30 03/26/14 (1)
- You're not missing anything -nt - E-Stat 11:16:14 03/27/14 (0)
- RE: My new Oppo BDP103 - BigguyinATL 08:39:44 03/26/14 (2)
- RE: My new Oppo BDP103 - cloudwalker 11:01:43 03/26/14 (1)
- RE: My new Oppo BDP103 - BigguyinATL 13:23:04 04/01/14 (0)
- RE: am I missing something, or do others think HDMI was a step backwards? - briggs 08:35:39 03/26/14 (0)
- Backwards in what way? - Kal Rubinson 07:48:05 03/26/14 (31)
- RE: Backwards in what way? - E-Stat 14:29:34 03/26/14 (17)
- And its the worst connector since SVHS. (nt) - reelsmith. 15:47:15 03/26/14 (2)
- S-Video? (NT) - Kal Rubinson 18:59:12 03/26/14 (1)
- Yes, thank you. (nt) - reelsmith. 19:50:34 03/26/14 (0)
- I am sympathetic but I do not have such problems. - Kal Rubinson 14:37:55 03/26/14 (13)
- Apparently - E-Stat 15:15:14 03/26/14 (12)
- Whoa! - Kal Rubinson 16:01:05 03/26/14 (11)
- RE: Whoa! - E-Stat 16:13:15 03/26/14 (10)
- That problem is not limited to HDMI or audio in this society. (NT) - Kal Rubinson 17:27:23 03/26/14 (9)
- It is most certainly limited to HDMI! - E-Stat 17:49:57 03/26/14 (8)
- No apologies and no AVRs. (NT) - Kal Rubinson 18:57:37 03/26/14 (7)
- C'mon Kal - E-Stat 05:35:55 03/27/14 (6)
- RE: C'mon Kal - Kal Rubinson 17:18:30 03/27/14 (5)
- " is simply a recognition that planned obsolescence is endemic." - E-Stat 17:26:29 03/27/14 (4)
- C'mon Ralph - Kal Rubinson 17:41:04 03/27/14 (3)
- Your defense was well worded - E-Stat 17:46:30 03/27/14 (2)
- RE: Your defense was well worded - Kal Rubinson 19:36:34 03/27/14 (1)
- On that point... - E-Stat 20:03:06 03/27/14 (0)
- RE: Backwards in what way? - cloudwalker 11:07:34 03/26/14 (12)
- HDMI did nothing to improve HT only make it more convenient - neolith 17:03:14 03/26/14 (7)
- That's not true - Jack G 08:17:13 03/27/14 (6)
- RE: That's not true, Part II - Kal Rubinson 17:45:48 03/27/14 (0)
- RE: That's not true - E-Stat 11:22:03 03/27/14 (4)
- Blu-ray was around in 1999? - Jack G 11:40:24 03/27/14 (3)
- No, but an equivalent resolution video standard was - E-Stat 11:55:17 03/27/14 (2)
- RE: No, but an equivalent resolution video standard was - Jack G 12:07:28 03/27/14 (1)
- RE: No, but an equivalent resolution video standard was - E-Stat 12:14:07 03/27/14 (0)
- That wasn't their goal - Jack G 11:17:58 03/26/14 (3)
- Agreed but there are other side effects. - Kal Rubinson 14:36:42 03/26/14 (2)
- Current ? ... - reelsmith. 15:55:54 03/26/14 (0)
- RE: Agreed but there are other side effects. - House13 14:54:19 03/26/14 (0)
- RE: am I missing something, or do others think HDMI was a step backwards? - Inmate51 06:55:56 03/26/14 (7)
- RE: am I missing something, or do others think HDMI was a step backwards? - cloudwalker 11:13:35 03/26/14 (5)
- Oh, sure... - Inmate51 13:52:52 03/26/14 (4)
- RE: Oh, sure... - cloudwalker 14:19:45 03/26/14 (3)
- RE: Oh, sure... - uncle mag 16:42:41 03/26/14 (2)
- RE: Oh, sure... - Inmate51 08:05:22 03/27/14 (1)
- heh heh * - uncle mag 10:50:22 03/27/14 (0)
- RE: am I missing something, or do others think HDMI was a step backwards? - geezerrocket 08:31:16 03/26/14 (0)
- RE: am I missing something, or do others think HDMI was a step backwards? - BCR 02:52:48 03/26/14 (0)
- Not really - unclestu 21:05:21 03/25/14 (0)
- I dunno, the ability to transmit uncompressed audio and video on 1 cable seems like a big plus - Road Warrior 20:46:10 03/25/14 (1)
- The plug/interface is the issue - Jack G 05:06:31 03/26/14 (0)
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