HDMI Archive

If you’re connecting a new monitor or TV, you may be looking for a cable to hook everything up. Just a few years ago, the choice was simple. Head to your local store, and pick up an HDMI cable that’s long enough for your needs. But nowadays, there are multiple standards. Among other options, you’ll see HDMI ARC and HDMI eARC. ARC is short for …

So, you’ve just bought a new A/V receiver or soundbar. Congratulations! But now it’s time to make all the connections, and you’ve got some decisions to make. Life wasn’t always this complicated. In the olden days, when dinosaurs ruled the earth, a simple coaxial cable got the job done for all connections. But we’re no longer technological cave men. Instead, we have a ton of …

When you buy a modern PC, you generally see two different output options: HDMI and DisplayPort. Similarly, we’ve reviewed a variety of different monitors that offer these different options. Besides the physical design, what’s the actual difference between the two? We’re about to try and demystify this. In a sense, this is not a new problem. Technology standards have been changing for years. For example, …

Remember standard definition televisions? Unless you’re very young, you probably do. Do you ever wish we could go back to the day when that was the best standard? Probably not. The change from standard definition to high definition was a game changer for all kinds of entertainment. For example, watching a hockey game in standard definition was a guessing game. Most of the time, you …

For a long time, the general rule of thumb was that HDMI cables work for a distance of up to 50 feet. But this isn’t exactly a rule, per-se. The key word is ‘up-to.’ If you’re trying to connect a video source that is quite a ways away from your display, it’s possible that the signal may degrade to a point of not being usable. …