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HDBaseT Supporters Hope To Kiss HDMI Goodbye

Posted by timothy on from the rj-45-rocks dept.

arcticstoat writes "HDMI's short-lived reign over the TV cable racks could soon be over, thanks to a new usurper that combines several connections into a standard Cat5e/6 network cable with an RJ-45 connector. Designed by a coalition of consumer electronics manufacturers called the HDBaseT Alliance, which includes Sony, Samsung, LG and Valens, HDBaseT promises to not only carry video and audio signals, but also provide a network connection, a USB signal and even electricity using a single cable. The Alliance predicts that we'll start seeing the first HDBaseT equipment creeping into the shops later this year, but says the bigger wave of adoption will occur later in 2011."

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  1. Kiss HDCP bye too? by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Can we please kill HDCP? Please? There is no technical reason why my monitor should not be able to be connected to an HDMI-capable entertainment device by means of an HDMI-DVI adapter.

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  2. There comes a point... by ICLKennyG · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I would tag this as a sudden break out of common sense, but I am not sure that it is. Yes, it's better in that I will be able to terminate my own video cables again, but how many cable standards do we need? I fully welcome our new Cat5e overlords but I just want the madness to stop.

  3. Re:The reason you can't connect your monitor by tepples · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yes, there is a technical reason your monitor can't be connected to your entertainment device... Your monitor doesn't support HDCP decoding.

    Then what's the technical reason to require HDCP in the first place?

  4. Haven't we learned anything from PS/2 connectors? by Burning1 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Haven't we learned anything from PS/2 connectors? Installing ports that are physically, but not electronically compatible on consumer devices is a stupid solution.

    Given that a lot of receivers and devices currently have built in Ethernet ports for network connectivity, I can't see this as being a particularly good idea... It's not as if hard wired Ethernet ports are common in residential walls...

  5. Re:One question by Bakkster · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Will Monster make a special gold-plated, oxygenated cable for it?

    Of course they will. So would I, if I could manage to get through the sales speech without breaking down in hysterical laughter. Some money just deserve to be taken.

    Because they don't understand enough about the physics of digital electrical signals? I assume you expect to be taken advantage of by your mechanic/doctor/banker because you don't know enough about cars/biology/financial devices? Your money deserves to be taken, right?

    I'm of the opinion that we should be spreading information, instead of being the assholes laughing in the corner and watching Monster get richer.

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