Our suggestion that they should just connect the DVD player to the TV with a HDMI cable wasn't appreciated.
Wonderfully, unlike the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the Wii U includes an HDMI cable right out of the box.
Using an HDMI cable (sold separately) makes it possible to also share user-created 3D video content via a 3D TV.
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Thanks to DLNA technology or the HDMI cable, you can connect it to your TV to view your content on an even bigger screen!
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Mirror mode when connected with HDMI cable (sold separately) to view images, files and movies on a larger screen, like your TV at home.
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The joint reference design meets the demand for in-room HDMI cable replacement applications as well as whole-home full-HD video content sharing, using standards-based Wi-Fi networking technology.
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Unfortunately, the sad tradition of not including an HDMI cable with high-definition, HDMI-enabled consoles continues here, with only a (standard def) RCA cable included in the box.
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Well, besides the massive player we've already seen, he discovered an equally bulked-up remote, the HDMI cable and a pitch from NetFlix (hey, you've gotta get those discs somewhere, right?).
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Simply connect the camera to an HDTV with an optional HDMI cable and use your HDTV's remote to control playback functions and navigate the camera's menus from the comfort of your couch.
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That HDMI cable -- bundled in the box, as it should be -- is also put to good use with 1080p video content, which looks sharp and plays back flawlessly on the 2X.
The kit includes a 2-meter automotive grade HDMI cable, which handles all audio and video transfer between the Pioneer products and iPhone 5, and a 1.5-meter 17-pin to USB cable for charging iPhone 5.
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Its screen resolution is 720p, but the machine is capable of playing out games and video in the 4k standard - which offers eight times the detail - on compatible TVs via an HDMI cable.
"The first Ultra HD displays were introduced in 2012, but today's Dual-Mode DisplayPort-to-HDMI cable adaptors limit display resolution to 1080p, " said Craig Wiley, senior director of marketing at Parade Technologies, and VESA Board of Directors chairman.
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An additional device, specifically a Dual-Mode DisplayPort cable adaptor, is required to convert the mechanical connector, as well as the electrical aspects of the signal, to output that is compatible with a DVI or HDMI cable and display.
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To really maximize the multimedia focus on the Ion, you'll need a micro-HDMI to HDMI cable, a compatible television and a library of content the company's only too happy to furnish via its Video and Music Unlimited networks.
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The XStreamHD FAST Start package includes one HD Media Server with 1TB storage, one HD Media Receiver, RF One Remote Control, and all of the accessories, including one 3m High-Speed Cat2 certified HDMI cable and two 3m Cat5e Ethernet cables.
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If these USB displays provide as high a viewing experience as HDMI cable displays and supply the display power as well it may be that USB will eventually displace HDMI due to the higher production volumes and consequently lower costs for USB cables.
Beyond its 3D features, LG designed the Thrill to be a top-of-the-line phone with a large, 4.3-inch touchscreen, a front-facing camera for video-chatting, mobile hotspot functionality and the ability to record high-definition (1080p) video and port it to a TV with an (included) HDMI cable.
Samsung says the Galaxy S II sports nine ways for users to either port content from their phones to external devices such as monitors and printers or to stream content, such as TV shows, from external devices to their phones, via Wi-Fi or an HDMI cable.
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Among several refinements to improve interoperability, the updated standard enables a higher data rate for DisplayPort-to-HDMI cable adaptors, providing support for HDMI 1.4 display resolutions such as 1080p 3D at 60Hz, and Ultra HD (4K x 2K) up to 30Hz frame rate, as well as 1080p with deep color.
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And just because you have an HDMI or component cable connecting your HD STB to your HDTV, doesn't mean you are watching HD.
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And just because you have an HDMI or component cable connecting your HD STB to your HDTV, doesn't mean you are watching HDTV.
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All models, for instance, feature simple one-cable HDMI connections, compatibility with HDMI 1.3a Repeating and Dolby Pro Logic IIz decoding providing for front height channels.
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They also all feature simple one-cable HDMI connections and come with new easy-to-understand "Getting Started" guides that outline the steps of system setup, including networking setup where applicable.
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Sony could overcome this hurdle by conveniently including that requisite HDMI-out cable in the box, but as it stands, you'll only get the standard micro-USB cable and charger dongle.
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On the audio side, it touts 5.1-channel surround via analog outs for SACD, while DVD-Audio can take advantage of HDMI's single cable simplicity.
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There are standards wars here, too, with some TV makers opting for the HDMI 1.3 multimedia cable interface supported by companies like Dolby and others looking ahead to the still nascent DisplayPort format from Analogix Semiconductor.
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