There are so many choices on the market for home theater systems that it is sometimes hard to determine which system to go with. Ease of use is a major fact for many consumers when purchasing home theater systems. After all, who wants something that is complicated to use. Televisions, DVD players, surround sound as well as a host of equipment can be complicated enough to hook up and operate. With the latest advancements in technology for the above-mentioned equipment things have become complex. Consumers want something that is simple and easy to use and your audio/video interface can be simple. HDMI offers consumers a high definition multimedia interface that is simple to use via one single cable. No longer do you have try and figure out where all those cables are suppose to hook up to. Plug in one cable and you are done. This one cable can replace up to 11 analog cables that many consumers are still using.

HDMI is not just for your high definition television though. HDMI also delivers high quality for all your PC multimedia needs such as gaming and movie watching. With HDMI’s interface you can get connect to your television and you PC monitor. No more having separate things for your television and your computer, which results in wires, cords and cables everywhere.

The quality that comes through the HDMI cable is already high definition and uncompressed so there is the benefits of not having quality lost during compression or quality loss during a transfer from analog to high definition. There is a two way communication with HDMI cables that allows for instant configuration so that no matter what a consumer should always be receiving the highest quality format. Two formats are obtainable on the market for these cables, standard and high speed. Standard cables are tested and verified to operate up to speeds of 75 Mhz, which is identical to 1080i signal. The high-speed cables are tested and verified to operate up to speeds of 340Mhz, which is identical to 1080p signal. This is the highest bandwidth that is available with HDMI cables.

Another added benefit to HDMI cables is that they are supported by brand names that you know and trust. Hitachi, Panasonic, RCA, Philips, Toshiba, Sony and Silicon Image are all leaders in the electronic industry and the Founders of HDMI. Major motion pictures such as Fox, Disney, Warner Bros. and even Universal studios support HDMI. Not only is HDMI supported by electronic industry leaders and major motion picture studios but it is also backed by systems operators that we know and trust. DirecTV, EchoStar and even Cable Labs back HDMI.

So now you can see that you can eliminate all those wires, cords and cables that are hooked up to your home theater system or PC, without sacrificing quality. As stated above one HDMI cable does the work of 11 analog cables and is supported by brand name that consumer trust thus making it a product that gives us ease of use.