[geeks] Whee! Lightning strikes, AGAIN!

[Phil Stracchino]

Joshua Boyd wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 05:36:00PM -0400, Phil Stracchino wrote:
> 
>> As mentioned elsewhere, I really wish the world had long since switched
>> over to fiber not just for networking, but for pretty much all other
>> data-only connections.  Imagine how much easier it would be hooking up a
>> hi-fi/home theater system if each component - including the TV monitor -
>> required only a single optical cable to connect it to the receiver.
> 
> It isn't fiber, but isn't HDMI already only a single cable to connect it
> to whatever?  There are certainly plenty of bad things to say about HDMI
> though. 

It's a single cable and connector, sure, but even with 26-gauge
conductors the cable is close to a half-inch thick.  And as (I infer)
you note, HDMI currently implies HDCP.


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