wayne
06-03-2006, 06:17 PM
HDMI will continue to be the de-facto standard in home video transmission for 2 reasons: 1) uncompressed digital format ensures the best picture quality and 2) HDMI allows content providers to ensure that their intellectual property is protected through HDCP.
It is clear that more equipment such as Cable/Satellite Set Top boxes, DVD players, HD DVD players, Personal video recorders, video game stations, and computer video cards will adopt HDMI/DVI. However, many early-generation HDTV monitors only had 1 or 2 HDMI input leaving the early adopter no way to easily add HDMI enabled sources. Furthermore many Surround Sound Audio Receivers do not include HDMI switching.
To help early adopters who are in the “ I only have 1 HDMI input on my TV” situation; here are some HDMI switching solution designed to allow end users add HDMI sources.
Basic 3x1 HDMI switchhttp://www.octavainc.com/HDMI%20switch%203port.htm and 5x1 HDMI switch http://www.octavainc.com/HDMI%20switch%205port.htm can be used to expand the HDMI ports.
For those seeking to integrate with their existing Surround Sound Audio Receivers, you may try the 4x1 HDMI switch with Toslink routing http://www.octavainc.com/HDMI%20switch%204port_toslink.htm .This unit includes both HDMI and Digital Audio switching thus allowing users to simplify their routing needs.
All products can be found at:Octava http://www.octavainc.com/
http://www.octavainc.com/image/HDMI_Toslink/HDMI-4Port+AUDIO_applicatio.jpg
It is clear that more equipment such as Cable/Satellite Set Top boxes, DVD players, HD DVD players, Personal video recorders, video game stations, and computer video cards will adopt HDMI/DVI. However, many early-generation HDTV monitors only had 1 or 2 HDMI input leaving the early adopter no way to easily add HDMI enabled sources. Furthermore many Surround Sound Audio Receivers do not include HDMI switching.
To help early adopters who are in the “ I only have 1 HDMI input on my TV” situation; here are some HDMI switching solution designed to allow end users add HDMI sources.
Basic 3x1 HDMI switchhttp://www.octavainc.com/HDMI%20switch%203port.htm and 5x1 HDMI switch http://www.octavainc.com/HDMI%20switch%205port.htm can be used to expand the HDMI ports.
For those seeking to integrate with their existing Surround Sound Audio Receivers, you may try the 4x1 HDMI switch with Toslink routing http://www.octavainc.com/HDMI%20switch%204port_toslink.htm .This unit includes both HDMI and Digital Audio switching thus allowing users to simplify their routing needs.
All products can be found at:Octava http://www.octavainc.com/
http://www.octavainc.com/image/HDMI_Toslink/HDMI-4Port+AUDIO_applicatio.jpg