To get the true feel of HD, you would need something to connect your computer to huge LED HDTVs. Fortunately for you, current PCs have just that capability. In fact, there are up to three choices available for consumers. Here is a breakdown of them.

1. Going HD: DVIs, HDMIs,
and Display Ports

2. HD media content is quickly becoming the
norm nowadays, and more and more
consumers are making the switch. For
computer users, this entails upgrading their
machines with desktop or laptop replacement
parts, if not buying new computers outright.
The more tech-savvy and/or budget-
constrained of them may even just make do
with driver updates to their computer parts.

3. While the above methods are all viable, they are
only good if you’re planning on viewing your HD
content on your desktop’s relatively small screen,
much less your laptop’s; hardly the experience
that warrants high-definition. To get the true feel
of HD, you would need something to connect
your computer to huge LED HDTVs. Fortunately
for you, current PCs have just that capability. In
fact, there are up to three choices available for
consumers. Here is a breakdown of them.

4. Digital Visual Interface
Digital Visual Interface, or DVI for
short, is the first of the three to
appear, and the most common. It
first came out in 1999, and as such
is the transitional bridge between
analog signals (its immediate
predecessor being the analog-only
VGA interface) and digital ones. It is
because of this that its developers
opted to make it compatible with
VGA ports (via adapters) by having a
few of its pins stay analog. At its
core, though, the DVI is designed for
noise- and distortion-free digital
signals.

5. Digital Visual Interface
Speaking of pins, DVIs come
in two variants, each carrying
a different number of pins.
The first variant, the single-
link DVI, carries 18 pins; and
the more powerful dual-link
carries 24. Single-links can
support an admittedly
impressive maximum
resolution of 2098 x 1311
pixels., with dual-links
amazingly surpassing that.

6. High-Definition Multimedia Interface
HDMI was introduced back
in 2003, when HD was just
about to penetrate the
market with the releases of
the Blu-ray and HD-DVD
formats just three years
later. Ever since then,
HDMI has slowly become
the interface-of-choice for
HD consumers for many
reasons.

7. High-Definition Multimedia Interface
While dual-link DVIs can
support higher resolution
levels, current
technologies do not
necessitate it having to
reach that far, meaning
that what single link DVIs
and HDMIs have to offer
pixel-wise are more than
sufficient.

8. High-Definition Multimedia Interface
HDMI ups its game,
though, by allowing its 19
pins to deliver a variety of
lossless digital formats:
Standard-definition (DVD),
enhanced (artificially
upscaled stabndard-def),
high-definition (Blu-ray and
the now-defunt HD-DVD),
and 3D. Moreover, HDMI
cables also carry 8-
channel audio.

9. High-Definition Multimedia Interface
In addition, HDMI cables also
have CEC (Consumer
Electronics Control), a type of
connection that syncs compatible
HDMI-capable devices to make
them act as one distinct
electronic device. For example, if
you link a Samsung TV and a
Samsung Blu-ray player together
via HDMI cable, the CEC
function kicks in and syncs the
two devices, allowing you to
control them using just one
remote. Pretty nifty, huh?

10. Display Port
And then we have Display
Port, which came into the
game relatively late; back in
2006, to be specific. Because
of its very recent appearance,
not a lot of devices have
adopted this video interface
yet. That said, it is looking to
gain ground quickly, and
hopes to become an HD
standard alongside HDMI by
2015.

11. Display Port
A DisplayPort cable can carry
both video and audio signals
much like HDMI, but where it
differs is that it does so in micro
data packets. This small delivery
size implies that there is still a lot
of headroom for bigger file types
should the future find it
necessary.
But again – and just to reiterate –
unless you own or plan on owning
a high-end rig, you won’t be
seeing this one anytime soon.

12. Utilize Your Computer’s HD Feature
If you truly want to experience
HD as it was meant to be, a
good HD cable is the way to go,
provided your computer
supports it. Whichever HD video
interface you have, use it to truly
capture what high-definition
imagery is like.
Also, it doesn’t hurt that an HD
cable cost significantly less than
a desktop or laptop part
upgrade.

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