HDMI devices can do TCP/IP now? Can they actually be used for internet networking, or is it just to transfer data from a video source to the display?
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Good question. I also would like to know.
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Doh quick google search.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10249212-1.html -
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That article also isn't very clear. I could browse the internet on any device hooked up to my TV with internet access already - even if I used composite video. What benefit does ethernet over HDMI bring to the table? -
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..but it's not one cable less, there isn't something special about internet based a/v content that requires ethernet to transmit from a source to a display
I have my Dreamcast hooked up to the TV with a VGA cable - I don't need to plug in an ethernet cable to go online with it, nor would I have to if I hooked my PC up to it with an HDMI 1.0 cable.
EDIT: obviously I'm missing something fundamentally different about what ethernet over HDMI is supposed to do - I can't find any information on what that is though. Are they talking about TVs plugged directly into networking devices without a PC/DVR/Boxee Box/etc in between for online content delivery? -
redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11
Video capture possibility? If the tv has ability to send back a signal, through it.
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What are you plugging that HDMI cable into though? I've never seen a modem/router with HDMI ports.
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HDMI :: Manufacturer :: HDMI 1.4 :: FAQ for HDMI 1.4 my guess is yes.
What's up with ethernet over HDMI?
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by nemt, Feb 25, 2011.