HDMI or what is the same: High Definition Multimedia Interface. Standard defined by the manufacturers Hitachi, Panasonic, Philips, Silicon Image, Sony, Thomson and Toshiba, which extends to other manufacturers. It aims to be one step closer to the standard DVI (Digital Visual Interface) is fully compatible as far as video is concerned. Unlike the DVI cable carries only video, HDMI is a cable that carries multimedia Audio and Video (A/V) and also supports remote control functions. It's fast (supports a bandwidth of 5 Gbps to 2.2 Gbps and HDTV), supports high resolution (24 bit/pixel and 165 MHz clock frequency), 100% digital (no need to perform A/D), without compressions (ie, no loss of original quality of the environment) and insurance (highly reliable). On the audio is concerned, supports CD quality (16-bit to 32/44.1/48 kHz), up to 8 audio channels and supports sampling frequencies of 192 kHz. Ready for DTV, HDTV and multimedia computer applications (A/V).