Into the Future of HDMI
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 8:42:51 PM America/New_York
By C. I. Source
In Part 1 we discussed “In the Beginning”: specs, roadblocks, software, hardware, cables, standards, and more. Now, let’s look Into the Future of HDMI®.
Here is what we will need to do to continue to work:
Now that you are completely flummoxed and plotting your escape from the world of “CI” to a job flipping burgers, how do you salvage your career and start planning for the future? You will do this by looking forward — great scott! For years we wired the world with coax in various forms, from one to six cables per bundle. It worked pretty much every time. Then along came HDMI. We had to switch over to Category X cables to get some distance. At first, it took Cat/X 2 cables, but now we are down to one — or are we? Yes, there are cables that will support the UHD standard of 4K/60, 4:2:0, some even up to 100’. Ethereal Evolv cables are an example and we do have a new “true” 18 Gbps cable in the new Velox series, now shipping.
History of HDMI: In the Beginning
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 8:50:46 PM America/New_York
By C. I. Source
Although HDMI® 2.0 has been out for a while, this technology still has a dark shroud of mystery surrounding it. Dealers and manufactures are afraid of HDMI while customer demand is looming. We’ll examine some of the issues we’ve had to deal with as we get underway with this new frontier in Part 1. Be sure to watch for Part 2, Into the Future of HDMI in our next installment.
The question is: “As an industry, how do we salve the fears and provide the client with what they need to move forward with the new HDMI interface?”
To fully understand the new technology, let’s review. Let’s look at how we evolved, where we are presently, and where we are headed in the future:
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!
Thursday, July 2, 2015 1:06:36 PM America/New_York
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HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!!
FROM METRA HOME THEATER GROUP
Introducing C.I. Source
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 1:16:00 PM America/New_York
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In an effort to better engage and inform our customers, Metra Home Theater Group would like to introduce our mascot - C.I. Source ! C.I. Source (appropriately named after the Custom Integrator audience he will serve), is an adorable, approachable, tech-savvy, and slightly frazzled-looking, home theater enthusiast created to provide brand recognition for Metra Home Theater and serve as a tool to educate and provide solutions to our customer base.
To ensure customers fully appreciate our new mascot, we gave C.I. Source a rich history:
Most asked Spyclops Tech Questions
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 1:55:49 PM America/New_York
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Our Spyclops tech department is busy helping customers and I happen to sit in the same room. So the thought came to be one day, “What are the most asked questions?” I fired off an email and asked “What question do you answer the most regarding our Spyclops line?”
I was given the top three most asked Spyclops tech questions:
- I am having issues connecting on my phone with ESEE, HELP?
Make sure you have full signal on your Smartphone or tablet to pull the video through, especially if you have more than four cameras connected. Videos pull more bandwidth than games or regular apps.