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New HDMI Cables
Simplay Verified for 1080p

Pearl Simplay Verified for 1080p

A major national New York retailer is notifying suppliers that it will require all HDMI-enabled products to go
through Silicon Image’s “Simplay HD” testing program

To find out more http://www.twice.com/article/CA6398917.html or
http://www.simplayhd.com/news/articles/121906.aspx

 

Q. What is HDMI 1.3?
A. HDMI 1.3 is the specification for the operation of High Definition TV at 1080p progressive scan by use of higher bandwidth signal of twice the frequency required for 1080i interlaced scan.

Q. What are the benefits of the higher specification of HDMI 1.3 AND 1080p?
A. HDMI 1.3 supports Deep Colour which offers several enhancements in display quality and Lip Sync

  • Deep Colour enables displays to expand from millions of colours to billions of colours
  • Deep Colour allows increased contrast and many more shades of grey between Black and White
  • Deep Colour eliminates on-screen banding and this delivers smooth transitions and subtle gradations between colours
  • Lip Sync technology automatically synchronizes video and audio accurately, and this removes the need for complex time consuming end user adjustments
  • HDMI 1.3 also supports new lossless compressed digital formats.

Q. How is the higher bandwidth achieved without re-designing the specification of the cables?
A. HDMI 1.3 requires the application of a special equalization circuit in all HDMI connected devices that compensates for the high frequency attenuation losses in HDMI

Q. Will current HDMI cables be compatible with future 1080p sources such as Blu-ray DVD players and Play Station 3 gaming consoles?

A. Most cables currently available have only been tested to support 720p or 1080i resolution. Only Simplay HD verified cables are tested to support the full 1080p video format.

Coral Simplay Verified for 1080p

Q. What is Simplay Verification?
A. Simplay Labs was set up by Silicon Image in order to test that all products tested and verified by them can operate together irrespective of manufacturer.

Q. How important is Simplay verification?
A. Without Simplay Verification, consumers have no guarantee that the High Definition products they buy will work fully when connected together.

Q. Are Simplay Verified cables available Now?
A. Yes. Black Rhodium NEW - Simplay Verified Cables are available NOW and the range is being extended to meet future demands for cables supporting the highest picture quality.

Q. What lengths of Simplay Verified cable can be currently supplied.
A. Black Rhodium Coral Simplay is available in lengths of up to 3m. Black Rhodium Pearl Simplay is available in lengths of up to 12.5m

Q. I only need a short length of cable under 3m, will I see a better picture by investing in Black Rhodium Pearl Simplay, rather than a less expensive cable such as Coral Simplay.

A. Most definitely Yes. Black Rhodium Pearl has been designed to a much higher specification so that it will deliver a clearer picture with sharper images and more natural colours. Compared with Black Rhodium Pearl less expensive cables will, by comparison, degrade your picture quality and deny you the full capabilities of your valuable HD equipment. In short using anything less than Black Rhodium Pearl for HD looses more in performance than it saves in cost.

Q. Will the latest Simplay Verified cable work with equipment released to earlier HDMI specification.
A. Yes HDMI is fully backward compatible with all HDMI and DVI compliant devices.

Retail Price
Including VAT
  
Retail Price
Including VAT
Pearl Simplay 1m
£240.00
   Coral Simplay 2m
£95.00
Pearl Simplay 2m
£260.00
   Coral Simplay 3m
£110.00
Pearl Simplay 3m
£280.00
      
Pearl Simplay 5m
£320.00
      
Pearl Simplay 12.5m
£800.00
      
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