HDMI - how commonplace?

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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Japan is seeing an HDMI revolution; virtually all new video cameras come with it as do most TVs. Even the newest Sony laptop has an HDMI port.



Often when I give presentations to small groups there is a large flat screen TV for me to connect to and I would love to plug in with HDMI (a single plug, light and compact). If Apple would include HDMI on the portable I personally think it would be a great idea.



However, Apple is a US company and I wonder how common HDMI is.



Do many people use HDMI in the US?

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    Originally Posted by Bergermeister View Post


    Japan is seeing an HDMI revolution; virtually all new video cameras come with it as do most TVs. Even the newest Sony laptop has an HDMI port.



    Often when I give presentations to small groups there is a large flat screen TV for me to connect to and I would love to plug in with HDMI (a single plug, light and compact). If Apple would include HDMI on the portable I personally think it would be a great idea.



    However, Apple is a US company and I wonder how common HDMI is.



    Do many people use HDMI in the US?



    HDMI has been around here for a few years now and is VERY common. Most commonly used for home theater applications especially with Blu-Ray players it is the ultimate in connectivity.



    HDMI should replace the DVI on MBP's in my opinion.
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    bergermeisterbergermeister Posts: 6,784member
    Cool.



    Yeah, Apple really should start using HDMI... I'd like an HDMI input on my MacPro that would allow video capture at speed; currently to get HD takes a bit longer than real time over USB.
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    telomartelomar Posts: 1,804member
    Right now I just use a DVI to HDMI cable to connect my laptop to my tv. That siad I can't say I see a huge rush for an HDMI port to be added as a lot of projectors still lack support in the corporate environments.



    I do see it as only a matter of time as it is certainly the way the market is headed.
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