The standard for connecting A/V stuff over FireWire is HAVi, but I don't know if anyone is going to use it. I've seen several TVs and set tops with DVI, but none with HAVi.
Does DVI, as you say, allow for this? Or, is it more a case that the resources for DVI are so high, that it will be a few years before anyone cheaply captures digital signals right off DVI? That's the decoded/uncompressed frame by frame goods coming out of the DVI port on your computer, and it's a lot of overhead. Capturing it to an HDD will require a lot of horsepower and should put it out of the reach of consumers for a few years.
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since the conversation seems to have touched on copyright and convergence, i'll offer my two cents.
the MPAA would like nothing better than to replace all analog equipment, so that no consumer is using coaxial cable to connect video. that is because when digital and non digital devices are mixed, anyone can take the raw signal when it goes coax to the TV. are broadcasters afraid a pure digital (i.e. HDTV) signal will be easily priated? damn right. do they have a good solution? hell no. but tranporting video over firewire/gigawire might certainly offer some options, especially since it is already being put into so many digital video devices.
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<strong>It's not Giga, it's only 400Mega.
The standard for connecting A/V stuff over FireWire is HAVi, but I don't know if anyone is going to use it. I've seen several TVs and set tops with DVI, but none with HAVi.
<a href="http://www.havi.org/"; target="_blank">http://www.havi.org/</a></strong><hr></blockquote>;
When FW v2.0 hits it'll be Giga...
FW1 = 400Mb/s
FW2 = 400Mb/s -> 800Mb/s -> 1.6Gb/s --> 3.2Gb/s
The spec (as best I can tell) will 1st hit with 800Mb/s (and maybe 1.6Gb/s) and then provide a path to 3.2Gb/s (aka FW2.1 maybe?).
Check <a href="http://1394ta.org/"; target="_blank">http://1394ta.org/</a>; for any/all 'official' FW news.
Dave
Does DVI, as you say, allow for this? Or, is it more a case that the resources for DVI are so high, that it will be a few years before anyone cheaply captures digital signals right off DVI? That's the decoded/uncompressed frame by frame goods coming out of the DVI port on your computer, and it's a lot of overhead. Capturing it to an HDD will require a lot of horsepower and should put it out of the reach of consumers for a few years.
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With the Molex-designed 9-pin interface, the IEEE 1394b cable is capable of S3200 (3.2Gbps digital data rate) over each of two differential channels, including DC power per the IEEE 1394b-2002 standard. The interface was designed to provide a minimum of 1,000 mating cycles. This connector system features a three-stage sequential mating system: cable ground, power and signals for ESD (Electro Static Discharge) and hot plugging.
The sockets are double shielded for improved EMI protection and are available in pure SMT and SMT with through-hole outer shells for increased board retention. The Molex 1394b socket is designed with rugged leaf contacts. The spring contact on the plug allows for easy cable replacement if damaged. The overmolded cable plug has no exposed metal ground shield, which protects users from ground loop. Cables are available in 1.0m, 2.0m and 4.5m cable lengths.
Molex s 1394b products are available in beta and bilingual keyed versions. The beta version connects to other beta devices which offers the higher speed advantage of 1394b while the bilingual version connects to legacy devices (1394 4-pin and 6-pin) for backward compatibil
the MPAA would like nothing better than to replace all analog equipment, so that no consumer is using coaxial cable to connect video. that is because when digital and non digital devices are mixed, anyone can take the raw signal when it goes coax to the TV. are broadcasters afraid a pure digital (i.e. HDTV) signal will be easily priated? damn right. do they have a good solution? hell no. but tranporting video over firewire/gigawire might certainly offer some options, especially since it is already being put into so many digital video devices.