hdmi port

sajtion · 2 Feb 2009 at 11:07

what are advantages of having hdmi port on pc monitor?

PistolPete · 2 Feb 2009 at 13:10

Plugging in a bluray player for when you get bored gaming?

Saltank · 2 Feb 2009 at 13:25

some people use monitors for Xbox360 / PS3 with HDMI.
It's also possible to connect camcorders via HDMI.
If it's a DisplayPort, that's even better for when you have HDMI/displayport on your video card!

Phatjayunoi · 2 Feb 2009 at 14:21

Extra devices like a Blu-Ray player, PS3, Xbox360 or HD Digital/Freeview box.

And since many modern PC graphics cards these days support DVI-HDMI or native HDMI connections, you can even have a second or third PC up especially if one takes up each connection, VGA, DVI & HDMI.

If the monitor has speakers (Which are usually crap anyways!), then you will get sound through the HDMI cable too.

And if your monitor supports it, HDCP content protection.

wuyanxu · 2 Feb 2009 at 15:09

extra option for future options.

think about it: VGA for your laptop, DVI for your PC, what if you want a PS3? do you want to keep swapping cables?

a good HDMI monitor will also have audio-out for HDMI, so if you have a 2.0 speaker system, it's cleaner to simply use HDMI from PC, and then a short cable from the 2.0 speaker to get the sound from 3.5mm or optical out. (my T240 have both)

also HDCP protection for Blu-ray players, which is a must if you want to view any HD stuff from a player.