I was wondering what does the HDMI cable connect to?

Question

Im new at this and was wondering where the HDMI connects to and from and if you really need this to watch HI Def Blue Ray movies

Answer 1

HDMI is currently the best connection to use to get a pure digital signal from Satallite TV, DVD player or HD-DVD or Bluray player.

No you don't need HDMI to watch Bluray, currently you can watch BluRay through component cable to get the HD signal also, but the signal will be to some people deemed as a softer picture, but in side by side comparisons, alot of people cannot tell the difference between an HDMI and component hook up.

If the player and TV both have HDMI that is the best way to go.  Here is a rundown of connections and their quality.

HDMI Best connection

DVI (matches HDMI with all digital signal but will not transmit sound)

Component Better Connection than S-Video

S-Video (will not transmit HD signal but for analog is a Good connection and better picture than composite

Composite (yellow analog cable) okay connection better than RF connection

RF standard cable (worst cable to hook up)

Also HDMI will also transmit if you have a newer HDMI 1,1 or higher reciever the new lossless audio formats.  An example of lossless is, with regular Dolby digital or DTS you can hear rain fall in a movie scene, with lossless audio you can hear each individual raindrop hit the ground, it is really that clear and precise.

Also don't pay high prices for an HDMI cable at Best Buy or Circuit City and especially don't pay for the marketing of Monster brand products no matter what fluff they claim.  An HDMI cable is just transmitting 1's and 0's and no amount of mumbo jumbo will change that.  Either the HDMI cable will work or it won't that simple.  Instead of paying 80.00 at a store, buy online at places like BlueJeancable.com or PartsExpress.com or Monoprice.com where a six foot HDMI cable will cost you 4.00 and delivered in 2-3 days at no extra charge.

Answer 2

it plugs from your tv to the back of the bluray player.

Answer 3

Please ignore the first poster - that's total nonsense.

Component, VGA and DVI all support 1080p. The question is whether or not your HDTV supports 1080p across these connections.

Most Blu-ray players contain component and HDMI connections for video.

What sort of TV do you own? Is it 1080p? 720p?

HDMI is the most desirable connection because when paired with a receiver that accepts audio across HDMI, you get 1080p24 or 1080p60 video as well as up to 8 channels of high resolution surround sound. It can replace 11 connectors all in one go (8 analog RCA's and 3 component).

The ideal set-up would be a Blu-ray player, HDMI out to receiver, HDMI from receiver to HDTV.

However you can enjoy a Blu-ray with component connections and analog RCA jacks too. If you have a $12,000 pre/pro set-up from Denon, Rotel, Marantz, etc., that doesn't support audio across HDMI, you're not likely to replace it.

There are over 400 supporting companies using HDMI now, so chances are your HDTV will have an HDMI connection if you bought it anytime since 2002. HDMI came out in 2000.

Answer 4

you cannot get 1080p without the hdmi cable (which is what bluray is for).  take it from bluray hdmi out to tv hdmi in.  if your tv doesnt have hdmi then you need to get one with hdmi.  if you dont then you wasted money buying bluray.

Answer 5

the HDMI cable plugs into the back of your tv. only new tvs have them.