Samsung DVD-1080P8-XAA - Manual (Page 13)

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Connections
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HDMI VIDEO Specifications
When you press the HDMI SEL. button, the 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p resolutions are selected in order
.
The first press of the HDMI SEL. button, brings up the current resolution.
The second press allows you to change the HDMI output resolution.
- Depending on your TV, certain HDMI output resolutions may not work.
- Please refer to the user's manual of your TV.
- If an HDMI or HDMI-DVI cable is plugged into TV, the DVD player’s output is set to HDMI automatically about
10 seconds later.
- For better picture quality, set the HDMI output resolution to 720p, 1080i or 1080p.)
- This player upconverts regular DVDs for playback on 1080p TVs. It does not play HD DVDs or Blu-Ray discs.
- If you connect an HDMI cable between Samsung TV and this DVD player, you can operate this DVD player
using your TV remote control. This is only available with Samsung TVs that support Anynet+(HDMI-
CEC).(see page 56-57)
- If your TV has an logo, then it supports the Anynet+ function.
• HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface)
HDMI enables you to make a digital video and audio connection with a single cable.
Using HDMI, the DVD player transmits a digital video and audio signal which displays a vivid picture on a
TV having an HDMI input jack.
• HDMI connection description
HDMI connector - V ideo and audio are transferred digitally without compression (LPCM or Bit Stream
data).
- The player outputs a pure digital signal to the TV through an HDMI cable.
- If your TV does not support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital content protection), snow noise appears on
the screen.
• Why does Samsung use HDMI?
Analog TVs require an analog video/audio signal. However, when playing a DVD, the signal transmitted to
a TV is digital. Therefore either a digital-to-analog converter (in the DVD player) or an analog-to-digital
converter (in the TV) is required. During this conversion, the picture quality is degraded due to noise and
signal loss. HDMI technology is superior because it requires no D/A conversion and is a pure digital signal
from the player to your TV.
• What is HDCP?
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) is a system for protecting DVD content output via
HDMI/DVI from being copied. It provides a secure digital link between a video source (PC, DVD. etc) and
a display device (TV, projector, etc). Content is encrypted at the source device to prevent unauthorized
copies from being made.