HDMI

Common HDMI Cable Failures and How to Prevent Them

Category: HDMI Oct 31, 2026

An HDMI connection is installed and working, then loses its picture when the television is pushed against the wall. A streaming menu displays correctly, but the screen goes black when a movie starts. A gaming system runs at one setting and becomes unstable at another. For an integrator, these scenarios can turn a small component […]

The Hidden Cost of Cheap HDMI Cables

Category: HDMI, Cable Aug 03, 2026

HDMI cables often represent a small percentage of an audio-visual project’s total equipment budget and, unfortunately, that makes them an easy place to reduce costs. When two cables appear to support the same resolution and signal performance specifications, choosing the less expensive option can seem like responsible purchasing. However, for professional integrators (and ultimately the […]

Extending HDMI over Fiber

Category: HDMI, Signal Distribution, Fiber Apr 12, 2026

Extending HDMI over fiber has become a standard design approach in commercial AV, residential AV, digital signage and other environments where distance, signal integrity and EMI immunity are critical. Compared to copper-based HDMI or HDBaseT applications, fiber provides dramatically longer distances, higher bandwidth headroom and superior reliability in electrically noisy environments—factors that align with modern […]

Troubleshooting HDMI: Complex HDMI Failures

Category: HDMI Dec 03, 2025

This article originally appeared on our Kordz partner site. Read the entire article on the Kordz.com website. As we discussed in a previous article, most issues can be traced back to fundamentals like chain length, handshake errors or electrical noise. Get those right, and you will often restore stability quickly. Unfortunately for integrators, not all HDMI failures are that straightforward. […]

Increasing Profitability with Kordz Cables

Category: HDMI, Cable Nov 16, 2025

This article originally appeared on our Kordz partner site. Read the entire article on the Kordz.com website. The most talked-about aspect of HDMI cables is usually performance, and their marketing often focuses on bandwidth, resolution and certification. While these factors are undeniably important, the real-world success of professional integrators depends on much more. HDMI certification provides you with […]

Troubleshooting HDMI: Fixing Onsite Issues

Category: HDMI Nov 07, 2025

This article originally appeared on our Kordz partner site. Read the entire article on the Kordz.com website. It’s late in the day, your client is waiting, and their HDMI system still isn’t working. The display is blank, audio is dropping out, or switching between the sources is painfully slow. You’ve checked all the obvious things, […]

HDMI 2.2 & Beyond: What it Means for the AV Industry

Category: HDMI, Business Jun 05, 2025

HDMI technology has long been the backbone of high-resolution video and audio transmission in both residential and commercial AV applications. With every new iteration, HDMI has pushed the limits of bandwidth, resolution and performance. However, HDMI 2.2 remains largely speculative at this point. While its exact specifications are yet to be confirmed, we do know that […]

Integrating eARC over Extended Distances

Category: HDMI, Signal Distribution, Connectivity, Cable Apr 18, 2025

eARC, or Enhanced Audio Return Channel, is a feature within the latest HDMI 2.1b specification that allows for extremely high-quality audio to be transmitted from a TV to a remote soundbar or AV receiver through the same HDMI cable used for video. In practice, eARC simplifies the distribution of audio-visual content and allows non-TV-built-in speakers […]

Kordz Pro4 48G Active HDMI First to Pass DPL Labs’ 48G Enhanced Reference Standard

Category: DPL Labs, HDMI, Connectivity Feb 03, 2025

DPL Laboratories, Inc., the industry leader in high-speed digital testing, specializing in the performance evaluation of digital signal connectivity products such as HDMI and USB cables, proudly announces that Kordz new Pro4 48Gbps Active Optical HDMI Cable is the first production HDMI optical cable to pass DPL Labs’ new 48G Enhanced Reference Standard Platform. This cutting-edge platform […]

PDF Download: Comparing HDMI Extender Technology

Category: Signal Distribution, HDMI Oct 14, 2024

What’s the best technology for extending HDMI? DSC, HDBaseT or SDVoE? When should HDMI over fiber extenders be selected over twisted pair extenders? Is it possible to extend control and multiplexed network signals with the HDMI stream? If so, how far? These questions are answered in a new LightSpeed Technologies® Advanced HDMI Extenders brochure from […]

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