gonk wrote:

RAF posted this interesting commentary on the state of HDMI and the merits of DVI even today

All outlaws please forgive me if I am too naive: but I must ask this question. Given that pre-pros handle various audio formats, and given that DVI handles video quite adequately...is there really a need for HDMI...or is it a marketing ploy to sell equipment.

I dunno..... confused confused

To me HDMI seems superfluous. Am I wrong?
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