Philips SWV3431W-27 User Manual

Philips Gold Cables

HDMI “Certied”

All Gold cables/products are tested and approved to

the HDMI standard of performance. We adhere to the

most current HDMI Standard specications and are

Simplay certied.

Category 2 rating

All Gold series cables are category 2 rated for the

highest performance.

Metal Signal Shield

Metal shields the signal from outside interference better

than plastic while maintaining the impedance required

for the cable to perform at high speed. This style of

connector helps to provide higher performance by

keeping the connecting wires shorter and properly

in place.

Hermetic Sealed Connector

The Hermetic sealing protects the wires and holds them

in alignment while maintaining the critical impedance

of the cable. This also prevents moisture from oxidizing

the bare copper wires that would be exposed to air and

moisture in the air.

Molded Strain Relief

The molded strain relief secures the jacket and cable

to the connector virtually making the cable one piece

providing a strong, reliable, long lasting cable connector.

Protective PVC Jacket

The clear protective jacket provides a cosmetically

pleasing strong & exible exterior.

Gold Plated Connector Contacts

Pure 24K Gold is the preferred material for connectors

as it is an excellent conductor and highly resistant to

oxidization ensuring a reliable connection.

Triple Shielding

The cable has two outer shields of 110% foil and

90% braid and individual inner “STP” Shielded

twisted pair construction to shield the signals from

outside interference.

HDMI™ Gold Cable

– 1,080 Lines of resolution output

– Category 2 rated for the highest performance

– Metal signal shield

– Molded strain relief

– 24K gold connector contacts

– Triple shielding

SWV3432W/27 - 6ft HDMI cable

SWV3431W/27 - 3ft HDMI cable

HDMI™ Core Cable

– Standard HDMI cable for the cost-conscious

consumer

– Clear product visuals for easy connector reference

and uses

– Clear product descriptions focus on product

applications and ease-of-use

– Easy grip connector

SWV2431W/27 - 3ft HDMI cable

SWV2432W/27 - 6ft HDMI cable

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HDMI Cabling basics

An HDMI cable is nothing more than a

conduit between two pieces of High

Denition Hardware, albeit an LCD or

Plasma TV and/or a High-Def cable or

satellite box and/or a High-Def DVD

player. HDMI cables have evolved through

a series of iterations resulting in the latest

1.3 a/b specication.

HDMI 1.3 a/b, Quick Training

What is HDMI 1.3 a/b?

HDMI 1.3 a/b is an evolving standard that changes

to meet the needs of the market. HDMI 1.3 a/b

has capacity to spare, and can incorporate new

technology advancements and capabilities long into

the foreseeable future.

What new features do we get from HDMI

1.3 a/b?

Higher Speed 340MHz, double the Bandwidth,

Deep Color™, HD “Lossless” Audio™, CEC

(Consumer Electronic Control) and Lip Sync

correction.

What products or applications take advantage

of HDMI 1.3 a/b capabilities?

Blu-ray, PS3, HDTV, Hi-Def camcorder and some new

PC applications.

Why is HDMI 1.3 a/b so popular?

HDMI 1.3 a/b, High-Denition Multimedia Interface

is the rst and only A/V (or audio/video) industry

supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video

interface.

HDMI 1.3a, Some clarity

What specically does HDMI 1.3 a/b add to

the 1.2 spec in terms of AV format support?

HDMI 1.3 a/b can support new formats and

capabilities in both audio and video. It increases

its single-link bandwidth from 165MHz (4.95

gigabits per second) to 340 MHz (10.2 Gbps).

With this increased bandwidth capability,

HDMI 1.3 a/b supports the demands of future

high denition display devices, such as higher

resolutions, high frame rates and Deep Color™.

What about new audio formats?

In terms of audio, HDMI 1.3 a/b adds additional

support for new, Lossless Audio™ compressed digital

audio formats Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD Master

Audio™ which provide up to 8 channels of lossless

surround sound. This gives users the highest quality

audio experience – the same as in the movie theater.

What about categories?

There are two versions of HDMI 1.3 a/b, Category

1&2. Category 1 cables have been tested to perform

at speeds of 75Mhz, the equivalent of 1080i. Category

2 cables perform at 340Mhz, the highest bandwidth

currently available over an HDMI cable. They can

easily handle a 1080p signal, including increased color

depths and increased refresh rates.

How long can you go?

Using 28 AWG, a cable of 16 feet can be readily

manufactured to Category 1 specications.

Higher quality construction of 24 AWG (with tighter

construction tolerances, etc.) allow lengths of 40

to 50 feet and Category 2 performance. In addition,

cables using ber optic or dual Cat 5 cables instead

of copper, usually in commercial applications can be

used to extend the length to 300 feet or more, at

greatly increased expense.

HDMI 1.3 a/b, Glossar y

Higher speed: HDMI 1.3 a/b increases its single-link

bandwidth over 200% to 10.2 Gbps to support the

demands of Deep Color™, future higher resolution

display devices, and high frame rates. In addition, built

into the HDMI 1.3 a/b specication is the technical

foundation that will let future versions of HDMI reach

signicantly higher speeds.

Higher Resolution

HDMI 1080p provides over 450% the resolution of

480p, and over 225% the resolution of 720p HDTV

for greater detail and larger display sizes.

Higher Refresh Rates

We are increasingly seeing demand for display

panels with a faster 90Hz (up to 120HZ) refresh rate.

This trend will continue, as faster refresh rates

create smoother motion and less blurring. This will have

a signicant impact on the gaming market. We will see

improved motion sequences and faster response times.

Deep Color

HDMI 1.3 a/b supports 30-bit, 36-bit and 48-bit color

depths, up from 24-bit depths in previous versions of

the HDMI specication.

– HDTVs and other displays go from millions of

colors to billions of colors.

– Eliminates on-screen color banding, for smooth

tonal transitions & subtle gradations between colors.

– Enables increased contrast ratio.

– Can represent as many as eight times more shades

of gray between black and white.

New Lossless Audio™ formats

In addition to HDMI’s current ability to support

high-bandwidth uncompressed digital audio and

compressed formats (Dolby® Digital and DTS),

HDMI 1.3 a/b adds additional support for new,

lossless compressed digital audio formats Dolby®

TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™ for

theater-like professional sound quality.

Lip Sync

Incorporates auto AV synchronization to correct an

inherent aw in earlier versions of HDMI.

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