If you have a PS3/Xbox that you’d like to play on a 27-inch iMac, the Mini DisplayPort can make things difficult. We’ve seen HDMI to MDP converters, but rather than settling for some OEM model, Belkin’s now offering one too.
A HDMI port has been rumoured to be replacing the DVI port on the Mac Mini for some time now, but AppleInsider is reporting they’ve heard from four different sources claiming recent shortages are getting closer to a release date.
Here’s some good news: the newly updated MacBooks can now send both video and audio out via Mini DisplayPort, which is good news for people who hook their laptops up to a TV via HDMI. This is something that the current crop of MacBook Pros and iMacs can already do, so it’s all about bringing the cheapest member of the family up to par with the rest of Apple’s computer lines. [MacRumors]
Want to capture the HDMI signal from set-top boxes or your camcorder straight to you computer? If it’s equipped with USB 3.0, the Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle is an inexpensive breakout box for doing just that.
Expensive cables are a big rip-off. No surprise there – we wrote about it at length in our “The Truth About Monster Cable” trilogy in 2007. (1, 2 and 3.) But if you’re a visual learner, Mint.com offers this infographic.
Maybe you have a super awesome 240Hz LCD. Technically, its refresh rate should probably support new FHD3D (full 3D HD) Blu-ray signals. But it can’t because of this diagram (by HDGuru) – how the information is sent to your television.
Back in January, Sony announced that the PS3 would support 3D Blu-ray movie playback. But at the same time, it was announced that in order to get 3D from your Blu-ray player to your TV, you’d need HDMI 1.4 to connect them. Considering how you can’t exactly upgrade a physical port with firmware, the two statements seemed to be slightly at odds with eachother. Turns out there’s a loophole…
