HDMI...

I was roaming the AVS forums (check useful links) and came across a great post concerning the various versions of HDMI and thought I'd post it here for the lazy.

Cutting through the confusion about the digital audio/video connector.


No, HDMI doesn’t stand for Hard to Distinguish Multiple Iterations, although that’s how it has shaken out. The High-Definition Multimedia Interface is one of the more confusing and misunderstood features of HDTVs.


HDMI is the highest quality connection available for audio and video products, and it can support features including “Full HD” 1080p resolution and Dolby TrueHD that other connectors cannot. Moreover, HDMI is single-cable digital connector that sends audio and video signals, replacing eight or more audio and video cables.

The problem? HDMI comes in various versions—1.1, 1.2 and 1.3a—and you’re not guaranteed compatibility even within the same version. (All versions of HDMI, however, support 1080p resolution.)

More info on HDMI

Halo 3 is coming!

People, Halo 3 is almost upon us!

The Covenant control Earth. The Flood is unleashed and on the loose. With the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, Master Chief is the only one that can save the human race. Master Chief, the last of his kind, is a warrior born for combat, bred for war … and humanity’s only hope.

More info on Halo 3

One game I got to go and buy, in just a few days.

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Sony's 'Home' has been delayed! Yay! (not).

Well some rather bad news I'd like to bring some attention towards.

If you look down the page a little you'll see my blog concerning 'Home' which is going to be Sony's version of 'Second Life.' There's more on that and how I vision 'Home' much like 'Second Life' to benefit people such as myself and many others...

Go down and have a read for more on that! :)

Anywho, back to the bad news:

PlayStation Home, PS3's online social networking "thing", will not release this year as planned, Sony Computer Entertainment president Kaz Hirai has confirmed in his Tokyo Game Show keynote this morning.

Unlike E3, where the application was shown up and running, Hirai merely showed the Home logo on the Makuhari Messe stage and said that the service had been pushed back to "truly meet the needs and feedback of the users." Home was originally scheduled for a "Fall" launch this year, as announced by SCEE dev boss Phil Harrison at GDC this March.

During a Q&A session after his speech, Hirai said the delay wasn't down to technical problems, but was because Sony wants Home to be a worldwide service and to have functionality suitable for people in different regions.

He thinks it can be satisfactory to all kinds of users when it launches, he said, adding, "We want to make sure we have a full range of services."

PlayStation Home is an avatar-based, MMO-style networking application for PS3 users, allowing console owners to have their own virtual spaces, trophy cabinets for their game achievements, and so on. Players will be able to access features like downloadable content and play games with friends through Home.

Source.

Although I'm sad to see this has been delayed I do understand that Sony probably needs to prepare for all this. Despite what Sony say here I truly believe this delay will allow us the user a far better and stable infrastructure with 'Home'.