While this write-up will make clear the preferred settings for the Xbox 360 console, the information here is equally applicable to other A/V equipment. This guide is an attempt to demystify settings specific to the HDMI interface commonly found on HDMI-compatible devices. Thus it would appear the confusion does not begin and end with the consumer, but extends to manufacturers as well. HDMI-related settings buried in home theater equipment menus are often inconsistently labeled and accompanied by particularly vague descriptions. Getting everyone in the consumer electronics industry -from display manufacturers to set-top box producers to content creators -to speak the same language has proved a considerable challenge. The HDMI spec itself has gone through a number of revisions since its inauguration in December of 2002, with terminology, feature support and cable designations all shifting ground. With its unified transfer of digital audio and video over a single cable, HDMI has quickly become the connection of choice in most homes.
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You can download a copy from my Academia research page here.įollowing the release of the HDMI-equipped Xbox 360 in 2007, Microsoft issued a system update which added a set of new options under System Settings specifically for the HDMI interface. Note: This guide has been publicly available in doc form in various places around the web since 2010.