High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI-compliant source device, such as a display controller, to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device.[3] HDMI is a digital replacement for analog video standards.
HDMI implements the EIA/CEA-861 standards, which define video formats and waveforms, transport of compressed and uncompressed LPCM audio, auxiliary data, and implementations of the VESA EDID.[4][5]: p. III CEA-861 signals carried by HDMI are electrically compatible with the CEA-861 signals used by the Digital Visual Interface (DVI). No signal conversion is necessary, nor is there a loss of video quality when a DVI-to-HDMI adapter is used.[5]: §C The Consumer Electronics Control
(CEC) capability allows HDMI devices to control each other when
necessary and allows the user to operate multiple devices with one
handheld remote control device.[5]: §6.3
Several versions of HDMI have been developed and deployed since
the initial release of the technology, occasionally introducing new
connectors with smaller form factors, but all versions still use the
same basic pinout and are compatible with all connector types and
cables. Other than improved audio and video capacity, performance,
resolution and color spaces, newe