Jason Unger
04-06-07, 11:28 AM
Panasonic Demos Control over HDMI
You press the "PLAY DVD" button on the remote control, and the TV fires up, switches to the right input, and plays the DVD. Big deal? It is if you consider that the two-way communications in this case occurs over HDMI.
There is a little-known feature of HDMI caled CE Control (CEC) that enables connected devices to control each other using the same HDMI cables that deliver high-definition video.
http://www.cepro.com/asset/7692.jpg (http://www.cepro.com/magazine/article/18211.html)
"It's something that people don't know much about," says Steve Venuti, vice president of marketing for HDMI Licensing. "But it is a big deal and retailers love it."
The technology, which comes from Philips, has been available for about a year, but has rarely been demonstrated. At CES, Panasonic demonstrated CEC at both the HDMI pavilion and Panasonic's own booth.
For more on Panasonic's HDMI demos, check out
http://www.cepro.com/magazine/article/18211.html
You press the "PLAY DVD" button on the remote control, and the TV fires up, switches to the right input, and plays the DVD. Big deal? It is if you consider that the two-way communications in this case occurs over HDMI.
There is a little-known feature of HDMI caled CE Control (CEC) that enables connected devices to control each other using the same HDMI cables that deliver high-definition video.
http://www.cepro.com/asset/7692.jpg (http://www.cepro.com/magazine/article/18211.html)
"It's something that people don't know much about," says Steve Venuti, vice president of marketing for HDMI Licensing. "But it is a big deal and retailers love it."
The technology, which comes from Philips, has been available for about a year, but has rarely been demonstrated. At CES, Panasonic demonstrated CEC at both the HDMI pavilion and Panasonic's own booth.
For more on Panasonic's HDMI demos, check out
http://www.cepro.com/magazine/article/18211.html