HDBaseT
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HDBaseT, supported by The HDBaseT Alliance, is a consumer electronic (CE) connectivity technology for long-distance transmission of uncompressed high-definition video
, audio, 100BaseT Ethernet, high-power over cable and various controls, via a 100m Cat5e/Cat6 cable with 8P8C modular connectors of the type commonly known for telephone and Ethernet LAN connections.
It represents a digital home networking alternative to standards such as HDMI
, radio frequency
(RF), coaxial cable
, composite video
, S-Video
, SCART
, component video
, D-Terminal, or VGA, presenting a feature set previously unavailable in the CE industry. HDBaseT connects and networks CE devices such as set-top boxes, DVD
players, Blu-ray Disc
players, personal computers (PCs), video game consoles and AV receivers to compatible digital audio
devices, computer monitors, and digital televisions.
HDBaseT supports all TV and PC
video formats, including standard, enhanced, high-definition, and 3D video.
The HDBaseT Alliance, incorporated on June 14, 2010 by Samsung Electronics
, Sony Pictures Entertainment
, LG Electronics
and Valens Semiconductor, was developed to promote the HDBaseT technology originally created by Valens. The HDBaseT 1.0 specification was also finalized in June 2010.
Products embedded with HDBaseT technology are expected to ship in late 2010, early 2011. External accessories, such as dongles, are already available on the market with the capability of networking devices not yet embedded with HDBaseT technology.
HDBaseT delivers uncompressed HD video to a network of devices or as a point-to-point connection. Uncompressed content supports all video sources, including legacy products, accurately renders gaming graphics and features such as Electronic program guides, and does not degrade video quality or add latency.
HDBaseT supports TV and PC video formats including standard, enhanced, high-definition and 3D video.
Audio
Audio is a requirement for most consumer electronics (CE) devices. Audio is passed through the same media as video, so all standard formats are included.
100BaseT Ethernet
HDBaseT provides Internet capability, enabling televisions, stereos, computers and other CE devices to communicate with each other and access multimedia content, including video, pictures and music stored around the house.
Power over Cable
Sending power over the same Cat5e/Cat6 cable gives people the option to forgo plugging devices into the wall for power, allowing greater mobility. HDBaseT uses existing Power over Ethernet
(PoE) technology and the next generation PoE+ to source low consuming CE devices, such as low-power Blu-ray players, monitors and TVs, and eliminate the need for external power cables. HDBaseT can power remote TVs and other devices up to 100 watts. A 40” TV connected via an HDBaseT enabled Cat5e/6 cable requires no power source, as it can be powered with 70 watts.
Various Control Signals
HDBaseT delivers different types of control signals with different purposes, starting from CEC that operates basic functionality such as power-on, power-off and play/stop, to RS232/USB and IR that operate remote equipment even when it is located in a different room.
High-definition video
High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
, audio, 100BaseT Ethernet, high-power over cable and various controls, via a 100m Cat5e/Cat6 cable with 8P8C modular connectors of the type commonly known for telephone and Ethernet LAN connections.
It represents a digital home networking alternative to standards such as HDMI
HDMI
HDMI is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data. It is a digital alternative to consumer analog standards, such as radio frequency coaxial cable, composite video, S-Video, SCART, component video, D-Terminal, or VGA...
, radio frequency
Radio frequency
Radio frequency is a rate of oscillation in the range of about 3 kHz to 300 GHz, which corresponds to the frequency of radio waves, and the alternating currents which carry radio signals...
(RF), coaxial cable
Coaxial cable
Coaxial cable, or coax, has an inner conductor surrounded by a flexible, tubular insulating layer, surrounded by a tubular conducting shield. The term coaxial comes from the inner conductor and the outer shield sharing the same geometric axis...
, composite video
Composite video
Composite video is the format of an analog television signal before it is combined with a sound signal and modulated onto an RF carrier. In contrast to component video it contains all required video information, including colors in a single line-level signal...
, S-Video
S-Video
Separate Video, more commonly known as S-Video and Y/C, is often referred to by JVC as both an S-VHS connector and as Super Video. It is an analog video transmission scheme, in which video information is encoded on two channels: luma and chroma...
, SCART
SCART
SCART is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual equipment together...
, component video
Component video
Component video is a video signal that has been split into two or more component channels. In popular use, it refers to a type of component analog video information that is transmitted or stored as three separate signals...
, D-Terminal, or VGA, presenting a feature set previously unavailable in the CE industry. HDBaseT connects and networks CE devices such as set-top boxes, DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
players, Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
players, personal computers (PCs), video game consoles and AV receivers to compatible digital audio
Digital audio
Digital audio is sound reproduction using pulse-code modulation and digital signals. Digital audio systems include analog-to-digital conversion , digital-to-analog conversion , digital storage, processing and transmission components...
devices, computer monitors, and digital televisions.
HDBaseT supports all TV and PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
video formats, including standard, enhanced, high-definition, and 3D video.
The HDBaseT Alliance, incorporated on June 14, 2010 by Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics is a South Korean multinational electronics and information technology company headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul...
, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. is the television and film production/distribution unit of Japanese multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony...
, LG Electronics
LG Electronics
LG Electronics is a global electronics and telecommunications company headquartered in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea. The company operates its business through five divisions: mobile communications, home entertainment, home appliance, air conditioning and business solution...
and Valens Semiconductor, was developed to promote the HDBaseT technology originally created by Valens. The HDBaseT 1.0 specification was also finalized in June 2010.
Products embedded with HDBaseT technology are expected to ship in late 2010, early 2011. External accessories, such as dongles, are already available on the market with the capability of networking devices not yet embedded with HDBaseT technology.
Technology Features
Full HD Uncompressed VideoUncompressed video
Uncompressed video is digital video information that has not been compressed, or was not processed with compression on it when the video was captured directly from a camera. It has variable data transfer rates...
HDBaseT delivers uncompressed HD video to a network of devices or as a point-to-point connection. Uncompressed content supports all video sources, including legacy products, accurately renders gaming graphics and features such as Electronic program guides, and does not degrade video quality or add latency.
HDBaseT supports TV and PC video formats including standard, enhanced, high-definition and 3D video.
Audio
Audio is a requirement for most consumer electronics (CE) devices. Audio is passed through the same media as video, so all standard formats are included.
100BaseT Ethernet
HDBaseT provides Internet capability, enabling televisions, stereos, computers and other CE devices to communicate with each other and access multimedia content, including video, pictures and music stored around the house.
Power over Cable
Sending power over the same Cat5e/Cat6 cable gives people the option to forgo plugging devices into the wall for power, allowing greater mobility. HDBaseT uses existing Power over Ethernet
Power over Ethernet
Power over Ethernet or PoE technology describes a system to pass electrical power safely, along with data, on Ethernet cabling. The IEEE standard for PoE requires category 5 cable or higher for high power levels, but can operate with category 3 cable for low power levels...
(PoE) technology and the next generation PoE+ to source low consuming CE devices, such as low-power Blu-ray players, monitors and TVs, and eliminate the need for external power cables. HDBaseT can power remote TVs and other devices up to 100 watts. A 40” TV connected via an HDBaseT enabled Cat5e/6 cable requires no power source, as it can be powered with 70 watts.
Various Control Signals
HDBaseT delivers different types of control signals with different purposes, starting from CEC that operates basic functionality such as power-on, power-off and play/stop, to RS232/USB and IR that operate remote equipment even when it is located in a different room.
See also
- Audio Video BridgingAudio Video BridgingAudio Video Bridging is a common name for the set of technical standards developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Audio Video Bridging Task Group of the IEEE 802.1 standards committee. The charter of this organization is to "provide the specifications that will allow...
- Category 5 cableCategory 5 cableCategory 5 cable is a twisted pair cable for carrying signals. This type of cable is used in structured cabling for computer networks such as Ethernet. It is also used to carry other signals such as telephony and video. The cable is commonly connected using punch down blocks and modular connectors...
- Category 6 cableCategory 6 cableCategory 6 cable, commonly referred to as Cat 6, is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network physical layers that is backward compatible with the Category 5/5e and Category 3 cable standards. Compared with Cat 5 and Cat 5e, Cat 6 features more stringent specifications for crosstalk...
- DigitalMedia
- DiiVA
- DisplayPortDisplayPortDisplayPort is a digital display interface standard produced by the Video Electronics Standards Association . The specification defines a royalty-free digital interconnect for audio and video. The interface is primarily used to connect a video source to a display device such as a computer monitor...
- HDMIHDMIHDMI is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data. It is a digital alternative to consumer analog standards, such as radio frequency coaxial cable, composite video, S-Video, SCART, component video, D-Terminal, or VGA...
- Power over EthernetPower over EthernetPower over Ethernet or PoE technology describes a system to pass electrical power safely, along with data, on Ethernet cabling. The IEEE standard for PoE requires category 5 cable or higher for high power levels, but can operate with category 3 cable for low power levels...
- UPAMD