Advantages of HDMI• Quality HDMI transfers uncompressed digital audio and video for the highest, crispest image quality.• Low -cost HDMI provides the quality and functionality of a digital interface while also supporting uncompressed video formats in asimple, cost-effective manner• Audio HDMI supports multiple audio formats from standard stereo to multichannel surround sound• HDMI combines video and multichannel audio into a single cable, eliminating the cost, complexity, and confusion of multiple cablescurrently used in A/V systems• HDMI supports communication between the video source (such as a DVD player) and the DTV, enabling new functionalityIdentifier GUID-2FE1F42C-4FCF-4580-9C68-D258E212454DStatus ReleasedUSB featuresUniversal Serial Bus, or USB, was introduced in 1996. It dramatically simplified the connection between host computers and peripheraldevices like mice, keyboards, external drivers, and printers.Let's take a quick look on the USB evolution referencing to the table below.Table 1. USB evolutionType Data Transfer Rate Category Introduction YearUSB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1 5 Gbps Super Speed 2010USB 2.0 480 Mbps High Speed 2000USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1 (SuperSpeed USB)For years, the USB 2.0 has been firmly entrenched as the de facto interface standard in the PC world with about 6 billion devices sold, andyet the need for more speed grows by ever faster computing hardware and ever greater bandwidth demands. The USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1finally has the answer to the consumers' demands with a theoretically 10 times faster than its predecessor. In a nutshell, USB 3.1 Gen 1features are as follows:• Higher transfer rates (up to 5 Gbps)• Increased maximum bus power and increased device current draw to better accommodate power-hungry devices• New power management features• Full-duplex data transfers and support for new transfer types• Backward USB 2.0 compatibility• New connectors and cableThe topics below cover some of the most commonly asked questions regarding USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1.Technology and components 9