What are DVI, HDMI and Component Video?

HDMI, DVI and Component Video are all video standards. This standards support a variety of resolutions, difference between this standards is the way deliver the signal from the source to the display. DVI and HDMI deliver the signal in a digital format, while Component Video is an analog format. DVI - Digital Visual Interface DVI was created by the Digital Display Working Group, and stands for Digital Visual Interface. DVI is created to accommodate analog and digital interfaces with a single connector. It allows for a high speed [youtube]uncompressed connection between a digital television, personal computer, and other DVI-based consumer electronics devices. One big benefit of DVI is the uncompressed transfer of high definition video. The advantage of DVI is that it only requires one cable to transfer the red-blue-green signal, and the speed it transfers an image is significantly faster than the analog component cables, which benefits the overall viewing experience on DLP, Plasma, and ...  more