Graphic Cards New Sapphire X1600 Pro with HDMI (and sound)

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SAPPHIRE CAME OUT with a very interesting card at CES, a version of the mid-range X1600Pro with HDMI. The card has two outs, VGA and HDMI, along with a really unique feature, sound.

Most people don't realise that HDMI supports sound transfer as well as video, it is a one cable fits all thing. There were a handful of graphics cards floating around the show, and as far as I saw, none put sound across the channel.

Sapphire added a SIL chip to the card to generate sound, and pumped it out across the link. Interesting, cool, and so far, quite unique.µ
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For the uninitiated,

What is HDMI?
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first and only industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. HDMI provides an interface between any audio/video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver and an audio and/or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV), over a single cable.

HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. It transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports 8-channel digital audio, with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and requirements.

Who supports HDMI?
The HDMI Founders include leading consumer electronics manufacturers Hitachi , Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic), Philips, Sony, Thomson (RCA), Toshiba, and Silicon Image. Digital Content Protection, LLC (a subsidiary of Intel) is providing High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) for HDMI. In addition, HDMI has the support of major motion picture producers Fox, Universal, Warner Bros. and Disney, and system operators DirecTV, EchoStar (Dish Network) as well as CableLabs.
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http://www.hdmi.org/consumer/faq.asp
 
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