GGI International HDTV High Performance Hook-Up and Maintenance Kit HDMI is a multi-pin connection used for passing standard and high-definition digital video signals, as well as multi-channel digital audio, through a single cable HDMI connections are found on HDTVs, HD cable boxes and satellite receivers, Blu-ray and upconverting DVD players, and home theater receivers HDMI cables can transmit up to 10 Gbps bandwidth, so it can transfer pure digital video and audio signals, simultaneously without compression, delivering the highest-quality HDTV picture and sound Component video is the highest resolution connection between the component, S-Video, and composite mix. Component splits the video signal into three separate channels of video information for improved picture quality This 3-cable connection allows the chrominance (color) and luminance (brightness) portions of a video signal to be processed separately. Component Video Cables provide more color detail than S-Video, and will carry high-definition 1080p video signals