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Old 09-05-2006, 01:53 PM   #29
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And now I backtrack....

Yes, there is error correction in the HDMI spec.
Here is the actual spec sheet from HDMI.org

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To improve the reliability of the data and to improve the detection of bad data, Error Correction Code (ECC) parity is added to each packet.
So that article linked earlier must be out of date (a Cable manufacturer wouldn't have anything to gain by convincing people to purchase expensive cables, would they?)
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