Compatibility With DVI
All HDMI Sources shall be compatible with DVI 1.0 compliant sink devices (i.e.
“monitors” or “displays”) through the use of a passive cable converter. Likewise,
all HDMI Sinks shall be compatible with DVI 1.0 compliant sources (i.e. “systems”
or “hosts”) through the use of a similar cable converter.
When communicating with a DVI device, an HDMI device shall operate according
to the DVI 1.0 specification, with the following exception - these devices are not
required to comply with DVI 1.0 rules regarding:
• Monitor scaling requirements
• Physical Interconnect specifications
• System Low Pixel Format Support Requirements
Furthermore, for HDMI devices which do not have a “BIOS” or “operating
system”,
there are the following additional exceptions:
• “BIOS” requirements
• “Operating system” requirements
• “System level event” requirements
• Power management requirements
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