This may not seem like much, but from an industry prospective,
it has the potential to be huge. Analog Devices has just whipped
up the industry's first Deep Color HDMI transmitter "to
integrate a CEC (consumer electronic control) controller and
buffer for high-definition audio / video devices." The Advantiv
ADV7510 keeps all of the essentials on a single chip, removing
the need for a separate CEC controller. The end result? A
certification process that's much shorter, enabling
manufacturers to get Blu-ray players, DVD players, receivers,
etc. out to market faster. The best part is that said chip is
available as we speak in production quantities, so we fully
expect deck makers to hop on this and erase one more excuse from
their delay board.   Analog Devices HDMI transmitter integrates
CEC controller