As a Sony V1U owner (it has an HDMI output jack and outputs 1920 X 1080p on this jack) and extreme tech guy, I was thrilled to see that HDMI is beating out the DVI connector as the High-Def display transport of choice among device manufacturers.

"According to analyst firm In-Stat, the DVI interface will drop from 112 million shipped products in 2007 to just 3 million shipped products by 2011. And that number is really startling when you realize that HDMI will be included in 143 million shipped products this year alone. That number includes 90% of digital TVs on the market. "

So that means more devices to plug into, and more inter-connection capabilities.

You should check out these other HDMI options  . . .

http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/ HDMI capture and output from Premiere, Avid, Final Cut Pro

http://www.cineform.com/products/CineFormRecorder.htm
Cineform's concept HDMI recorder interface

http://www.focusinfo.com/solutions/catalog.asp?id=183 Focus Enhancement's HDMI or component to HD-SDI converter