Embrace HDMI Today: Why You Should Go Digital

CEPRo has a nice writeup on why you should go HDMI. Of course, the convenience of one cable is always nice. A full analog setup with component cables would be 9 wires (3 for video, 6 for sound).

CEPRo

Aside from these technical reasons, it’s too much to ask of the content providers to allow output of 1080p signals via an analog component connector. I say this in light of the recent news reports that indicate that both HD-DVD and Blu-ray may unlock the managed copy DRM on a limited basis by the end of the year.