I don't think anyone knows for sure. HDMI might even get replaced down the road (DisplayPort is starting to happen, for example) but it seems like HDMI is going to be the standard for at least a couple of years.

Do you really have a choice today ? There's an argument for grabbing a player which will upscale to high res over component outputs to keep your options open, but I don't see any big alternatives to HDMI coming down the pipe soon enough to wait for unless you're willing to wait a couple of years.

Then again, I haven't read the article you referenced...


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