What is the difference between 1394 and Universal Serial Bus (USB)?
Almost everyone who works with these technologies considers 1394 a complement to USB, since it offers much higher speeds (up to 1.2 Gigabit) and was designed primarily with video/audio/data transfer in mind. USB is ideal for, and was designed for, inexpensive computer peripherals that do not have a need for higher speeds and the guaranteed Quality of Service provided by FireWire. Also USB is a Master/Slave network requiring a PC or other device to serve as the Master. FireWire is a true peer-to-peer network with no requirement for a master device. Many new PCs now include ports for both of these standards. TOP What is the future of 1394? High Definition TVs are becoming commonplace. However, most HD sources such as Blu-ray DVD players, cable and IPTV set top boxes and satellite receivers, use HDMI to connect to your DTV. HDMI cannot be networked and only operates over short distances making it nearly impossible to share your expensive HD sources with TVs in other rooms. FireWire has th
