Firewire on HDMI - is that possible?

If you want to connect two devices via Firewire and HDMI, even with an adapter from Firewire to HDMI is not possible. We will tell you why this is the case and what alternatives there are.

Transfer Firewire to HDMI - is that possible?

• Unfortunately, there are no cables that connect a Firewire port to an HDMI port. The two connections have different purposes that cannot cooperate in one cable.
• Firewire is used to transport data in a similar way to USB, here it doesn't matter what kind of data it is. Only an image and sound are sent via an HDMI connection.
• Modern laptops only have an HDMI connection, Firewire is slowly dying out. If you still have a somewhat older laptop, you can retrofit a Firewire connection with such an Expresscard. With desktop computers, the connection can usually always be retrofitted with a PCI Expresscard.

In the next practical tip we will show you how to transfer Firewire to USB.