As the industry is steadily moving to HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface), all of our new incoming equipment i.e. LCD’s, LCD/TV’s, Plasma’s etc. will have this new connection.  HDMI is a 5gbps serial, point-to-point interface that carries both digital video and digital audio data (on one cable). The video signaling part of the spec is backward compatible with DVI, so you can actually connect DVI devices to HDMI devices for video.

Check out http://hometheater.about.com/od/hometheatervideobasics/qt/hdmifacts.htm for a complete overview on HDMI and why the industry is making the switch over to HDMI.