Thursday, April 7, 2011

The Differences in HDMI Cables.

A lot of cable companies that provide HDMI's will not specify their format (1.2a,1.4a, etc)

All about HDMI Versions
HDMI 1.0
   • Maximum bitrate of 4.9 Gbit/s.
   • Supports up to 165 Mpixel/s video - 24bit 1080p@60Hz (or UXGA)
   • 8-channel/192 kHz/24-bit Digital Audio
HDMI 1.1
   • Added support for DVD-A Audio. (but no SACD Support yet)
HDMI 1.2
   • Added SACD support.
   • Added support for Computer sRGB color-space.
HDMI 1.2a - Added device communication (CEC) features.
HDMI 1.3
   • Increased bandwidth to 340 MHz (10.2 Gbit/s) !
   • Added optional support for Deep Color with 30-bit, 36-bit, and 48-bit xvYCC color space
   • Adds optional automatic audio syncing capability
   • Adds optional Bitstream output of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio
   • Added new Type C mini-connector for small devices like camcorders ( HDMI 1.3a, HDMI 1.3b, HDMI 1.3b1, version 1 and 2 for hdmi cables - Various boring technical and testing revisions.

Any High Speed Cable will support 3D content!

HDMI 1.4 (current format)
   • HDMI Ethernet Channel (Internet connectivity) 
   • Audio Return Channel (from TV to Receiver) 
   • Support for 3D 
   • Support for higher Resolutions 
   • Digital Camera Color Space Support 
   • A new "Micro" connector 
   • Automotive Connection System

1 comment:

  1. Name brand cables look nice and are advertised as superior but most cables at the High Speed level display the same quality picture and sound! Can you get a bad cable? Yes! But can you also over spend? Yes!

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