HDMI Licencing has
officially announced HDMI 2.0 in a Press release. HDMI stands for High
Definition Multimedia Interface and allows both HD video and audio
transmission. The version 2.0 will feature huge improvements over the 1.0
version. The new version has a bandwidth capacity of 18 Gbps, which allows for
a 3,840 x 2,160 resolution to support new features such as 4K@50/60
(2160p), 60 FPS and supports up to 32 Audio channels. The connector it self
hasn’t changed and HDMI 2.0 is compatible with HDMI 1.0 connectors but will run
at the HDMI 1.0 speed, both the cable and the connector have to be HDMI 2.0 in
order to work at the specs mentioned above. The cables inside the HDMI cable
haven’t changed either, since HDMI Licencing claims that the cables currently
being used can handle the 18 Gbps bandwith.
The upgrade to HDMI
2.0 has come just on time, with the new 4K televisions, HDMI 1.0 was coming
short, but now by upgrade to HDMI 2.0 these limitations seem to have been
fixed. HDMI 2.0 is expected to be released before the end of 2013. -
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