Other than improved audio and video capacity, performance, resolution and color spaces, newer versions have optional advanced features such as 3D, Ethernet data connection, and CEC extensions. The good news is you don't need to follow any additional steps to activate your extended 6-year warranty. In addition, it added explicit support for several new formats including 720p at 100 and 120 Hz and relaxed the pixel format support requirements so that sources with only native RGB output (PC sources) would not be required to support Y′C BC R output.

TMDS is a way of encoding an HDMI signal to protect it from interference as it travels from source to receiver.g. DVI, component video) by creating a smaller connector, adding support for embedded audio and delivering a higher resolution video signal. Gbit/s of video bandwidth ( 1920 × 1080 or 1920 × 1200 at 60 Hz) and 8-channel LPCM/192 kHz/24-bit audio.

At Smart Home Sounds, we are leading Home Audio Visual Specialists and one of the UK's largest Sonos dealers. technology, allowing users to easily configure the unit to be a transmitter or receiver depending on the AV solution they need, while enabling uncompressed True 4K HDMI transmission up to 100m/328ft with zero latency via just one Cat 6A U/FTP cable.This is sometimes informally referred to as the pixel clock or TMDS clock because these terms were once equivalent in past HDMI versions. HDMI keystones are also available for digital signage applications and large conference facilities with many displays that are fed from a central location. With its user-oriented hardware design and enhanced durability, this new model is purpose-built for spaces that require long-distance, yet high-quality, signal transmission with easy installation and non-stop operation, such as conference rooms, auditoriums, banquet halls, and museums. The increase in maximum bandwidth is achieved by increasing both the bitrate of the data channels and the number of channels. The High Speed standard ensures the highest Full HD or even 4K quality, and the Ethernet allow to use the connected device's network functions.

The "version" of a connection depends on the versions of the HDMI ports on the source and sink devices, not on the HDMI cable. of the HDMI Specification and is the agent appointed by the HDMI Founders to license earlier HDMI Specifications. From October 25, 2011, all development of the HDMI specification became the responsibility of the newly created HDMI Forum.

was published in October 2022, incorporating the new DP40 and DP80 cable certifications, which require proper operation at the UHBR10 (40 Gbit/s) and UHBR20 (80 Gbit/s) speeds introduced in version 2. Although no maximum length for an HDMI cable is specified, signal attenuation (dependent on the cable's construction quality and conducting materials) limits usable lengths in practice [70] [71] and certification is difficult to achieve for lengths beyond 13 m. Available in a variety of lengths; always select the minimum length required to ensure the best signal quality and a tidy installation. The CEC signals are only bypassed from the transmitter unit to the receiver unit and do not support local output. The fourth version, superMHL, increased bandwidth by operating over multiple TMDS differential pairs (up to a total of six) allowing a maximum of 36 Gbit/s.