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HDMI 2.0 Officially Announced

Posted by Unknown on from the no-love-for-displayport dept.

jones_supa writes with news that HDMI 2.0 is out. From Engadget "The folks at HDMI Licensing are announcing HDMI 2.0 officially. Arriving just in time for the wide rollout of a new generation of Ultra HDTVs, it adds a few key capabilities to the standard. With a bandwidth capacity of up to 18Gbps, HDMI 2.0 has the ability to carry 3,840 x 2,160 resolution video at 60fps. It also has support for up to 32 audio channels, 'dynamic auto lipsync' and additional CEC extensions. The physical cables and connectors remain unchanged." Just like HDMI 1.4, the specification is only available to HDMI Forum members.

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  1. Re:And how many new restrictions? by h4rr4r · · Score: 4, Informative

    No, HDMI is all about audio and video on the same cable. HDCP is the DRM you are talking about.

  2. Re:THROW AWAY YOUR OLD AND BUY THE NEW !! by oji-sama · · Score: 4, Informative

    "Version 2.0 of the HDMI Specification, which is backward compatible with earlier versions of the Specification[...]"

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  3. Re:And how many new restrictions? by Billly+Gates · · Score: 4, Informative

    No it is not manditory.

    However, operating systems like Windows 7 will degrade video quality if they detect a non HDMI cable for blue-Ray content in the RC releases so this way MPAA can make people think DRM HDMI is better.

    I use HDMI on my machine due to convenience of less cables and I hate the sound on my mobo. Not because I believe it is better video quality.

    But it is just a cable and nothing else. The DRM HDCP is dependent on OS support.

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  4. Re:And how many new restrictions? by markkezner · · Score: 4, Informative

    digital signal all the way to the monitor means better audio quality (speakers are in monitor).

    Seriously bro? Any miniature benefit that digital audio signals would have given you is completely blown away by using speakers that are integrated into your monitor. Integrated speakers are just universally bad, full stop. I'm not talking about an audiophile's definition of bad, either; I bet my grandma could hear the difference.

    I'd wager that given the same sound source, a stereo analog signal going into standard desktop computer speakers will sound better than your pure digital setup through your computer monitor.

    If this was a troll, well, you deserve a beer, cause you got me.

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