HDMI v1.3

bowza · 17 Oct 2007 at 17:59

do i need this on a new tv?

M3G4UK · 17 Oct 2007 at 19:10

It depends - 1.3 adds colour depth features and such, but unless you have the sources to output it (nothing supports it yet AFAIK) it won't really make much of a difference. 1.3/1.3a is just future-proofing for features that could be added. 1.2 is perfectly fine.

It's worth noting, however, that if you have an AV amplifier capable of decoding it, HDMI 1.3 supports HD audio.

probedb · 17 Oct 2007 at 20:00

I don't believe even HD-DVD and BR are encoded with 'deep colour' anyways tho if they're passed through a processor which does support it then you can make use of it.

bigal13 · 18 Oct 2007 at 16:46

hi

am i right in thinking that hdmi 1.3 is to do with the hd players and blu-ray?

or does the tv also have to be hdmi 1.3

davetherave2 · 20 Oct 2007 at 00:29

no it's not essential as the hdmi standard is backwards compatible. The only thing that uses 1.3 is the PS3 as far as I know. if you need more info about hdmi go to www.hdmi.org some useful info on the whole subject.