After a couple of teaser press releases, one at CES and one just a short while ago, the HDMI Licensing organization has released the final version of the HDMI 1.4 spec. This is the first major HDMI ...

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Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

Way back on May 28, 2009, HDMI Licensing released the HDMI 1.4 spec. There were a few things that were exciting about HDMI 1.4. For home theater there was an increase in the maximum resolution to 4K × ...

HDMI helped to clear up cable-clutter by sending digital audio and video through a single cable. The new HDMI 1.4 spec now adds Ethernet, too. The 1.4 specification offers much different capabilities ...

HDMI is the default connectivity protocol for TVs, consoles, and many more device types, but not every HDMI cable is made equal. Like USB, there are different HDMI versions, and each one has its own ...

Panasonic has announced its first sound bar, the SC-HTB1, which is capable of using HDMI 1.4's audio return channel, enabling just a single HDMI cable to run between the sound bar and the TV. Matthew ...

The new HDMI standard—1.4 to be precise—is pretty excellent, since it has an integrated Ethernet channel, 1080p 3D support and oh yeah, delicious 4K resolution images. But, like we said before, you ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Sony really needs to pay more attention to its firmware patches. The company has just rolled out a new console firmware patch that killed one of the major ...

HDMI Licensing, LLC announced a few moments ago that the three-dimensional portion of HDMI 1.4 specifications is now available for public download at the official HDMI site. With HDMI specs for 3D ...

HDMI ARC or HDMI Audio Return Channel was introduced into the HDMI specification (in this case HDMI 1.4) in 2009 with a specific purpose: simplifying and improving the experience of getting audio from ...