A Guide to HDMI and Its Many Versions

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A Guide to HDMI and Its Many Versions January brings with it new gadgets, for the home, the pocket, office, even transportation - the car is a huge gadget, obviously - at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. So that means everything will magically work wonderfully together, right? Right? Obviously not. It means we have to wait for the concept-like products to launch all through the year and hope that they work as advertised. One of the things that are underrated to work as well as advertised is perhaps the HDMI cable. And that is because there is nothing wrong with the cable but rather which version of it one is using and what they are connecting with it. There needs to be perfect compatibility between the HDMI cable, and the input-output devices. Again, sometimes there is no HDMI port in devices, so you have to resort to HDMI adapters, and even with those, finding the best compatible one can be challenging. The HDMI Licensing Administrator, the body that certifies HDMI versions and standards, says that your latest TV which says it supports HDMI 2.1, is actually not really required to offer any of the 2.1 features. The versions of HDMI suggest the features they have and support, thereby being an important factor for any gadget purchasing decision. Television or home entertainment systems are, after all, things that customers buy for many years on end, and future-proofing on what connectivity standards it supports, matters a great deal to that. Here’s a breakdown of all the features for each version: When it comes to adapters, HDMI adapters are mainly used when you don’t have the port itself on your gadget, namely when your device is either too old or too new. Years ago, a DVD player came with RCA ports and now some of the

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