Sony PS3 will be the first device to utilise newly-approved HDMI 1.3 New specifications promised increased colour and high bandwidth

News
Comments (0)

22 June 2006 18:22 GMT / By Amber Maitland

The group that founded HDMI has today introduced an upgraded version of the technology, now called HDMI 1.3.

Sony's PlayStation 3 will be the first device to support HDMI 1.3, which will offer more than twice the bandwidth of HDMI 1.1 (from 4.95Gbps to 10.2Gbps).

This means that future HDMI 1.3 displays will be able to show billions of colours, rather than millions.

Audio support has also been increased to lossless formats like Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, rather than the current compressed formats of Dolby Digital and DTS.

Consumers who have already invested in HD technology will be pleased to note that products that implement HDMI 1.3 will be backward compatible with HDMI 1.1.

Visit here for more